South Yorkshire Enters Tier 3 Lockdown

South Yorkshire moves into Tier 3 restrictions from 00:01 Saturday 24th October.

The new restrictions will apply to all four local authority areas in South Yorkshire - Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Just as a reminder, here's what Tier 3 means:

People are prohibited from socialising with anybody they do not live with, or our outside their support bubble, whilst indoors, or in private garden or at almost all outdoor hospitality venues.
Tradespeople can continue to go into a your house for work.
The rule of six continues. It applies to all outdoor public spaces: parks, beaches, public gardens or sports venues.
Pubs and bars are only permitted to remain open if they operate as restaurants. If they do this then alcohol can only be served as part of a substantial meal.
Schools and universities remain open.
Places of worship remain open but household mixing is not permitted.
Weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on the number of people attending - 15 for weddings and 30 for funerals. Wedding receptions are not allowed.
Betting shops, adult gaming centres, casinos, soft play centres and gym classes will all close. Gyms will remain open.

Dan Jarvis, Labour Mayor of Sheffield's City Region, said the move to tier three followed "extensive discussions" with ministers. Mr Jarvis said it was the "responsible route" and that "inaction was not an option". His comments come after hospital in the regions admissions doubled in 10 days.

Local leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to a financial package of £41m, which includes £30m of support assistance for businesses and £11m for local authorities to for public health measures like contact tracing.