If you are living in Tier 4 the rules are perfectly clear, you should not travel out of the area so please do not come to Suffolk at this time.
Tim Passmore, Suffolk s police and crime commissioner, has urged second homeowners to stay away from Suffolk
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London, along with other parts of the south-east, was placed into new Tier 4 measures from Sunday - forbidding travel unless it is for an essential reason.
Pictures emerged on Saturday evening of crowds of passengers at London railway stations, sparking fears the virus could be spread to other parts of the country.
A Suffolk restaurant is demanding a passport to eat from diners to prove they are not from a Tier 3 or 4 area.
Suffolk is currently in Tier 2, which means restaurants and bars can open to customers, though this has led to fears customers will flock to the region from higher coronavirus infection areas.
To combat this, one restaurant is now demanding customers prove what postcode they live in.
The Sail Loft is in Southwold, the fashionable resort on the Suffolk coast dubbed Chelsea-on-Sea because so many Londoners have second homes there, including celebs like Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Owner Jonathon Nicholson has put a sign on the front door saying Dear Sail Loft customers. Only Tier 1 and 2 customers allowed in the restaurant.
More people have been seen in Aldeburgh, according to residents
Fears have grown in Suffolk s coastal towns that second homeowners will arrive to avoid harsher coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas.
Resorts such as Southwold and Aldeburgh, which are both popular second home destinations for Londoners, have both experienced a rise in visitor numbers over the last few days.
Southwold mayor Ian Bradbury said on Sunday the town was rammed , after more people arrived with less than a week to go until Christmas.
Many parts of the south-east of England, including London, have been placed under strict new Tier 4 measures in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus amid rising infection rates.
Stay away from coastal resorts: Tier 4 second-home owners not welcome
The Mayor of Southwold in Suffolk has accused people fleeing tighter restrictions of taking the mick by travelling to the area
21 December 2020 • 5:42pm
The famous Southwold beach huts
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Holidaymakers and second-home owners are usually welcomed along the Suffolk and Norfolk coast, if only for the extra revenue they generate in local shops, pubs and restaurants. Not now though.
The Mayor of one Suffolk town has accused people fleeing Tier 4 restrictions of “taking the mick” by travelling to the area.
Ian Bradbury, the Mayor of Southwold, said too many appeared to be ignoring the ban, which prevents movement from Tier 4 areas to Tier 2 areas such as Suffolk, except for “essential reasons”.
More people have been seen in Aldeburgh, according to residents
Fears have grown in Suffolk s coastal towns that second homeowners will arrive to avoid harsher coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas.
Resorts such as Southwold and Aldeburgh, which are both popular second home destinations for Londoners, have both experienced a rise in visitor numbers over the last few days.
Southwold mayor Ian Bradbury said on Sunday the town was rammed , after more people arrived with less than a week to go until Christmas.
Many parts of the south-east of England, including London, have been placed under strict new Tier 4 measures in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus amid rising infection rates.