Yate Shopping centre is bustling again today as 60 shops have re-opened following closures in March.

The shopping centre has welcomed back retailers and customers today as guidelines have allowed all non-essential shops to re-open as lockdown eases.

Yate Shopping Centre, Manager, Andrew Lowrey said:

"Throughout lockdown all food stores, banks, pharmacies and pet shops stayed open. Today we have 60 of our stores open and more will continue to open as the weeks go on.

"We furloughed some of our care taking staff but are pleased to say, all of our staff are now back working as well.

"We are expecting the rest of our non-essential stores will re-open before July. When Boswells decide to return they will be able to use the entire quadrant for outside serving

"This morning it was wonderful to see neighbouring retailers greeting each other this morning.

"We are so pleased to see customers back, there has been a nice vibrant atmosphere today.

"Also its great that the vast majority are following our one way system and guidelines for social distancing. Hopefully this will continue."

The full list of stores that have re-opened today is here:

Bush Healthcare

Bon Marche

Barclays

Boots

Cards N Wrap

Corals

Cheques & Change

CEX

Cardzone

Clarks

Dominoes

Esquires

The Entertainer

Grape Tree

Fragrance Shop

Furniture & Fabric

Halifax

HSBC

Holland & Barrett

Home Bargains

Iceland

Job Centre

Lloyds bank

Natwest

Nationwide

McDonalds – drive thru only

M&S

Merediths

O2

Phone Junkies

Peacocks

Post office

Pets At Home

Poundland

Pandora

Quest

Quest Accessories

Roman

Savers

Specsavers

Superdrug

Sports direct

St Peters Hospice

Shaws

Shoezone

Superior Vapour

Timpsons

TK Maxx

Tesco

The Works

Vapour Hut

Yours

Yate Chiropractic

New look to re-open next Monday, home crafters to open on Wednesday.

Halfords and Argos and Claires accessories have not yet stated their opening.

The only store that wont be re-opening is the Bay Tree, as their lease ended.