Police called to Delme Arms in Fareham to break up illegal late-night party

Officers were sent out to the Delme Arms in Cams Hill at 11pm after being told by nearby residents that a party was being held.

A Hampshire police spokesman said: ‘We located nine people gathered at the address, who had been celebrating a birthday.

‘All nine, four women and five men, were reported for summons in relation to a fixed penalty notice for a breach of the Health Protection Regulations.

‘Our licensing team will now be engaging with the licensee.’

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A witness said that a police van and two police cars had arrived at the pub and that officers had been banging on the door for at least an hour before they were let in.

Under the rules of the current lockdown, pubs must be shut except for takeaway food and non-alcoholic drinks, and households are not allowed to mix.