Dorset pubs and bars are anxiously awaiting to hear if Dorset will move TIers. RESTAURANT and pub bosses in Dorset have spoken of the devastation businesses would suffer by the county staying in Tier 2 Covid regulations - with fears raised that some would remain shut forever. Both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas were placed in Tier 2 level by the Government at the end of the second lockdown in early December, and have been waiting anxiously for today s announcement on any Tier movements. South Dorset MP Richard Drax has long been outspoken on the appalling impact of restrictions, and West Dorset MP Chris Loder made a passionate case in Parliament for the county to be moved to Tier 1, given cases in Dorset have “considerably reduced”.