COVID-19: London hairdresser facing £10,000 fine after turning salon basement into makeshift club
Written by News on 15/12/2020
The owner of a hairdressers in central London is facing a £10,000 fine for transforming their shop’s basement into a makeshift club.
Police discovered more than 100 people in the Cut and Grind Salon in Soho in the early hours of last Friday.
The West End salon had a bar and dancefloor set up in the basement – above the barber chairs and sinks upstairs.
Officers also found turntables and a set of speakers.
Crowds were quickly dispersed and the owner was identified and reported for consideration of a £10,000 fixed penalty notice for breaking COVID-19 rules.
It comes as London prepares to move into Tier 3 – the toughest set of coronavirus restrictions – from Wednesday.
PC Steve Muldoon, from the local Soho policing team, said the recent events are “deeply concerning”.
He said: “London is on the cusp of stricter restrictions and it is deeply concerning and irritating that people are still willing to break the rules and put the health of Londoners at risk.
“Over the last couple of weeks, we have responded to a number of parties and unlicensed music events across Soho.
“It is frankly shocking that people are willing to break the rules, which are clearly there to keep people safe.”
PC Muldoon added: “At this critical time for our city, I would urge everyone to stick to the rules.”
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