Non-essential shops were supposed to be shut - so why did it seem to be business as usual for some in Strangeways?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxIt was the penultimate day of lockdown and across the UK, all non-essential shops were shut.Except for in Strangeways.Along Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street', it seemed to be business as usual for many.The clothes shops along Bury New Road might have had their security shutters down, but most appeared to be trading as normal.Shoppers crowded the pavements as a long line of 'spotters' stood huddled under umbrellas.Their role is to drum up business and keep an eye out for any police or trading standards raids - of which there have been many in the past.'Yes brother', said one, urging me to go inside as I walked past his shop.At one store, we watched as a group of three women approached.After a brief conversation,.
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