Indoor seating opens in Southampton as lockdown rules ease
SOME may have been hidden by masks, but there were smiles all round in the centre of Southampton yesterday as the ban on inside seating in cafes, pubs and restaurants was lifted. The much anticipated day for the hospitality sector comes as part of the government’s gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. This meant cinemas, bowling alleys, hotels and museums could also reopen. As well as this, up to six people or two households can now share a table indoors in venues, and up to thirty people can gather for weddings and receptions. One of the first couples to take advantage of the ...