The new guidance on Covid safety in England has left business owners in the Hertfordshire town ‘in an awkward position’
In the bustling Hertfordshire market town of Bishop’s Stortford, the government decision to drop compulsory mask-wearing, social distancing and venue check-in for English businesses from 19 July was being met with trepidation by business owners this weekend.
“It feels very wrong of government to put it in the hands of business to make the decision. It puts us in a very awkward position,” said Jackie Colman, owner of Hair by Elements salon and the Skin Clinic by Urban Spa, over the sound of whirring hairdryers and snipping scissors.
