Our picture of the week celebrates the return of non-essential shops and beer gardens reopening.

The Lexicon was busy on Monday, April 12, one of the most important days this year in terms of lockdown restrictions easing.

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People were seen lining up outside Primark, non-essential shops, gyms, and nail salons.

Did you visit the shopping centre?