THE level of restrictions in place in Slough under the new tier system has been confirmed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the three-tier system to MPs yesterday (Monday) and it will come into effect on Wednesday.

The government has said Slough will be in tier one at ‘medium’ alert level, the lowest of the three tiers with the least tightest restrictions.

This means Slough will only have to follow national measures despite rising cases in the borough – which is 85 cases per 100,000 from October 3-9, according to the BBC.

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The following applies to tier one:

  • 10pm curfew for pubs, bars, and restaurants
  • Rule of Six – gathering of more than six banned except for under certain circumstances such as weddings and funerals

What would happen if Slough moved up a level?

Tier two or ‘high alert’ means:

Household mixing is banned indoors, although support bubbles will still be permitted, while the rule of six will continue to apply outdoors

According to the Prime Minister, most areas which are already subject to local restrictions have been moved to this level.

Slough Observer:

The areas in this level are:

Cheshire

– Cheshire West and Chester

– Cheshire East

Greater Manchester

– Manchester

– Bolton

– Bury

– Stockport

– Tameside

– Trafford

– Wigan

– Salford

– Rochdale

– Oldham

Warrington

– Warrington

Derbyshire

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

Lancashire

– Lancashire

– 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

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What if Slough reached tier three – the ‘very high alert’ level?

  • No households mixing indoors and outdoors, including in private gardens
  • Pubs and bars must close
  • Restaurants, and pubs that can serve ‘substantive’ meals, can remain open
  • Local politicians will decide if gyms, betting shops, casinos, hairdressers and beauty salons should close
  • Travel outside area advised against

Areas in Tier 3:

Currently just the Liverpool City Region, where local leaders have decided gyms, leisure centres, betting shops, casinos and adult gaming centres must close.

This area includes:

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