Bournemouth Council Leader Vikki Slade said: “We are absolutely appalled at the scenes witnessed on our beaches, particularly at Bournemouth and Sandbanks, in the last 24-48 hours. We have had no choice now but to declare a major incident and initiate an emergency response.”Did you see what happened on the beach today? The council in Bournemouth said declaring a "major incident" would allow different emergency services to coordinate more together to tackle the issues. We are not able to welcome you yet.”(Image: PA) (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Local MP Tobias Ellwood tweeted: "'MAJOR INCIDENT’ declared in BOURNEMOUTH - pls stay away. “The declaration of a major incident allows us to bring agencies together so we can take actions available to us to safeguard the public as much as possible.

Source: Daily Mirror June 25, 2020 13:54 UTC