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Jun 2020
Boroughbridge is a "small, safe bubble" say shop owners
The shops in Boroughbridge are now open, following lockdown. One shop owner called the town a "bubble" and suggested that was a reason shoppers felt comfortable to return.
The small market town did not see the long queues at stores other towns saw yesterday.
Shop owners were optimistic though for a positive return to trading. Sue Hufton who owns Issima, a gift shop in Boroughbridge, felt confident about the reopening:
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- Knaresborough shop owners were hopeful as they reopened today.
- Unlike other shops today, charity shops will not be re-opening.
Similarly, one shopper agreed the size of the town made her feel confident to shop. Honour Wearden told The Stray Ferret:
Not all shoppers felt comfortable, Lynne Crane was still cautious of the shops reopening, she said:
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