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Upset for Newton Abbot pub

And others in Teignbridge angry at Tier 2 rating

Julian Marsh, the proprietor of Ye Olde Cider Bar says he's frustrated and angry after getting ready to reopen next week and doesn't understand why Devon has been place in tier 2.

Infection rates in the county are well below the national average, but the government claims pressures at the RD&E combined with higher rates in Exeter and Plymouth.

Leader of Teignbridge District Council Alan Connect has written to the prime minister asking for an urgent review. Teignbridge has one of the lowest covid rates in England.

On Saturday the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove wrote an article saying tiers had to be tougher in December as they were not strong enough before the second lockdown.

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