Despite the chill the pubs reopened and then slowly Greater Manchester started to spring back to life
It s been a very happy Monday indeed for locals finally released from lockdown
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Manchester on the day that lockdown has eased (Image: Joel Goodman)
Mancunians have been out in force today as pubs, restaurants and non-essential retail spaces can begin to reopen.
From the dawn queues forming at high street shops to the three-hour waits to get into some of the city s beer gardens, the appetite for a taste of normality - and a cold draft beer - is tangible.
Wet-led pubs and bars here have been locked down since October last year, with the rest of the hospitality industry forced to close not long afterwards.