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Local coffee shops and eateries have claimed an “unlevel playing field” has been created as a national chain continues to be allowed to serve food and drink indoors.
Rival businesses say the branch of Costa inside the Tesco Riverside store has not been forced to make customers wait outside, nor has it been required to operate a hatch in compliance with the latest lockdown measures.
Customers can still continue to walk into Costa’s without having to wait outside.
Dale Elder, owner of the Bridgeview Station, and Grant Mulholland, proprietor of The Old Mill Kitchen and Coffee Shop have both questioned why they can’t operate under the same rules.