ADDITIONAL lockdown restrictions are being considered for Blackpool as Lancashire bosses are due to announce new measures this afternoon. Visit Blackpool has rebranded as Do Not Visit Blackpool to discourage visitors as lockdown restrictions are eased. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. News Lancashire Lockdown: What you CAN and CANNOT do under the new rules By Amy Farnworth @FarnworthAmy Digital Reporter A562 Merseyside both ways severe disruption, between A5039 Catharine Street and A5048 Grove Street. Blackpool Tower (Image: Charlotte Graham) Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news sent straight to your inbox? WOKINGHAM has been crowned the healthiest place in England and Blackpool has been ranked the unhealthiest in a new wellbeing index. Picture: PA Blackpool will have extra Covid-19 restrictions imposed for the first time from Saturday, with Wigan and Stockport also facing further clampdowns. Most of Lancashire is expected to be placed under local lockdown measures. By Les Swan Posted on 26 January 2021 3 min read 1151 views Infection rates in Blackpool are lower than in some parts of Lancashire but the area has seen an increase in positive cases. News UK News Coronavirus News Revellers enjoy final night out in Leeds and Blackpool before new lockdown People were seen crowding on pavements outside ⦠A pier fire is really NOT what they needed... how Blackpool is battling to bounce back from lockdown Tourism employs more than 24,000 in the Lancashire seaside town, and brings £1.58bn a ⦠Sign up for regular updates of events happening in Wales Blackpool will have extra Covid-19 restrictions imposed for the first time from Saturday along with two other North West towns facing further clampdowns. Lancashire is to be the latest part of the UK to face strict coronavirus lockdown rules - with drastic new curbs being introduced this weekend, Sky News ⦠A Blackpool perspective on news, sport, what's on, and more, from west Lancashire's newspaper, The Gazette. BREAKING NEWS Lockdown in ENGLAND extended until at least March 8th, Boris Johnson has confirmed. While the rate of Covid ⦠âWe have been taking money, nowhere near as much as we would normally, but I do feel lucky because others have not been as fortunate. Latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening Standard. Blackpool - latest news, breaking stories and comment - Evening Standard LOG IN Get the latest news in the Blackpool area from BBC News. Since the lockdown non-essential boats have not been allowed on the Solent and less cars have driven near it Hereâs how to help people impacted by Covid-19 By Jordan King For Mailonline Lancashire has been added to the list of regions categorised as Tier 3 under Boris Johnson's three-tier lockdown system. Wigan ⦠A total of 58 people were fined on the East Yorkshire coast over the weekend (February 27 and 28) for breaching national lockdown rules, LancsLive reports . Blackpool is set to face tougher lockdown restrictions. Blackpool moved to LCAL4 (Tier 4) on 31 December 2020 and into a further national lockdown on 5 January 2021 so ongoing payments are to be made under those schemes. Wigan and Stockport, which had been exempt from wider restrictions imposed on Greater Manchester, will now face the same restrictions as the rest of the region. The seaside resortâs annual lights display had been due to stay on until January, for two months longer than usual, in a bid to boost tourism. News Before This Weekend, Lancashire Police Remind Lockdown Flouters Of Increased Fines. Lockdown breakers from seaside town Blackpool decided to undertake a 280-mile round trip to the Yorkshire coast. Organisers of an anti-lockdown rally have ignored mounting calls for it to be cancelled, and insisted tonight that it's going ahead tomorrow as planned. By Private Eye Posted on 11 February 2021 3 min read 587 views Blackpool residents are concerned whether or not the Lancashire lockdown will affect them. Coronavirus Crime News Lytham âDinner Partyâ Lockdown Flouters!! Tim Baxter, 41, whose family has run Blackpool Rock and Novelties for 30 years, said: âSince lockdown was lifted we canât complain. Blackpool will have extra Covid-19 restrictions imposed for the first time from Saturday along with two other North West towns facing further clampdowns. Humberside Police stopped a car travelling from Blackpool ⦠Retrospective financial support for businesses who were required to close for 28 days from 5 November 2020 until 2 December 2020 as part of a national lockdown The market ⦠A driver made a 130-mile trip to Scunthorpe without a reasonable excuse during lockdown. Entire county could be put back into lockdown from today Faye Brown Thursday 17 Sep 2020 10:54 pm Share this article via facebook Share this ⦠Coronavirus UK: Crowds flock to Blackpool ahead of Lancashire lockdown Reports of little social distancing and few people wearing masks Emily Goddard @emilysgoddard Sunday 20 ⦠(Picture: Getty Images) Lancashire is the next region in England to be placed under a local lockdown ⦠Visitors flock to Blackpool ahead of Lancashire local lockdown By Eleanor Barlow, PA 20/09/2020 Chile hospital fire forces evacuation of hundreds When ⦠Some schools will return March 8th if the vaccine rollout progresses as ⦠READ MORE Warning London lockdown ⦠Blackpoolâs famous illuminations will be switched off until further notice as England goes into lockdown. The lockdown rules changing from today as Boris Johnson's road map begins Bridport & Lyme Regis News 11:19 Lockdown Easing UK Lockdown UK Coronavirus Outbreak Government lockdown easing: Latest rules on face masks for primary and secondary school pupils Cambridge News 13:01 Lockdown Easing UK Lockdown UK Coronavirus Outbreak Despite its empty promenade and quiet beaches, Blackpool charms our photographer Christopher Thomond once again