'It’s just survival until spring': Lancaster pub owner on the trouble with tier 3

Despite its low case rate, city faces the harshiest restrictions in run-up to Christmas along with rest of Lancashire

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This should be a boom time for Tim Tomlinson, whose three Lancaster pubs would normally expect bumper takings in December as families, friends and colleagues gather in the run-up to Christmas.

Now the pubs and restaurants can only operate as takeaways as the area faces the harshest restrictions when England's second national lockdown ends next week.