West Yorkshire Moves to Very High Alert Status As you will have seen on the news, West Yorkshire will move to Very High Alert status 2 November. The area covered by this is: Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield In addition…
Nottinghamshire Lockdown Details As previously announced, Nottinghamshire will enter Very High Alert (Tier 3) status at 00.01 on Friday 30 October. In addition to the national base-level requirements, the additional rules for this region require the closure of a wide…
Ensuring All Businesses are Eligible for Business Grants With the announcement of the revised Job Support Scheme and the additional cash grants of up to £2,100 per month for businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sector who may be…
First Town Deals Announced The Government has announced the first seven towns of 101 places that will be offered a Town Deal. Between them, these towns will receive £178.8m to support regeneration and economic growth Barrow-in-Furness Blackpool, Darlington Peterborough Norwich…
Warrington Moves to Very High Alert Status The Government has announced that Warrington will move to Very High Alert status from midnight tonight. In addition to the base-level requirements regarding social distancing and business closures, the following local business closures…
Job Support Scheme (Open and Closed) The Government has published details of the revised Job Support Scheme. Businesses that are operating but facing decreased demand can get support for wages through JSS Open. Businesses that are legally required to close…
HSE Inspections The Health and Safety Executive is carrying out spot checks and inspections on all types of businesses in all areas to ensure they are COVID-secure, checking that the measures that businesses have put in place are in line…
Manchester Lockdown The Prime Minister has announced that Greater Manchester will enter Very High Alert status just after midnight on Friday with the legislation for this being tabled before parliament on Thursday . This means that in addition to the…
Ask a Minister a Question About Coronavirus Here is something of an opportunity - the Government is inviting people to ask questions about Coronavirus. What makes it a particularly interesting opportunity is that the government will not be involved in…
You will have seen that Lancashire will move to Very High Alert Status from 00.01 on Saturday 17 October. The restrictions will apply in Burnley, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble,…