ENGLAND is now in its third national lockdown but a number of stores deemed ‘essential’ are still open at The Lexicon.

People must not leave their homes unless they are shopping for basic necessities, meaning some of the shopping centre’s stores are still free to sell vital goods.

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According to The Lexicon’s website, the following stores have been deemed essential and are still open.

  • Boots
  • Cheney’s Newsagents
  • Holland and Barrett
  • M&S Foodhall
  • Poundland
  • Rymans
  • Specsavers
  • Superdrug
  • Timpson
  • Vision Express
  • Waitrose
  • WHSmith/ Post Office
  • Banks and Building Societies

Some retailers are also open for click and collect.

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These include:

  • Beaverbrooks
  • CEX
  • Ernest Jones
  • Fenwick
  • JD Sports
  • Matalan
  • Next
  • Office
  • Vapestore
  • Vodafone

Hospitality venues such as restaurants have also been forced to close as a result of the lockdown, but a number of The Lexicon’s eateries are open for takeaway and deliveries still.

These include:

  • Brown Bag
  • Costa
  • GBK
  • Greggs
  • Nandos
  • McDonalds
  • Prezzo
  • Pizza Express
  • Starbucks
  • Subway
  • The Real Greek
  • Wagamama
  • Zizzi

England is in a national lockdown. Official government advice reads as follows: "You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives.

"You should follow this guidance immediately.

Those who do visit essential stores are being reminded of the 'hands, face, space' motto.

The government's advice is:

hands – wash your hands regularly and for at least 20 seconds

face – wear a face covering in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet

space – stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings)