And we ve obviously got a number of clear Covid-secure protocols in place.
Antonio Bellini, owner of The Italian Shirts Shop on St Peter s Street, said he believed independent stores were safer than others on the high street.
Antonio Bellini, owner of The Italian Shirt Shop in St Peter s Street, Ipswich
- Credit: SARAH LUCY BROWN My front door is always closed but I have a bell outside for people to ring, he said. After I let people in I close the door again and they have the shop to themselves.
He added that he was keeping the windows of the shop open to help with ventilation.
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Staff at a number of Bury St Edmunds businesses are being rewarded this Christmas with the new Our Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Gift Card as an alternative to a festive bonus. The initiative from the Business Improvement District (BID) organisation works in the same way as buying a gift card for any individual retailer, but can currently be used in more than 50 different outlets in the town centre from jewellers to cafes and beauty salons to bike shops. Businesses giving it to their staff are also helping to lock more spending into the local economy and thus supporting the town centre.
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7:00 PM December 11, 2020
Shoppers have started to return to East Anglian town centres after the end of lockdown - but footfall isn t as high as a year ago
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich town centres are bustling after shops reopened – but there are fears for the hospitality industry.
In Bury St Edmunds, footfall has improved post-lockdown – and there are hopes this will continue up to Christmas Day.
Bury BID chief executive Mark Cordell in the Arc shopping centre Picture: OUR BURY ST EDMUNDS
- Credit: Archant
There were 11,020 visitors on Saturday, December 5 – the first Saturday after lockdown - compared to 9,406 the previous Saturday.
Published:
7:00 PM December 11, 2020
Shoppers have started to return to East Anglian town centres after the end of lockdown - but footfall isn t as high as a year ago
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich town centres are bustling after shops reopened – but there are fears for the hospitality industry.
In Bury St Edmunds, footfall has improved post-lockdown – and there are hopes this will continue up to Christmas Day.
Bury BID chief executive Mark Cordell in the Arc shopping centre Picture: OUR BURY ST EDMUNDS
- Credit: Archant
There were 11,020 visitors on Saturday, December 5 – the first Saturday after lockdown - compared to 9,406 the previous Saturday.