Diana says the customers have kept coming partly because the fresh food shops have been able to stay open, as essential businesses. Even so, they’ve struggled to cope while the 2m social distancing rule has been in place – so she’s happy to hear the PM’s confirmation that from 4 July,
this will reduce to “one metre plus”. Only five of the 60 restaurants within the market have been able to stay open through lockdown for a takeaway service, so Diana says the change is vital.