Coronavirus: Hastings town centre shops cut their hours and banks limit customers
The coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on Hastings town centre with some shops reducing opening hours and warning customers not to put staff at risk by entering if they are feeling ill.
The Nationwide bank put a sign up this week limiting entry to ten customers at any one time.
Some shops, such as Trinity Wholefoods, were asking customers to pay by card to reduce the risk from handling money.
Iceland has reduced its normal opening hours of 8am - 7pm to 9am - 5pm, with the first hour of opening reserved for elderly or vulnerable people.
The Oxfam charity shop has reduced its hours from 8.30am - 5.30pm to 8.30am - 3.30pm and has a notice on the door urging people not to enter if they are feeling unwell.
Staff at Kamsons Pharmacy in the town centre have taken to wearing latex gloves.
Marks and Spencer, in Priory Meadow is limiting store cupboard essentials to two per customer.