NOEL Gallagher has been pictured at his London home and near his rural pad during lockdown – in breach of strict government rules.
Gallagher, in a helmet, shades and a Berghaus rain jacket, was spotted out on his bike near his £8 million mansion in Hampshire on Wednesday, April 8
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Just over two weeks later – on Friday, April 24 – the star was seen leaving his west London home holding a Lidl bag of shopping.
The singer-songwriter, who this week released a previously-lost Oasis track he found during lockdown, broke rules brought in on March 23 by travelling the 70 miles between homes.
Gallagher, 52, married to Scots publicist Sara MacDonald, 48, bought the seven-bedroom country pile with its own swimming pool and tennis court in May 2019.
He snapped up the home near Petersfield amid reports he and Sara wanted to send sons Donovan, 12 and nine-year-old Sonny to private school.
A source said: “Noel has said in interviews he likes to get out on his bike, and he’s been seen doing that near his home. I was surprised when he popped up back in London after seeing him though.”
The couple also still own a six-bedroom townhouse in London’s Little Venice. Gallagher, in jeans, trainers and shades, was snapped leaving that home for an afternoon stroll on April 24. Our exclusive pictures are revealed after Noel announced on Wednesday he was releasing Oasis track ‘Don’t Stop’ after finding it on an unlabelled CD in his loft.
As he made the announcement about the first Oasis single since the band’s 2009 split, Gallagher said: “I’ve had infinite time to kill lately so I thought I’d finally look and find out what was actually on the hundreds of faceless unmarked CDs I’ve got lying around at home.
“I have stumbled across an old demo which I thought had been lost forever. I know some of you love this tune so we thought we’d put it ‘out there’ for you to enjoy/argue over.”
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The star, worth an estimated £50 million, added: “Hope everyone is staying safe and trying to ride out the lockdown with a minimum of fuss.”
But the star has also found time to flit between his homes – and become the latest celebrity to risk criticism for using a rural retreat. Rules bar all but “essential travel” and mean you cannot travel to your second home. Rita Ora, 29, was blasted by locals in the Cotswolds for spending lockdown with pals in a rented home.
A resident wrote on a local forum: “Surely she should respect the rules and stayed in f****** London?” But the singer’s agent revealed Rita travelled to the farmhouse on March 21 – two days before lockdown – and would stay there until restrictions were eased.
The Beckhams have also been blasted by locals for isolating at their £6 million boltohole in the Cotswolds. The family also travelled there before March 23. Telly chef Gordon Ramsay and his family have also angered locals by fleeing to their £4million beachfront home in Cornwall in to isolate during the crisis.
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Locals set up a Facebook group called ‘You Shouldn’t Be Here’ – in which one villager said they wanted the chef to get “the hell out of Cornwall”.
Residents in rural areas have called for tougher action to be taken over people travelling to their holiday homes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
And police forces have been given powers to clamp down on those flouting rules through dispersal orders and fines.
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