LOCKDOWN has forced most businesses to shut and while restrictions have been eased at times normality is still some way off. Nevertheless, ventures have still managed to launch despite the pandemic, so here are 10 businesses that opened since the first lockdown began. These businesses have entered the hospitality sector at a time when almost 300,000 people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, accounting for over a third of all job losses between February and November, according to the Office for National Statistics. Stroud’s Five Valley’s market has successfully launched with many stores opening under their roof, including: