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London bar broke lockdown rules


A London bar which repeatedly broke COVID lockdown rules has been fined almost £26,000

Richard Young

Posted 09 August 2022 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Health and Safety|London


UPDATES: A London bar has faced enforcement action after breaching coronavirus restrictions. The report explains the investigation, the offences involved and the wider message for licensed premises.

A joint investigation by Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Trading Standards and licensing teams has resulted in the owner of a bar that repeatedly broke COVID rules being fined almost £26,000.

Vincenzo Defeo, owner of Jack’s Café & Bar on Wandsworth Bridge Road, south London, breached regulations on six different days over a two-week period, despite repeatedly bein...

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