Everything you need to know about the lockdown restrictions in Halifax and the changes made
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Following discussions with local leaders, the Health Secretary, NHS Test and Trace, the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), and the Chief Medical Officer for England have agreed this week’s changes in Calderdale.
Households in Halifax will continue to be under local lockdown restrictions.
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Hide AdHowever some leisure facilities and entertainment venues in Halifax will be allowed to reopen.
Wards in the Halifax constituency which are still subject to local household restrictions, as well as the national restrictions, are:
Illingworth and Mixenden
Northowram and Shelf
Ovenden
Park
Skircoat
Sowerby Bridge
Town
Warley
The local restrictions are as follows:
Must not have visitors from or visit other households in your home or garden (other than those in your support bubble)
Must not socialise with people you do not live with in other indoor public venues
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Hide AdMust not visit friends or family in care homes, other than in exceptional circumstances
The following businesses can reopen throughout Calderdale from Tuesday 8 September at 12.01am:
Casinos
Skating rinks
Bowling alleys
Exhibition halls
Conference centres
Indoor play areas (including soft play areas)
Socially distanced indoor performances will also be able to resume, and remaining restrictions on certain close contact services (treatments on the face, such as eyebrow threading or make-up application) will be lifted.
The national restrictions are as follows:
Must not socialise indoors in groups of more than two households including when dining out or going to the pub
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Hide AdMust not socialise outdoors in a group of more than six people from different households
Must not hold or attend celebrations / gatherings of more than 30 people
Must not stay overnight away from your home with members of more than one other household (your support bubble counts as one household)
Nightclubs cannot open.