Map: where are pubs under the strictest measures in England?

By Emily Hawkins

- Last updated on GMT

Map: where do pubs face the most serve restrictions in England?
Map: where do pubs face the most serve restrictions in England?
A tiered system of coronavirus measures came into effect on Wednesday 14 October, splicing the country into different sets of restrictions.

The Morning Advertiser (MA)​ has mapped out which parts of the country are hardest hit.

Red represents areas under 'very high' level restrictions while orange means the area is subject to measures under the 'high' alert level. Everywhere else is categorised as at 'medium' alert. Areas set to go into new measures on Saturday 31 October and Monday 2 November have been labelled under their new categories.

For third tier areas, categorised as 'very high', new measures mean pubs must close unless they can serve substantial meals with alcohol.

Socialising between different households is banned in both indoor and outdoor settings, so friends who do not live together can not go to the pub together even for a meal.

What’s more, all non-essential travel has been banned and residents have been urged to remain close to home.

Tier three

Liverpool was the first area to be placed under the 'very high' restrictions. Some 1,173 pubs operate in the city region, according to real estate adviser Altus Group.

Lancashire also joined the third tier, with changes coming into force just after midnight on Saturday 17 October. 

Greater Manchester faced the strictest restrictions from just after midnight on Friday 23 October.

Warrington and Nottinghamshire were also added to the strictest band.

Calderdale, City of Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield will move to tier three from one minute past midnight on Monday 2 November.

Tier two

In the second tier, restrictions mean venues can stay open subject to the 10pm curfew, mixing between households indoors will be banned and those socialising outside must abide by the 'rule of six'.

Areas under this 'high' alert category currently include: London, York and Essex.

Publicans in these areas have told The MA​ they would be better off closed​ given the hit to trade from the household mixing ban.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced further measures of support for businesses in tier two, including cash grants and enhanced wage subsidies​. 

Coventry, Slough and Stoke were placed under tier two measures on Saturday 24 October.

A number of areas – including in Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands and the south east – will move into tier two from Saturday 31 October.

The rest of the country must follow the baseline of national restrictions at the 'medium' alert level. This includes the 'rule of six' for social gatherings and a 10pm curfew for pubs and bars.

Movers and shakers - which areas could change alert levels?

Areas within the 'very high' category will be reviewed every four weeks with the Government promising that nowhere will be shut down indefinitely.

Here is the list in full, as per the Government website​:

Local Covid alert level: medium

All areas in England are medium, apart from those listed below as high or very high.

Local Covid alert level: high

Bedfordshire

  • Luton (from 31 October)

Berkshire

  • Slough 

Cheshire

  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • Cheshire East

Cumbria

  • Barrow-in-Furness

Derbyshire

  • Chesterfield
  • Erewash
  • High Peak ‒ (tier one wards to move from 31 October)
  • Amber Valley (from 31 October)
  • Bolsover (from 31 October)
  • Derbyshire Dales (from 31 October)
  • Derby City (from 31 October)
  • South Derbyshire (from 31 October)
  • North East Derbyshire

Durham

  • Durham

Essex

  • Basildon
  • Braintree
  • Brentwood
  • Castle Point
  • Chelmsford
  • Colchester
  • Epping Forest
  • Harlow
  • Maldon
  • Rochford
  • Tendring
  • Uttlesford

Lancashire

  • Blackpool
  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • Burnley
  • Chorley
  • Fylde
  • Hyndburn
  • Lancaster
  • Pendle
  • Preston
  • Ribble Valley
  • Rossendale
  • South Ribble
  • West Lancashire
  • Wyre

Leicestershire

  • Leicester
  • Oadby and Wigston
  • Charnwood

London

  • City of London
  • Barking and Dagenham
  • Barnet
  • Bexley
  • Brent
  • Bromley
  • Camden
  • Croydon
  • Ealing
  • Enfield
  • Greenwich
  • Hackney
  • Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Haringey
  • Harrow
  • Havering
  • Hillingdon
  • Hounslow
  • Islington
  • Kensington and Chelsea
  • Kingston-upon-Thames
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Merton
  • Newham
  • Redbridge
  • Richmond-upon-Thames
  • Southwark
  • Sutton
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Waltham Forest
  • Wandsworth
  • Westminster

Northumberland

  • Northumberland

North Yorkshire

  • York

Oxfordshire

  • Oxford City (from 31 October)

Staffordshire

  • Stoke-on-Trent

Surrey

  • Elmbridge

Tyne and Wear

  • Newcastle
  • South Tyneside
  • North Tyneside
  • Gateshead
  • Sunderland

Tees Valley

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

West Midlands

  • Birmingham
  • Coventry
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Yorkshire and the Humber

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (from 31 October)
  • Kingston-Upon-Hull (from 31 October)
  • North East Lincolnshire (from 31 October)
  • North Lincolnshire (from 31 October)

Local COVID alert level: very high

Liverpool City Region

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

Greater Manchester

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

South Yorkshire 

  • Barnsley
  • Doncaster
  • Rotherham
  • Sheffield

Nottinghamshire

  • Ashfield
  • Bassetlaw
  • Broxtowe
  • Gedling
  • Mansfield
  • Newark & Sherwood
  • Nottingham City
  • Rushcliffe

Cheshire 

  • Warrington

West Yorkshire

  • Leeds (from Monday 2 November)
  • Bradford (from Monday 2 November)
  • Kirklees (from Monday 2 November)
  • Calderdale (from Monday 2 November)
  • Wakefield (from Monday 2 November)
  • This article will be updated as things change. It was last updated on Friday 30 October.
  • For updates throughout the day, visit The MA's live blog.

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