CLYDEBANK reopened into a lighter set of restrictions yesterday as pubs, restaurants, shops and gyms opened up their doors after months of lockdown. From April 26, West Dunbartonshire moved into Level 3 of restriction planning, allowing businesses across Clydebank to welcome back customers. The Clyde Shopping Centre was busy with customers eager to get back out to their favourite local shops again, with the queue for Primark reportedly constant throughout the day. As well as local shops manning the tills again, Clydebank’s pubs and cafes were also keen to welcome returning punters. Under current restrictions, only food is allowed to be served indoors, with alcohol only allowed to be served outdoors. These restrictions are set to change from May 17, when alcohol will also be allowed indoors.
West Dunbartonshire pub and cafe owners share joys and concerns as they prepare to reopen
Restrictions will be loosened on Monday allowing them to open for the first time this year.
Landlord David Woodcock and his wife Anne-Marie (Image: Lennox Herald)
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THE first weekend of Scotland’s eased travel restrictions appears to have passed relatively smoothly in Balloch and other visitor hotspots around Loch Lomond. Following Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement last week that people in Scotland would be able to travel freely around the mainland for day trips and other non-essential reasons from April 16 onwards, communities in the National Park were braced for a large influx of visitors at the weekend. The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority urged people to plan ahead and to check for live updates on car park capacity around the area. But there were no reports of any major problems, and James Fraser, from the Friends of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs conservation charity, said the weekend, while busy, had been free of incident.
THE Budget measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak will do little to help Clydebank, according to the town’s MP. Mr Sunak unveiled details of an additional £65 billion in government spending across the UK in response to the pandemic when he addressed MPs last week. He also confirmed that the furlough scheme will be extended until September 30, while a temporary increase of £20 a week in Universal Credit will also continue for a further six months. But Clydebank’s MP said Mr Sunak’s spending plans will fail to deliver the support needed to help hard-pressed local families and businesses recover from the pandemic.