The government have announced this morning that Swindon is to be in Tier 2 from 2nd December.
Wiltshire any all of our neighbouring local authorities have also been placed in tier 2 with only Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight being confirmed in the lower tier 1.
Here are the restrictions under tier 2.
Tier Two: High alert
- Meeting friends and family: No mixing of households indoors, apart from support bubbles. Maximum of six outdoors
- Bars, pubs, restaurants: Pubs and bars must close unless operating as restaurants. Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals. Last orders 10pm, close 11pm
- Open: Retail, entertainment, accommodation, Personal care, eg hairdressers, beauty salons and nail bars, indoor leisure, eg gyms and swimming
- Travelling: Reduce journeys where possible. Avoid travel into tier three areas (except where necessary)
- Overnight stays: Permitted, with household or support bubble only
- Work and business: Everyone who can work from home should do so
- Education: Open all tiers. Childcare permitted
- Places of worship: Open, but cannot interact with anyone outside household or support bubble
- Weddings and funerals: 15 guests for weddings, civil partnerships, wedding receptions and wakes; 30 for funerals
- Exercise: Classes and organised adult sport can take place outdoors, but not indoors between people from different households. Organised activities for elite athletes, under-18s and disabled people can continue
- Large events: Open to the public, but limited to 50 per cent capacity or 2,000 outdoors/1,000 indoors (whichever is lower)
