A senior police officer has warned Covid checks will continue to be carried out in Felixstowe.

Suffolk police handed out 39 fixed penalty notices in the county last weekend and carried out numerous vehicle checks near Felixstowe as the force stepped its enforcement of Covid-19 regulations.

Despite Suffolk going into lockdown on January 6, large numbers of people have been visiting the resort and concerns have been raised the possible abusing of the rules.

Rob Jones, assistant chief constable with Suffolk police, said the checks were part of the force's plan as it looks to crackdown on Covid lockdown rule-breakers and patrols of coastal hotspots will continue.

"Part of our plan is where we think the risk around public health will fall," he said. "Particularly on Saturday when it was a really nice day, if lots of people have the same idea about going to the coast, it can create a real problem cumulatively.

"So part of the patrols were absolutely to go to places like Lowestoft and Felixstowe. Most people expect us to do that but those who are stopped don't always see it, and we recognise that there are different views but we're not going to apologise for enforcing more strongly."