friend told to shut her cafe by tomorrow afternoon

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Council workers came in person and said they have to close.
small'ish town in the North

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Under whose direction?

Good.
Hopefully the message is getting across to people.

It could be that particular local council have decided to enforce a closure, rather than a national lockdown.

That's interesting, literally just had word from colleague that library ( my place of work ) is closing from tomorrow.
Council in South West

i assume the council.
They were council workers.
whether it's an individual decision by this council I don't know

I’ve just driven past an empty starbucks that is always packed and a mcdonalds drive through which only had a few cars waiting.
The roads were insane though

Yes, this needs to happen.
I was in the town today and Costa was packed. If people do not have the sense to stay at home, everything that is not essential will need to close.

well, Bozza just said nothing is ruled out re. closure of pubs/ bars etc

It could be that particular local council have decided to enforce a closure, rather than a national lockdown.

I doubt if they have the legal power to do that>

I doubt if they have the legal power to do that

Isn't that in the "special powers" bill just passed ?

They should be closed, but I didn't know that councils were closing privately owned businesses. I'd ask if they left any paperwork. Some kind of official notice.

I was in the works today and the cashier said that all non essential shops were closing today.

Boris has not said anything about closures.
I wish he had.

"The Prime Minister's official spokesman did not rule out using a new law, which will be presented to Parliament this lunchtime, being used to forcibly shut restaurants, bars or some shops."

That was only 5 hours ago and would be the PM's decision not a local council. If they were genuine then they would have left some kind of notice signed by councillors.

I'm sorry for her but good. It needs to happen everywhere. I cant believe what I'm hearing on these threads about the elderly going for Coffee, doing a bit of Shopping etc. etc. It is NOT sinking in. We are in for hell on earth if this continues much longer, We really are.

I wish they'd close all the pubs. My DS is trying to go to the pub tomorrow night. He's just 18, and I'm so, sad, for him - this should be a rite of passage for him - he's had so much taken away from him by this bloody virus - his A levels, his leavers day at school, prom etc. But he can't go.

It's down to councils, our market is the same. Stall holders are day by day, until told otherwise. They told me the council have said they'll let them know.

I heard an environmental health officer on the radio earlier. She said food inspections of eating places e.g. cafes, restaurants, pubs have now stopped.

When they were doing them they found some places didn't have cleaning supplies as they couldn't get them.

Not saying your friend doesn't have cleaning supplies but I understand why they are telling her to close.

I was in the works today and the cashier said that all non essential shops were closing today.

Who have they got that from though? I work in a shop and as far as we know it's business as usual, non essential shop.

I think unless places have outside seating they will be asked to close, most have closed anyway.

I think places should be closing. Exceptions being key workers. More people doing online deliveries etc.

People want instructions, they want to be told what to do. If they are given options, they think it's not that urgent.

People want instructions, they want to be told what to do. If they are given options, they think it's not that urgent.

Yes. We need some proper leadership.

Round here non essential shops are putting a lot of stuff online.
Cafes are removing seating and offering takeaway service instead.
Some are offering delivery

But I've not heard of any being told to close

Quite a few cafes around me (Dublin) are doing deliver to car. You phone in the order and drive to the cafe and they bring it out to your car. You either pay over the phone or use contactless, not cash.

Good.
The message is not getting through.
As has been mentioned on here several times the elderly are going about business as usual,coffee shopping etc.The young too,thinking they are invincible