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Locked down and laid off: Tough times for Manchester city centre's furloughed army of bar and restaurant staff

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If there is one area in the region that has been turned completely on its head by the coronavirus pandemic it is Manchester city centre.

On a sunny Easter bank holiday, the shops, pubs, bars and restaurants would normally be packed. This year it was a ghost town - everywhere from Deansgate to Oxford Road lay virtually deserted.

It's a strange sensation for Manchester - a city with a global reputation as a place to come and have a good time. The region's tourism industry also supports around 100,000 jobs and the lockdown has left lots of different people in a position of economic stress and uncertainty.

Hospitality can be a fragile occupation at the best of times. Although the government has rolled out its furlough scheme, the chaotic nature

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