'Non-essential' businesses were given the go-ahead by the government to begin reopening from Monday, June 15. From early this morning, queues gathered outside shops like Primark in The Beacon shopping centre. Stores have introduced new social distancing policies in a bid to keep people safe during the covid-19 pandemic. This includes restricting the numbers of people allowed inside, one-way systems, and hand sanitiser. Here are a selection of pictures from the town centre as Eastbourne tentatively opened its doors...photos by Justin Lycett.
Eastbourne town centre starts to reopen to shoppers - in pictures
By Ginny Sanderson
Published 15th Jun 2020, 12:57 BST
Updated 15th Jun 2020, 13:14 BST
Shoppers returned to Eastbourne town centre today (June 15) as a number of businesses reopened following months of lockdown.
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