Men fined for driving to Derbyshire beauty spot to smoke cannabis and play on their iPad

The men travelled from outside Derbyshire to Hathersage to ‘chill out’, smoke cannabis and watch their iPad according to officers.

In a post on Facebook, police from the Bakewell, Hathersage and White Peak Villages Safer Neighbourhood Team said the four men initially tried to give false details and claimed they were in a bubble which would permit them to meet up – despite not knowing what a lockdown bubble was.

Covid-19 fines were issued to the men for breaching national lockdown restrictions by mixing with people from different households and making a non-essential journey, along with a drug offence.

One social media user joked: “[They are] in a cannabis bubble by the sounds of it.”

While another person said: “Thank you guys for your ongoing efforts to try and deter the idiots who are deliberately breaking the lockdown rules.”

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