direct to your inboxCheshire and Warrington are to be moved into Tier 3, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.The new restrictions will come into force at 12.01am on Boxing Day.Cheshire is one of several areas where extra measures have been imposed as the country tries to slow the spread of a mutated strain of the virus.The strain was discovered in part of Cheshire this week, in the Burton area near Tarporley.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference Mr Hancock said: "I know the vast majority of people watching today understand what we need to do together to get through this, so today we are announcing further action on the tiering process."The new measures mean pubs and restaurants in Cheshire will have to close, while.
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