Social gatherings can take place between two homes in parts of the region from next Wednesday.
Lockdown restrictions will be eased in northern England next week after a decrease in coronavirus cases, meaning more than one million people in parts of the region can mix again in different households.
The decision was made after local political leaders submitted their recommendations to the government's Joint Biosecurity Centre .said:"We're seeing the positive results of our local approach, and are able to bring in increasingly targeted measures.
People living in Manchester, Rochdale, Bury, Tameside, Salford, Preston, and Leicester will still not be able to visit others in their homes or gardens.
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