ENGLAND is about to go into a new coronavirus tier system, but can shops, gyms, hairdressers and bookies stay open in the toughest Tier Three areas?
The nation will be divided into a three-tier system from December 2 with regions classed as either medium, high or very high risk.
Areas under Tier Three restrictions – which are deemed “very high risk” – face the toughest lockdown measures.
Tier Two areas are classed as “high” risk, while Tier One places are “medium” risk.
But what does it mean for hairdressers and non-essential shops in the strictest Tier Three areas?
We explain the rules and how they affect businesses.
Which areas are under Tier Three lockdown restrictions?
Trending In The News has a full list of every Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three areas in England.
Here are the places in Tier Three (very high alert):
North East
- Tees Valley Combined Authority:
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Darlington
- North East Combined Authority:
- Sunderland
- South Tyneside
- Gateshead
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- County Durham
- Northumberland
North West
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
- Blackpool
- Blackburn with Darwen
Yorkshire and The Humber
- The Humber
- West Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
West Midlands
- Birmingham and Black Country
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
- Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
East Midlands
- Derby and Derbyshire
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
- Leicester and Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
South East
- Slough (remainder of Berkshire is tier 2: High alert)
- Kent and Medway
South West
- Bristol
- South Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
Can hairdressers stay open in Tier Three areas?
Yes, hairdressers can stay open in Tier Three areas.
It’s different to previous lockdowns where hairdressers and barbers were forced to close – leaving Brits going months without a professional haircut.
