Can I still visit my relatives and do my Christmas shopping in Tier 3 Leeds if I'm in Harrogate?

Harrogate and the rest of North Yorkshire will be the only areas in Yorkshire to escape the toughest Tier 3 restrictions next week - so what will that mean for travel?
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The likes of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield will all be placed under the tightest controls from Wednesday, with the new rules likely to impact on anyone planning to travel into those areas.

People travelling out of Tier 2 Harrogate will be advised to avoid Tier 3 areas - except for essential reasons. These exemptions include travel for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities.

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Where travel is essential, people are being told to plan ahead to avoid busy times and routes on public transport.

Leeds and most areas of Yorkshire will come under Tier 3 restrictions next week - with only North Yorkshire escaping the toughest controls.Leeds and most areas of Yorkshire will come under Tier 3 restrictions next week - with only North Yorkshire escaping the toughest controls.
Leeds and most areas of Yorkshire will come under Tier 3 restrictions next week - with only North Yorkshire escaping the toughest controls.

There will also be no mixing of households indoors or most outdoor places - apart from support bubbles - in Tier 3 areas. The government is also advising against overnight stays, other than with household members or in support bubbles.

People are also being reminded that while shops will be open, hospitality businesses including pubs, bars and restaurants will be closed, with the exception of drive-through, takeaway or delivery.

Hotels and B&Bs in Tier 3 will also have to close.

The weekly coronavirus infection rate in Leeds is 296 per 100,000 people.

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That compares with figures for the Harrogate district of 147 cases per 100,000 people - a figure which has more than halved in the last two weeks but remains much higher than the end of summer.

The new tougher three-tiered system will remain in place until the end of March, however, there will be reviews every two weeks which means tiers could be changed - with the first coming on December 16.

By Jacob Webster, Local Democracy Reporter