AN ISLE of Wight man have received a hefty fine after breaching Covid restrictions and hosting a gathering at his flat.
The case of Benjamin Ratcliffe, of George Street, Ryde, was heard at Aldershot Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, November 16.
The 21-year-old was charged with participating in a gathering of two or more people in a private dwelling/indoors, in Ryde, a tier 4 area, on March 2, 2021.
He was fined £1,760, and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £176 surcharge.
Weeks later — on March 29 — the Isle of Wight, along with the rest of the country, exited the Covid tier system.
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