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Following a four-week national coronavirus lockdown in November, the UK government proposed a new three-tier legal framework which would apply in England from 2 December. On 19 December, it was announced that a new "tier four" measure would be applied to London, Kent, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, to try to control the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus. Initially, Bury as part of Greater Manchester remained in Tier 3 (Very High Alert). However, the continued rise in the number of cases caused the Government to re-think and from 30th December, Greater Manchester (together with much of the rest of the country) was moved into the new Tier 4. This lasted, however, for less than a week as England entered a third national lockdown from 5 January 2021, with similar restrictions to the first lockdown in March 2020. Restrictions are currently expected to last until mid-February.

The illuminated advertising board on Blackburn Street has been used to display notices relating to the coronavirus pandemic Link . Here, it is displaying the guidance for Tier 4 which is essentially to stay at home where possible.