As we all know, Lancashire has agreed a government settlement to go to Tier 3 but Greater Manchester has not. Manchester has a different demographic and economy, partly because several Manchester towns run into each other while most Lancashire towns are separated by rural areas. More hospitality and tourism could be affected in Manchester. I would not be surprised if the settlement offered to Manchester failed to reflect this.
I shall go further. Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams is still inviting people to travel there and visit subject to us behaving safely.
Can I still visit Blackpool and other parts of Lancashire under the Tier 3 lockdown, from inside or outside the county? - Lancashire's lockdown travel rules explained
www.lancs.live
From the above link I am quoting the following:-
"But in a press conference this afternoon, Councillor Lynn Williams, leader of Blackpool Council, said there is no "mandatory ban on travel" in and out of Lancashire.
In regards to Blackpool, Coun Williams said the seaside resort remains open - but "safely" so.
"Anyone in Lancashire can travel countywide," Coun Williams said.
"And if coming from out the area it is advisory not to."
When pressed on people visiting Blackpool, Coun Williams said there are no travel restrictions and that the guidance is "only advisory".
She said: "Our key resorts, the Pleasure Beach for example, will remain open. Our businesses have done an awful lot of work to make sure they are Covid-safe.
"Blackpool remains safely open. Not bars and pubs [that don't serve food], but in terms of everything else. People are able to come but will have to ensure that they abide by the measures our public health colleagues have stated and other restrictions, and travel within their own family, household unit."
Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, director of public health for Lancashire County Council, said the travel rules from Government is "guidance", rather than law."