Residents and businesses in East Dulwich react to new Christmas coronavirus restrictions

Despite a mammoth queue of socially distanced shoppers outside the local M&S food hall, the atmosphere in East Dulwich was subdued as residents awoke to tier 4 measures on Sunday morning.

With the independent shops and salons that line Lordship Lane in the affluent south-east London area closed for business, the buzz of last-minute Christmas dashes had been replaced by those picking up provisions for now-smaller celebrations.

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