Manchester University installs new lockdown fencing and security checks around Fallowfield campus - students say they were given no warning
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester University has put up fencing and introduced security checks on students living in Fallowfield halls in response to the new lockdown.Dozens of students said they had no prior warning before workmen began erecting metal fencing at halls of residences including Owens Park and Unsworth Park today.The University has now issued a statement explaining that 'new security measures' are being installed 'in response to the national four-week lockdown.'Students are not being locked in, the University insists, although they must comply with government guidance.The University has also apologised that the work began before many students had been informed.However, a number of students reacted with shock to the fencing and contacted the M.E.N to.
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