Visitors from north west told ‘go elsewhere’ after ‘unacceptable’ Bank Holiday beach chaos
Visitors from across the north west have been warned over ‘unacceptable’ behaviour at UK beaches over the Bank Holiday weekend, in which a teenager was attacked and there was parking chaos. Those visiting coastal towns to make the most of the hot weather have been warned by police and local councils following a series of disturbances in the north west, and told to ‘go elsewhere’ if they can’t ‘act responsibly’. During hot weather, beaches at Ainsdale, Formby and Crosby receive an ‘extraordinary number of visitors’, Sefton Council said. But over the weekend, there were repeated incidents of parking chaos and anti-social behaviour, which came at ‘the cost, inconvenience and safety of local residents.’ Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter There were 700 parking fines handed out for illegally dumped vehicles, while a teenager suffered minor injuries “from a bladed weapon” during a disturbance near Crosby‘s boating lake on Bank Holiday Monday. Toilet facilities were damaged as litter was dumped over the beaches and nearby areas. “Inconsiderate …
