These Are The New Coronavirus Lockdown Rules In Your Area Of England

Boris Johnson has announced a new three-tier local lockdown system as he attempts to wrestle back control of coronavirus amid a surge in infections.

Each area in England will now be allocated a Covid alert level – medium, high or very high – and asked to follow rules that correspond to each level.

It comes with the UK entering the so-called second wave of the pandemic.

Confused about the rules and what applies in your area? We’ve got you covered.

These restrictions will apply as follows from Wednesday for four weeks before a review. 

Local Covid alert level: Medium

Existing national measures including the rule of six and 10pm curfew for hospitality venues to close. 

This alert level applies to:

England – all areas, excluding those listed below

Local Covid alert level: High

Existing national measures plus:

A ban on households and support bubbles mixing indoors. 

People can meet outside in groups no bigger than six, including in gardens or other outdoor space.

People should aim to reduce the number of journeys they make where possible. They should walk or cycle where possible or plan ahead to avoid busy times on public transport.

This applies to:

Cheshire

  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • Cheshire East

Greater Manchester

  • Manchester
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan
  • Salford
  • Rochdale
  • Oldham

Warrington

Derbyshire

  • High Peak – the wards of Tintwistle, Padfield, Dinting, St John’s, Old Glossop, Whitfield, Simmondley, Gamesley, Howard Town, Hadfield South, Hadfield North

Lancashire

  • Lancaster
  • Blackpool
  • Preston
  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • Burnley

West Yorkshire

  • Leeds
  • Bradford
  • Kirklees
  • Calderdale
  • Wakefield

South Yorkshire

  • Barnsley
  • Rotherham
  • Doncaster
  • Sheffield

North East

  • Newcastle
  • South Tyneside
  • North Tyneside
  • Gateshead
  • Sunderland
  • Durham
  • Northumberland

Tees Valley

  • Middlesbrough
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Darlington
  • Hartlepool

West Midlands

  • Birmingham
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Wolverhampton
  • Walsall

Leicester

  • Leicester
  • Oadby and Wigston

Nottingham

  • Nottinghamshire
  • Nottingham City

Local Covid alert level: Very High

Households and support bubbles are banned from mixing indoors or outdoors, except in open public spaces like parks and beaches, where the rule of six will apply.

The closure of pubs and bars unless they serve substantial meals, like lunch or dinner. Alcohol can only be served as part of a meal.

Wedding receptions are banned.

Households and support bubbles are banned from mixing indoors or outdoors, except in open public spaces like parks and beaches, where the rule of six will apply.

People are advised not to travel out of their local area, or to travel into a “very high” area from outside. Overnight stays should be avoided.

Ministers can work with local leaders to decide if more closures are required – for example, of all pubs, gyms or casinos, which Johnson said would happen in Liverpool. 

This applies to:

Liverpool City Region

  • Liverpool
  • Knowsley
  • Wirral
  • St Helens
  • Sefton
  • Halton

Editor’s note: The government’s initial list of areas, reproduced here, at first listed “Lancashire” twice instead of mentioning Lancaster by name. This has now been corrected.

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