THE owners of independent non-essential businesses have been left fearing for their futures as the country is plunged into a third Covid-19 lockdown.
Gemma Williams, 35, runs a Boogie Bounce class in Blackburn and after not being able to work for most of 2020 due to restrictions, the national lockdown means she will have to remain closed for the foreseeable future.
She said: “It’s absolutely heart breaking. I have built up such a good business with clientele who are also lifelong friends.
“I just can’t see it happening, I can’t see anything getting any better.
“Then I’m thinking, I’m just going to lose everything - everything I have built up myself and it’s just going to be shattered."