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 9th December 2018 | 10am to 4 pm |
| Monday 10th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 11th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Wednesday 12th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Thursday 13th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 14th December 2018 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 15th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 16th December 2018 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 17th December 2018 | 8am to 9pm |
| Tuesday 18th December2018 | 8am to 9pm |
| Wednesday 19th December 2018 | 8am to 9pm |
| Thursday 20th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 21st December 2018 | 8am to 9pm |
| Saturday 22nd December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 23rd December 2018 | 10am to 4pm |
| Monday 24th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 25th December 2018 | Closed (Christmas Day) |
| Wednesday 26th December 2018 | Closed (Boxing Day) |
| Thursday 27th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Friday 28th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Saturday 29th December 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Sunday 30th December 2018 | normal trading hours (Closed) |
| Monday 31st January 2018 | normal trading hours |
| Tuesday 1st January 2019 | Closed (New Year’s Day) |
| Wednesday 2nd December 2019 | normal trading hours |
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.