11 photos of a busy Leeds centre as city prepares for new Tier 3 lockdown restrictions

This is the scene in a busy Leeds city centre today as residents prepare for new Tier 3 restrictions

The local lockdown rules come into force from Monday morning but on Friday the city centre was still looking healthy, chock full of masked shoppers going about their business:

This is the situation in Leeds city centre todayplaceholder image
This is the situation in Leeds city centre today
This is the scene in Leeds city centre as the city prepares to enter Tier 3 lockdown, the strictest tier of restrictions. Photos: Steve Ridingplaceholder image
This is the scene in Leeds city centre as the city prepares to enter Tier 3 lockdown, the strictest tier of restrictions. Photos: Steve Riding
The lockdown will take effect from Mondayplaceholder image
The lockdown will take effect from Monday
From Monday at 0.01am, it will be illegal to mix in private gardens and pubs and bars will be forced to closeplaceholder image
From Monday at 0.01am, it will be illegal to mix in private gardens and pubs and bars will be forced to close
The restrictions stack on top of existing Tier 2 restrictions - meaning no household mixing and the rule of 6 must be followedplaceholder image
The restrictions stack on top of existing Tier 2 restrictions - meaning no household mixing and the rule of 6 must be followed
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