What’s closed in Tier 4 Covid lockdown? List of shops and businesses forced to shut under new rules
NON-ESSENTIAL shops, hairdressers and nail salons are among the businesses that must close in Tier 4 areas.
On December 30, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced three quarters of England - including the North East and most of the Midlands - would be facing the toughest restrictions from 00.01 on New Year's Eve.
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London and parts of the South East of England were already in Tier 4 after a mutant strain of coronavirus sparked a sudden surge in hospitalisations.
Last week, Mr Hancock then told MPs that most new cases were from the new variant, which is up to 54% more contagious.
The new rules mean the closure of non-essential shops and businesses - but essential retail will be allowed to stay open.
Tier 4 is broadly similar to previous lockdowns, meaning businesses such as gyms and hairdressers must also close.
Full list of areas in Tier 4
HERE is the full list of areas in Tier 4.
East Midlands
- Derby and Derbyshire
- Leicester City and Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
East of England
- Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
- Cambridgeshire
- Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Peterborough
- Suffolk
London
All 32 London boroughs plus City of London
North East
- North East (this area includes the local authorities of County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland)
- North of Tyne (this area includes the local authorities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland)
- Tees Valley (this area includes the local authorities of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees)
North West
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, and Blackpool
- Warrington and Cheshire Region
South East
- Berkshire
- Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex
- Buckinghamshire
- Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth
- Isle of Wight
- Kent and Medway
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
South West
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, Cotswold, Forest of Dean, Gloucester City, Stroud and Tewkesbury)
- Somerset (Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, and South Somerset)
- Swindon
West Midlands
- Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton
- Coventry
- Solihull
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
- Warwickshire
List of businesses that must close in Tier 4
The list of businesses that are closed under Tier 4 restrictions are:
- Non-essential shops
- Hairdressers
- Nail salons
- Barbers
- Tattoo and piercing shops
- Beauty salons
- Tanning salons
- Gyms
- Leisure centres
- Betting shops
- Vehicle showrooms (except for rentals)
- Tailors
- Tobacco and vape shops
- Market stalls selling non-essential goods
- Community centres (except for providing education and training)
Which businesses are closed in Tier 3?
Businesses that are closed in Tier 3, and therefore also shut in Tier 4 as well, are:
- Bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants are closed except for takeaway and delivery
- Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs are closed
- Indoor play centres and areas, including inflatable parks and soft play centres and areas (other than for people who have a disability)
- Trampolining parks (other than for elite athletes, people with a disability, supervised activities for children and for formal education or training purposes)
- Casinos
- Bingo halls
- Bowling alleys
- Indoor skating rinks (other than for elite athletes, professional dancers and choreographers, people with a disability, supervised activities for children and for formal education or training purposes)
- Amusement arcades and adult gaming centres
- Nightclubs and adult entertainment venues
- Laser quests and escape rooms
- Cinemas, theatres concert halls – other than drive-in events, broadcasting performances, training or rehearsal
- Circuses
- Snooker and pool halls (other than for elite athletes)
- Zoos, safari parks, and aquariums
- Other animal attractions including farms
- Water parks and aqua parks
- Model villages
- Museums, galleries and sculpture parks
- Botanical or other gardens, biomes or greenhouses
- Theme parks, fairgrounds and funfairs
- Adventure playgrounds and parks, including ziplining
- Visitor attractions at film studios,
- Heritage sites such as castles, stately homes or heritage railways
- Landmarks including observation wheels and viewing platforms
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