The list of businesses forced to stay closed as Leeds enters new Tier 3 lockdown

From Wednesday December 2, shops, gyms and personal care services across England will be able to reopen.

Weddings and outdoor sports will be able to resume and the restriction limiting people to meeting one person from another household in outdoor spaces will end with a return to the rule of six.

Leeds will move into Tier 3 of the government's new tougher tiered system when the national lockdown ends, it was confirmed on Thursday.

Which businesses will be closed under the new Tier 3?

Under the new system, bars, restaurants pubs and cafes in Leeds will not be allowed to open to customers, except for takeaway and delivery.

Leisure and sports facilities may continue to stay open, but saunas and steam rooms should close.

Indoor entertainment and tourist venues must close. This includes:

- indoor play centres and areas, including trampolining parks and soft play

- casinos

- bingo halls

- bowling alleys

- skating rinks

- amusement arcades and adult gaming centres

- laser quests and escape rooms

- cinemas, theatres and concert halls

- snooker halls

Indoor attractions at mostly outdoor entertainment venues must also close (indoor shops, through-ways and public toilets at such attractions can remain open). This includes indoor attractions within:

- zoos, safari parks, and wildlife reserves

- aquariums, visitor attractions at farms, and other animal attractions

- model villages

- museums, galleries and sculpture parks

- botanical gardens, biomes or greenhouses

- theme parks, circuses, fairgrounds and funfairs

- visitor attractions at film studios, heritage sites such as castles and stately homes

- landmarks including observation decks and viewing platforms

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