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| Covid: Mustard Seed cafe owner faces £21,000 bill | Covid: Mustard Seed cafe owner faces £21,000 bill |
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| The Mustard Seed's owner had already lost an appeal against the court fine | The Mustard Seed's owner had already lost an appeal against the court fine |
| The owner of a Christian cafe and book shop has been fined for repeatedly opening during the Covid-19 lockdown. | The owner of a Christian cafe and book shop has been fined for repeatedly opening during the Covid-19 lockdown. |
| The Mustard Seed in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, was served a closure order in November 2020 after refusing to shut. | The Mustard Seed in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, was served a closure order in November 2020 after refusing to shut. |
| Earlier this year, 71-year-old Christine Stala lost an appeal over a court fine. | Earlier this year, 71-year-old Christine Stala lost an appeal over a court fine. |
| At Nottingham Crown Court she was ordered to pay £10,560 in fines plus £11,190 in council and legal costs. | At Nottingham Crown Court she was ordered to pay £10,560 in fines plus £11,190 in council and legal costs. |
| Officers previously said they had reports of "40 to 50 people" inside the cafe between 12 and 19 November 2020, and Stala was served with a three-month closure order. | Officers previously said they had reports of "40 to 50 people" inside the cafe between 12 and 19 November 2020, and Stala was served with a three-month closure order. |
| At the time England was under its second lockdown - from 31 October until 2 December - which required hospitality venues to close. | At the time England was under its second lockdown - from 31 October until 2 December - which required hospitality venues to close. |
| 'Deliberate breaches' | 'Deliberate breaches' |
| During lockdown, Stala, of Cornwall's Hill, Lambley, told the BBC she did not believe the government's figures on infection and death rates. | During lockdown, Stala, of Cornwall's Hill, Lambley, told the BBC she did not believe the government's figures on infection and death rates. |
| She also claimed the 800-year-old Magna Carta document gave her the right to remain open, which was untrue. | She also claimed the 800-year-old Magna Carta document gave her the right to remain open, which was untrue. |
| The business faced fixed penalty notices totalling around £17,000 and when these were not paid, the case went to court. | The business faced fixed penalty notices totalling around £17,000 and when these were not paid, the case went to court. |
| Today, Judge Jacqueline Coe said: "These were deliberate breaches, she had in fact admitted three of them, although today she continues to deny she did anything wrong. | Today, Judge Jacqueline Coe said: "These were deliberate breaches, she had in fact admitted three of them, although today she continues to deny she did anything wrong. |
| "Her denial is based on that she did not agree with the regulations that were in force. | "Her denial is based on that she did not agree with the regulations that were in force. |
| "Those regulations were put in place to protect people and the NHS from the threat of the coronavirus." | "Those regulations were put in place to protect people and the NHS from the threat of the coronavirus." |
| Stala was also ordered to pay a £190 victim surcharge and £510 in earlier court costs. | Stala was also ordered to pay a £190 victim surcharge and £510 in earlier court costs. |
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| Coronavirus lockdown measures | Coronavirus lockdown measures |
| Gedling | Gedling |