Christmas Retail Trading
Permanent Christmas trading hours were introduced in 2014 to benefit local businesses and shoppers by providing long-term certainty. A copy of the gazettal of the change can be found here, with the actual opening hours this results in for the coming Christmas period below.
| Sunday 13th December 2020 | 10am to 4 pm |
| Monday 14th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 15th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 16th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 17th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 18th December 2020 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 19th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 20th December 2020 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 21st December 2020 | 8am to 9pm |
| Tuesday 22nd December 2020 | 8am to 9pm |
| Wednesday 23rd December 2020 | 8am to 9pm |
| Thursday 24th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 25th December 2020 | CLOSED (Christmas Day) |
| Saturday 26th December 2020 | CLOSED (Boxing Day) |
| Sunday 27th December 2020 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 28th December 2020 | 10am to 4pm |
| Tuesday 29th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 30th December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 31st December 2020 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 1st January 2021 | CLOSED (New Year's Day) |
| Saturday 2nd January 2021 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 3rd January 2021 | 10am to 4pm |
It is important to note that these are the hours that retailers can be open however retailers are not required to open. Additionally, those businesses that hold a ‘Small Retail Shop Certificate’ can trade 24 hours a day, every day of the year.