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New restrictions announced in parts of the North East and North West, and a relaxation of the lockdown in Bolton

Published: by Andy Grimsey

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The measures were announced earlier today, and come into force from Midnight on Saturday 3rd October

“Today the Government have announced new measures for parts of the North East and North West restricting residents meeting anyone outside of their household or bubble in any indoor setting. This includes pubs, restaurants and bars.

These measures, identical to those brought in earlier this week to the North of England, are enforceable by law and apply to the following places:

  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Halton
  • Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, the Wirral)
  • Warrington

In contrast to this, the Government have today also relaxed the lockdown rules that have previously been in force in Bolton.

From midnight on Saturday 3rd October, Bolton will be brought in line with the rest of Greater Manchester.

This means that hospitality businesses, which have been closed for the past 3 week, can reopen until the early 10pm closure and with rule of 6 restrictions.

To help support the industry the Government have made grants available to eligible businesses of up to £1,500.”

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About the author: Carl Weston

Carl Weston joined Poppleston Allen solicitors in January 2015 as head of Marketing and Business Development. Carl was promoted to Partner (non-solicitor) in June 2022.

He has over 25 years’ experience in marketing within business-to-business and professional services. He is a committee member of the Business Marketing Club (East Midlands) and in 2021, was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Carl sits on Poppleston Allen’s management team and is responsible for communications, legal directory submissions, business development and client listening programmes.

And he takes the lead in managing relationships with several high-profile sponsorships including The Morning Advertiser and the R200.

During his marketing career, Carl and his teams have been recognised with several awards, including the ‘Thomson Reuters International Business Development Award’ for best use of data and technology. Plus, he was named as a future legal management leader by The Lawyer Magazine.

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