Covid and Brexit shrink Christmas markets – BBC News

She thinks many did not return to the business as they’ve had to live off their savings through the pandemic, and rising Covid rates in Europe have made traders nervous.

The biggest two, in Manchester and Birmingham, are now open, as well as those in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Oxford, York, Bristol, Nottingham, Newcastle and Exeter.

As a result, Markus dropped out of markets in Scotland and chose just Northern Ireland.

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