Trafford Centre 'chaos' as hundreds of shoppers queue outside for Boxing Day sales

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East Kilbride this year, with very few people stirring at the shopping centre. Pictures shared with us by local, Imran Nawaz, show the popular centre all but empty as Scotland’s national tier 4 coronavirus restrictions took place.Usually expected to be brimming with activity because of the annual sales, there was hardly a soul to be seen, with few shops opening for trade.

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direct to your inboxThe Trafford Centre is at capacity, for the third day in a row.The centre has advised visitors that they will have to queue in order to get inside, as shoppers once again flocked to take advantage of the post Christmas sales.It comes after a busy weekend for the centre, which led to significant queues forming at entrances as shoppers waited to be allowed inside.Shortly after 2.30pm on Monday, the centre Tweeted: "We are currently at capacity."Visitors will be asked to queue

Boxing Day it was described as 'chaos'. Trafford Centre staff, dressed in high-vis jackets, have been trying to manage the crowds.The centre also tweeted to remind people to wrap up warm, and to 'be kind' to its staff.It posted: "We are currently at capacity, meaning visitors will be asked to queue to get into the centre.

direct to your inbox There were again long queues to get into the Trafford Centre this afternoon.

direct to your inboxPolice have had to shut down a Boxing Day rave after a huge gathering in the city centre.A man was arrested and two teenagers were handed a £1,000 fine following the incident.Officers were called at around 4.20am this morning after getting reports of loud music at an address in Shudehill.When they got there, they discovered around 100 people attending a rave at empty flats in Hanover Street.They dispersed the crowd and seized musical equipment.Two teenage boys – aged 17 and

Boxing Day sales will be going ahead as normal in Manchester this year, with many shops opening as usual on what is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days. Unless there are any last-minute changes to the region's coronavirus restrictions, non-essential shops will still be able to trade.

East Kilbride. New guidance has been released by the Scottish Government which states: " Gabe Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has now written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Homeware stores and garden centres in Lanarkshire are to close from Boxing Day with the exception of click and collect.Members of the public within level 4 are also being urged to stay close to home where possible to help stop the spread of Coronavirus.The stricter definition of essential retailers and new stay at home message have been introduced to help tackle the new variant of the virus which can spread

direct to your inboxA national lockdown could be enforced from Boxing Day while Birmingham may be put into Tier 4 before Christmas.