Everything that can reopen in Doncaster from Saturday as lockdown restrictions relaxed again
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Bowling alleys and casinos can also welcome back customers, while beauty salons, tattoo studios, spas and barbers will be able to offer all ‘close contact’ services and treatments.
Sports and business event pilots can resume, too, beginning with the return of audiences for the World Snooker Championship final which gets underway at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre tomorrow.
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Hide AdBut nightclubs, dance halls and discotheques must remain closed, along with all sexual entertainment venues and hostess bars.
Fines for those who repeatedly flout rules on face coverings – which are now mandatory in all shops and on public transport – will double to a maximum of £3,200, and there will be new fines for people hosting raves or other illegal gatherings of more than 30 people.
Announcing the new measures on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Today, we are able to announce some further changes which will allow more people to return to work and the public to get back to more of the things they have missed.
"However, as I have always said, we will not hesitate to put on the brakes if required, or to continue to implement local measures to help to control the spread of the virus.”
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Hide AdThe changes come two weeks after the easing of restrictions had been halted due to concerns about a slight increase in the number of people testing positive for Covid-19, which the Government said ‘appears to have levelled off’.
Below are the services which will be allowed to resume from this weekend.
Bowling alleys
Skating rinks
Casinos
Indoor play and soft play centres
Indoor theatres, music and performance venues, with socially distanced audiences
‘Close contact’ services and treatments at beauty salons, tattoo studios, spas, barbers – staff should now wear a face mask in addition to a visor
Wedding receptions for up to 30 people
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Hide AdSports pilot events, with a limited audience, with a view to reopening venues for sports fans with social distancing in place from October 1
Business pilot events, with the aim to resume conferences from October 1