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Bristol Post
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Max Channon & JJ Donoghue

Groups banned from gathering at popular Cornwall beach for 48 hours

Police have banned groups from gathering at a popular beach in the South West after vandals repeatedly trashed it. The coastline in the Polzeath area of Cornwall has been subject to anti-social behaviour, report Cornwall Live.

And police have now issued a dispersal order, banning groups from gathering in and around Polzeath for 48 hours, from 10pm on Thursday night (July 14) until 10pm on Saturday night (July 16). Anyone who does not obey the order can be arrested.

Police reportedly say emergency life-saving equipment has been damaged, alcohol bottles smashed and "a large amount of litter left" on the beach. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, Devon and Cornwall Police told Cornwall Live: "Police in Polzeath have issued a dispersal order following reports of anti-social behaviour in the area.

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