Beauty salons will be able to offer eyebrow threading and facials from Saturday

At last… great news for the plucky few! Beauty salons will be able to offer eyebrow threading and facials from tomorrow – as theatre and concert venues are given the green light to re-open and wedding receptions are back on

  • Tattoo studios, spas, beauty salons and barbers can offer close contact services
  • News forms part of Government’s ‘road map to recovery’ after Covid lockdown
  • Plans were paused due to increase in Covid-19 cases but will now move forward 

Beauty salons will be able to carry out face treatments such as eyebrow threading and facials from Saturday, the Prime Minister announced last night.

Tattoo studios, spas and barbers across England will also be able to offer all ‘close contact’ services, including eyelash treatments, under new guidance.

In addition, indoor soft play areas, bowling alleys, skating rinks and casinos will be permitted to reopen from this weekend.

Beauty salons will be able to carry out face treatments such as eyebrow threading and facials from Saturday as the Government moves forward with its ‘road map to recovery’ (file photo)

It comes after earlier concerns about an increase in people with coronavirus.

But announcing the changes, the Government said ‘the situation now appears to have levelled off’.

Business Secretary Alok Sharma said: ‘From Saturday, salons, spas and other close contact services across England will once again be able to offer all services in a way that is safe for workers and clients.

‘I am pleased to give these often small, independent businesses a much-needed boost as we progress with our plan to kickstart the economy to protect jobs and incomes.

‘Opening up the economy is conditional on our continued success at controlling the spread of coronavirus.

‘Therefore it remains essential businesses comply with Covid-19 secure measures to protect workers and the public.’

The plan set out in the Government’s ‘roadmap to recovery’, which was paused for two weeks due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, will now resume from Saturday in England.

The specific areas of the country where local restrictions are in place will remain in lockdown.

Tattoo studios and spas will also be able to offer all ‘close contact’ services (file photo)

Tattoo studios and spas will also be able to offer all ‘close contact’ services (file photo)

Indoor theatres, music and performance venues will be able to reopen with socially distanced audiences under updated performing arts guidance published by the Government.

And wedding receptions in the form of a sit-down meal in a ‘Covid-secure location’ for up to 30 guests will now be permitted.

A small number of sporting events will also be piloted to test the safe return of spectators.

This is with a view to reopening competition venues for sports fans with social distancing measures in place from October 1.

The plans will begin with the final of the World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre on August 15 to 16, with a full pilot programme to follow.

Business events and conferences will also be allowed to resume from October 1 as long as rates of infection remain at the current levels.

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