Shop 'till you drop: Customers outside the newly reopened Primark store in Prestonplaceholder image
Shop 'till you drop: Customers outside the newly reopened Primark store in Preston

These were the scenes in Preston today as lockdown restrictions lifted

By Iain Lynn
Published 12th Apr 2021, 12:27 GMT
Updated 12th Apr 2021, 13:32 GMT

It's been a long time coming, but shop doors opened and pints were poured in Preston.

England’s shops, hairdressers, pub beer gardens and pavement cafes reopened on Monday as the coronavirus lockdown eased - and our photographers were out and about to see how it all went.

Sally Baylis from the Dunkirk Hall, Leyland serves customers their first beers

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Sally Baylis from the Dunkirk Hall, Leyland serves customers their first beers

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Worth the wait: Joe Moore raises a glass with Trevor Jones at the Dunkirk Hall

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Worth the wait: Joe Moore raises a glass with Trevor Jones at the Dunkirk Hall

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Even Lexi was desperate for a trim!

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Even Lexi was desperate for a trim!

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Young and old were glad to be back ion the shops

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Young and old were glad to be back ion the shops

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