Preston will be under local lockdown restrictions from midnight, Matt Hancock confirms

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households in the area will be banned from mixing indoor s or in gardens. These are the same tougher restrictions introduced in Greater Manchester parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire at the same time last week.The measures allow social bubbles to still carry on as they were and people can meet in groups of up to six (or more than six if exclusively from two households) in outdoor areas such as parks and beer gardens.Households can also visit indoor hospitality venues, but are being told not to mix with those they do not live with, LancsLive reports.It has also been confirmed that the tighter restrictions introduced last week in Greater Manchester and other parts of the North West will remain.Matt Hancock said in a statement: "The.