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Blackpool will have extra coronavirus restrictions from midnight - these are the new rules

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coronavirus restrictions imposed from midnight today, a local MP has said. Scott Benton, Conservative MP for Blackpool South, said the town’s council and the government had decided to impose additional restrictions on the resort, which will bring it into line with the rest of Lancashire which had extra restrictions imposed last week.Until now, Blackpool had been exempt from the Lancashire-wide restrictions, as its infection rates were lower.But a huge surge in visitor numbers at the weekend as a result of the fine weather and a rise in cases, has led to the decision.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereWriting on.

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