North Somerset will move into tier two on Saturday.
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Tier two restrictions will come into force in North Somerset on Saturday.
The Government announced today (Thursday) that North Somerset will drop down from tier three to tier two, but health leaders are urging people to keep up the fight against Covid-19.
Restrictions will change on Saturday, allowing some hospitality businesses to reopen in line with national guidance.
But case numbers show coronavirus infection rates are starting to creep up again following the move out of national lockdown and into tier three earlier this month.
North Somerset Council’s executive member for health, Cllr Mike Bell, said: “This has been a really hard year and it’s very tempting to let it all go, even for a few days over Christmas.