SHOPKEEPERS in Herefordshire are saddened but satisfied that the Prime Minister has made the right move with lockdown, a Hereford business leader has said.
Hereford BID’s Mike Truelove said many businesses are “just hanging in there” after non-essential traders were ordered to close their doors on Monday.
“January is not normally a good time for retail, but the new year is normally a new start,” Mr Truelove said.
“Businesses and clubs even as early as December were resigned to the fact that this was coming. Lockdown is necessary, but we do worry for them.”
But, Mr Truelove said, with a new government support scheme announced on Tuesday, he is hopeful that businesses will bounce back when lockdown ends.