The owner says he stayed open not for the money but "for our members mental and physical well-being". More than £31,000 has been donated to a Merseyside gym that was fined by police for staying open and breaking coronavirus restrictions.

Body Tech Fitness in Moreton, Wirral received a £1,000 penalty after it defied Tier 3 restrictions that came into force in the area on Wednesday.

Owner Nick Whitcombe had said on Instagram that he wouldn't close, posting: "We are not staying open for financial gain but more for our members mental and physical well-being.

"Gyms should be supported in fighting against COVID obesity, mental health and many other conditions and diseases."

On Wednesday, he posted a video showing five police officers in the gym - who he said had warned him to shut.

Merseyside Police confirmed officers went to the gym on Wednesday morning after a report that it was breaking the new rules.

See photos and more detail on why the gym is been fined : https://80naija.com/coronavirus-merseyside-gym-fined-by-police-for-refusing-to-shut-gets-31000-in-donations/

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