With more of us planning to shop locally this year, Wyre Forest District Council’s festive parking offer will come in very handy.
All council-owned car parks are now free after 3.00pm until Sunday 3 January 2021. So if you are supporting local traders instead of heading out of the district, park for free, but please make sure you stick to social distancing guidelines.
Some shops and supermarkets will also be able to stay open for longer from Mondays to Saturdays during December and January. The council have announced that they wll not enforce any planning conditions that limit opening hours of retail shops and supermarkets in order to help retailers who were forced to close during the national restrictions and help prevent overcrowding in the run up to Christmas.
This approach does not include restaurants, public houses, takeaways or any class of business other than retail shops. And there are no changes to Sunday opening hours.