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Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the news in a press conference yesterday afternoon. The new Tier 4 rules mean people must stay at home and all but essential shops must close. Hospitality venues, such as pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants must close except for takeaway. You are only able to meet with one other person from another household in a public, outdoor space. According to the latest figures Colchester’s infection rate is now 289.2 cases per 100,000 people with 563 case...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the news in a press conference yesterday afternoon. The new Tier 4 rules mean people must stay at home and all but essential shops must close. Hospitality venues, such as pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants must close except for takeaway. You are only able to meet with one other person from another household in a public, outdoor space. According to the latest figures Colchester’s infection rate is now 289.2 cases per 100,000 people with 563 case...

IT is now inevitable Colchester will enter a higher Tier of coronavirus restrictions due to the borough’s rising infection rate, the leader of Colchester Council has said. The coronavirus infection rate in Colchester has risen further, with more than 550 cases confirmed in the latest seven day period. According to the latest figures Colchester’s infection rate is now 289.2 cases per 100,000 people with 563 cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the borough between December 11 and December 18....

Published: 4:29 PM December 23, 2020    Updated: 4:55 PM December 23, 2020 Colchester Borough Council leader Mark Cory released a joint statement with other group leaders saying the move to Tier 4 was necessary - Credit: COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL Moving to Tier 4 will have "significant impact" on people in Essex - but community leaders say: "There is no doubt in our minds that we are all being asked to do the right thing." Even though most of Essex has already been moved to Tier 4, Tendring...

The number of cases across Colchester and Tendring districts has doubled in the past week. Part of the issue has been laid at the feet of Tier 4 residents visiting the town to escape the rules of their own areas. Government guidelines say residents in Tier 4 areas should not visit areas in Tier 2 like Colchester, however, there is no law in place to stop them. Colchester Councils public safety boss Mike Lilley has written to the towns MPs, asking them to see if Essex Police can be given...

Busy - council leader Mark Cory has urged people living in Tier 4 to stay away from Colchester A COUNCIL leader has appealed to people living in Tier 4 areas not to travel to Colchester while current restrictions remain in place. Colchester Councils leader Mark Cory said anyone tempted to visit the Tier 2 town from areas such as Southend, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford and Thurrock, should follow the latest guidance and stay at home. He added: “Colchester has done well to keep virus n...

Mr Cory called for people to stay away from Colchester - Credit: COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL People living under Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions have been urged to stay away from Colchester - to stop the virus spreading in the town. Colchester is one of the few areas of Essex to remain in Tier 2, alongside Tendring and Uttlesford. The rest of the county is under the new Tier 4 and faces the toughest restrictions, including a ban on travelling outside of their areas. Colchester Borough Council leade...

Here is what you need to know: Council offices at Rowan House Whilst all key services will continue operating over Christmas and New Year, the authoritys offices at Rowan House, in Sheepen Road, will be closed on Christmas Ever and remain closed until Wednesday, December 30. The offices will also be closed on New Years Day before reopening again from Monday, January 4. To find out more, visit www.colchester.gov.uk. Online services Residents wishing to access council services via their...

"Just because something is within the rules doesnt mean you have to do it. "Were hoping that, as much as possible, people are also going to use their common sense and try to limit their contact with people. "Well get through this together. And we could start to get back to a level of normality in 2021." The leaders of Colchester council released a joint statement saying: "Our joint message to the people of this fantastic borough is that we need you to continue to do everything you can to keep...

Brian Horne receives the first of two injections with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine from Lead Nurse Helen Ellis at a GP led clinic in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, as hundreds of Covid-19 vaccination centres run by local doctors beg COLCHESTER and Tendring have escaped being plunged into tighter Tier 3 restrictions. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced parts of south and west Essex would move into the higher tier as of tomorrow. In the north of the county the rat...