A Nottinghamshire councilor broke the news minutes ahead of Matt Hancock’s official announcement.
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will be placed under Tier 4 restrictions from tomorrow (December 31), it has been confirmed.
Simon Greaves, leader of Bassetlaw District Council, broke the news in a Tweet ahead of an announcement by Matt Hancock in the Commons.
He said: “Bassetlaw is to be placed into Tier 4 along with the rest of Nottinghamshire from the beginning of Thursday, December 31.”
Councillor Rebecca Langton, of Nottingham City Council, also Tweeted the news, saying: “Nottingham and all of the East Midlands, except Rutland to be placed in Tier 4 from Thursday December 31.
“Almost all of the country will be in Tier 3 or 4, with no one in Tier 2 and only the Isles of Scilly in Tier 1.”
The announcement comes as part of the Government’s review to the Tiering system, which is expected to see a large number of areas moved into the toughest Tier 4 restrictions.
The news means stricter social gathering restrictions across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
More to follow.
By Olimpia Zagnat
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