POLICE have revealed 186 people in Crewe have received on the spot fines for breaching coronavirus laws.

In all from January 4 to March 7, 1,273 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued across the county by Cheshire Police, who are urging people to "stay local" and follow government guidance after Monday saw the gradual relaxation of some measures along with the reopening of schools.

Behind Warrington, where 280 people picked up FPNs for committing breaches, the Crewe area has seen the second highest number of breaches in Cheshire. Macclesfield had 156 fines, but there were only 75 FPNs issued in Northwich with all figures collected from Local Policing Unit areas.

The fines have been issued for a range of breaches such as birthday parties, businesses remaining open when they should be closed and multiple people travelling without reasonable excuse.

People can now visit local public outdoor place to take part in recreation with their own household or one other person from outside their household.

But Cheshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said: "The rules in place remain clear and officers will be supporting the relaxation of the rules and will be enforcing when met with blatant and repeat breaches.

"Please think, is it necessary to travel to a beauty spot to do this, or can you do it more locally to your home? It is really important that although people can now meet up recreationally they must still stay at home as much as possible to continue to keep the infection rate down."

Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane said: "There are still strict rules in place which we all need to follow in order to see further relaxation of the national lockdown restrictions."