Happy shoppers - Hayley Hoban, left, and Ashleigh Holt enjoyed clothes shopping at Primark, Wigan town centre.Happy shoppers - Hayley Hoban, left, and Ashleigh Holt enjoyed clothes shopping at Primark, Wigan town centre.
Happy shoppers - Hayley Hoban, left, and Ashleigh Holt enjoyed clothes shopping at Primark, Wigan town centre.

20 pictures of Wiganers enjoying a taste of freedom on April 12 ... and a pint or two!

As some lockdown restrictions were lifted yesterday, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers and barbers were allowed to open, with cafes and pubs able to serve customers in outdoor areas.

Our photographer Michelle Adamson was out and about on a sunny but chilly day to capture Wiganers enjoying their new-found freedoms ...

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