Hairdressers Locked Out Until April 12 as UK Staggers Toward Normality
Brits desperate for a fresh cut will have to wait at least seven more weeks. The Government confirmed hairdressers, barbers, and beauty salons won’t reopen before April 12.
PM Johnson’s Roadmap: Schools Return But Salons Stay Shut
On Monday, Boris Johnson unveiled his lockdown exit plan. While children head back to school from March 8, hairdressers and personal care businesses remain off limits for now.
Non-essential shops and beauty parlours will also reopen from April 12—given a week’s notice—offering some much-needed relief for the battered personal care sector.
Pubs’ Garden Comeback and Self-Catering Holidays
Come April 12, pubs can welcome back punters—though only in their beer gardens. Families will also be allowed to enjoy self-catering holidays for the first time in months.
Full Normality Hoped for by June 21
The government aims for everyday life to be “pretty much back to normal” by June 21. That means no more forced hair growth or lockdown beard blues.
However, social distancing and face masks are likely to stay in place for most of 2021, with no word on when these rules will finally disappear.
