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This graphic shows you the rate at which Covid hospital admissions in Nottinghamshire have risen since August.

Produced by the Health Service Journal, it shows the numbers at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (orange line) increased rapidly from the week of 25 September onwards.

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The journal has also produced a chart from NHS England data to show the percentage of beds that are taken up in each county.

The graph shows the figures also increased rapidly across all hospitals in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire within a week, going from 10.6% on 20 October to 15.9% this week.

These figures also include Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

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Dave Gray opened Derby's Plant restaurant in Sadler Gate in November 2019.

He expects to be busy tonight "as [it's] the last day before these restrictions are in place", but he is expecting trade to dip on Saturday.

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The 25-year-old said: "We haven’t really been instructed on how to police it at all and whether we need to be asking whether people are from the same household or not, or should we just trust the public to do the right thing?

“But yeah, I think it will definitely harm business. We’re not getting any help from the government despite them hindering us in this way."

Tim Heapy and Anna Silander run Derby's Golden Eagle pub in Agard Street.

Ms Silander says they haven't seen any advice on "how much we have to do".

"That’s a little bit unclear but we will obviously be saying to people that they shouldn’t be sitting together if they don’t live together," she said.

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The pair have said they hope that moving into tier two "will make a difference on the infection rates" and that the council can provide some financial help.

Ms Silander added: "What we are most worried about is how long we’re going to be under these restrictions and then what’s going to happen."

Shane Wood, co-owner of El Contador Mexican food outlet, said tier two restrictions could potentially hurt trade.

“We’re just going to have to wait and see - I don’t think anyone really knows the true impact it’s going to have,” he said.

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“The high street’s quiet enough as it is and we’ve seen a drop-off in trade purely because there’s not people in offices.

"So we’ve reduced our hours and stocks to reduce costs.

“But we also do outside catering and that’s the biggest impact. We’ve got a huge event tomorrow at Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell.

“So it’s a lot of stock and a big outlay but we’ve communicated with Thornbridge and they still reckon it’ll be busy."

Ardeshir Ghalavand owns the Derby Grill takeaway on Friar Gate. The 40-year-old said his business was struggling because the takeaway has to close at the same time as pubs and restaurants.

"Customers stay in the bars till 10pm but when we want to get their business we have to close. “So we have people banging on the window asking for us to give them food and we have to say no. “It’s a very challenging time and it’s getting harder.”

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A student, who filmed people partying in Nottingham the night before tier three restrictions begun, said she wasn't overly surprised by the "mass pile up".

Rebecca Wray had been out celebrating a friend's 21st birthday when she came across about 100 people on St James' Street in the city.

She said: "There were just tonnes of people there and everyone was drunk so people started chanting. Next thing the police were there.

"I think everyone was just excited because that was the last night we would be able to go to bars.

"I know that street quite well because I used to do the bar crawl there last year and it was never that bad.

"Before, when the bars were open and we didn't have a 10pm lockdown, everyone would go at their own time so you wouldn't get this mass pile up."

Ms Wray, a law student at Nottingham Trent University, said she wasn't surprised by what she saw because many students are feeling "locked in" at the moment.

She said it also feels like the restrictions being brought in are specifically aimed at reducing the student lifestyle.

Gwyneth King said she would have preferred a second nationwide lockdown instead of localised restrictions.

“A national lockdown might have been better. Two weeks and everyone do what they’re supposed to do." said the 63-year-old from Mickleover. “We’ve just got to get this horrible virus and a vaccine sorted haven’t we."

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John Monroe from Allenton in Derby said moving the city into tier two is "a good thing".

The 40-year-old said: "The response for the most part has been too lax. If we’d been more strict with it earlier we wouldn’t be needing a second lockdown.

“We see it every day when we drop the kids off. No-one’s wearing masks outside the school.

“It baffles me why no-one takes precautions when they can do.”

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Derby, along with the rest of the county will move into tier two of coronavirus restrictions tomorrow but it's thought even tougher measures could be on their way.

Based on the figures, Derby's director of public health said tier three restrictions might not be too far off.

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Robyn Dewis said: "What we need to do with tier two is follow the rules as strictly as we possibly can, so that we can try and delay any move into tier three, possibly push it into the future.

"I think across all of the country we're all looking at moving to that point at some stage."

