direct to your inboxOn Wednesday afternoon a little bit of normality returned to Ye Olde Red Lion.At 3pm it opened its doors and, for the first time in a month, its loyal band of regulars were able to have a drink.That's because, despite having a 0161 dialling code, the pub is in the village of Hollins Green, on the outskirts of Warrington.Therefore it's in Tier 2 and allowed to open, just as long as customers are also served a 'substantial meal'.But at The Saracen's Head, just over a mile away, as the crow flies, on the other side of the Manchester Ship Canal, it's a different story.The family pub is in Trafford village of Warburton and therefore in Tier 3 like the rest of Greater Manchester.That means it's not allowed to open - despite.
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