When most of Lancashire was added to local lockdown measures - coming into effect early next week - there was one notable exception.
The one place not to be part of the county-wide restrictions is the enduringly popular seaside resort of Blackpool.
The town, which attracts millions of visitors a year, is not impacted.
As a unitary authority, it is separate from Lancashire County Council.
The rules will see the hospitality industry for food and drink in affected areas of Lancashire and the north west restricted to table service only and late-night operating hours will be severely limited.
Leisure and entertainment venues including restaurants, pubs, and cinemas are going to be required to close between 10pm and 5am.
The restrictions, which come into force on Tuesday, also apply in Merseyside, Warrington, Halton, and across Lancashire, the government said. Greater Manchester is not impacted by the new restrictions.
In Blackpool, latest figures suggest cases are rising there - with 45 new confirmed infections in a week.
And the infection rate has gone up in Blackpool from 22.9 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to September 6 to 32.3 cases per 100,000 in the seven days to September 13.
But the town's MP has reservations at the confusing measures as people in nearby Wyre - where infection rates are similar to Blackpool - are part of the local lockdown measures.
Wyre's figures have risen from 23.2 cases per 100,000 during the same time scale to 49.1.
Blackpool North and Cleveleys MP, Paul Maynard, said he knows "many constituents will be as concerned as I am at today's news.
"As good news as it is that the virus is not sufficiently prevalent in Blackpool to justify the lockdown, it is disappointing that Wyre seems to be caught in a pan-Lancashire approach.
"I am sure people will find it very hard to understand why Thornton-Cleveleys is treated differently to Blackpool."
He said: "I recognise how confusing this will be with a border running down a street or through a pair of semi-detached houses.
"In essence, the rules in Wyre apply in Wyre whether you live in Blackpool or Wyre. The different rules for Blackpool apply in Blackpool whether you live in Wyre or Blackpool.
"The place you are when doing what you are seeking to do determines the rules.
"Clearly, businesses in Wyre are going to be disadvantaged here. There is further financial support available."
Mr Maynard added: "It will be deeply confusing for so many of us and I have expressed strongly my frustration at the confusion this will cause.
"All measures need to be proportionate to risk.
"We should not put public health at risk, but nor should we enact measures which do not fully reflect local risk."
Lancashire County Council’s director of public health Dr Sakthi Karunanithi said the restrictions came as daily cases of Covid-19 had doubled in the area and hospital admissions had started to rise.
He said: “If we don’t act now we could be facing another lockdown. The situation really is that stark.”