She said a further increase of restrictions could have a significant impact on the economy and mental health and won't be done until it is "absolutely necessary".

A Nottinghamshire bar, that was forced to close following "significant breaches" of Covid rules, has been told it can now reopen.

Zinc in West Bridgford was served a Direction to Close notice by Rushcliffe Borough Council earlier this month.

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Council officers had reported seeing people freely mixing between groups and shaking hands.

Seven members of one of the groups later tested positive for coronavirus, according to the authority.

Jonathan Gribbin, director of public health in Nottinghamshire, said: “We appreciate the efforts by the owners and are satisfied that they have taken reasonable steps to ensure the bar no longer presents a serious threat to the health of its customers and staff."

Under the new tier three restrictions, the bar will only be allowed to open if it also offers substantial meals and any alcohol served must be a part of that meal.

Mike Boyle, who works at the Milk and Honey Deli in Sadler Gate, Derby, said they were still unsure how the new restrictions would affect them.

He said: “We have a lot of people who come in to meet their friends, so if they aren’t allowed to do that then it could have an impact I suppose.

“But the main thing is we just want everyone to be OK.”

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Police arrested an 18-year-old on Thursday night as they tried to break up street parties in the centre of Nottingham.

Young people took to the streets in fancy dress before the new tier three restrictions came into force.

Police said they attended the St James' Street area after reports of "people congregating after leaving bars as they closed at around 10pm".

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Officers then worked to disperse groups in Nottingham's Old Market Square.

One teenager was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, and a number of dispersal ordered were issued "to ensure people left the city centre".

A landlord in Derby said the new tier two restrictions will be a "logistical nightmare" and could signal the end for his pub.

Jim Harris runs Ye Olde Dolphin Inne and said it's going to be impossible to know if customers are from the same household.

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He said: "Are we supposed to be asking people for ID? It's all time-consuming and puts more pressure on the staff that are already doing a very good job.

"All we can do is work with what we've got - asking people to provide us with their correct details, but it is open to abuse."

He thinks the rules have "sucked all the life" out of visiting pubs and are putting people off going.

As a result, he said his business is struggling.

He added: "It's very difficult as we speak. A lot of sleepless nights. It's not good.

"This is unprecedented in any shape or form and it's something we never thought we'd be looking at in 2020.

"It's just been absolutely awful for us."

Vic White from Darley Abbey said he supports the move to tier two but has doubts about whether the rules will be enforced.

“It’s certain elements in pubs and bars isn’t it," said the 71-year-old.

"How do you stop a group of about 300 people doing what they want to do?"It’s just the ones who are irresponsible and thoughtless. They won’t stick to the rules unless it’s enforced. There’s a problem with people’s respect for the law.”

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Both Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council have said there will be support available for businesses now they're in tier two.

Chris Poulter, the city council's leader, said they were just learning about the support packages for businesses impacted, like hospitality, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, and leisure services.

He said: "There are a train of grants coming in. You will remember initially businesses that were forced to close and were affected got grants of between £10,000 and £25,000.

"Government are bringing in support packages for businesses that aren't forced to close, but are seriously affected by the conditions."

He added: "We haven't got the full detail yet. It'll be based on the rateable value of the business, so businesses under the rateable of £15,000 will get £934 per month, bearing in mind they will be carrying on business, but that grant goes up to nearly £3,000 depending on your rateable value.

"It's not the cure but hopefully it is enough to keep those business going."

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Barry Lewis, the leader of the county council, said: "This is where tier two does provide slight benefit to some businesses.

"If you are impacted by Covid, so that's hospitality and guesthouses, all these sorts of things, [you] can apply for money from the district council. That's being worked out at the moment.

"There is some help out there. This is part of the package pf measures announced by the Chancellor last week."

As Derby heads into tier two restrictions tomorrow, some businesses are worried about whether it will be worth their while staying open.

Bal Dhamrait, who owns the Vedi cafe in Liverage Street, told BBC Radio Derby: "It's almost like putting a plaster on a leaking pipe and it's only going to help so much.

"We have put the confidence back into people to come out, and as a cafe there's only so much we can do."

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Mr Dhamrait said they had reduced tables and taken out some seating areas, but it was proving difficult for business.

"It's so hard to carry on like this and have staff in and give them the hours," he said.

"How long can we keep riding this out until it gets better?"