Shoppers braved the cold and formed queues outside stores in Bury St Edmunds town centre on the first morning of lockdown easing.
Non-essential retailers and hair salons are all permitted to reopen today and pubs and restaurants can serve customers outside as the country reaches the second stage on the roadmap out of restrictions.
Debenhams in the Arc shopping centre - which is due to close in the coming weeks - proved popular as shoppers looked to pick up a bargain.
Similar queues were also seen in Ipswich town centre, including at the Primark store.
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Iris Cox, who has lived in the town for 40 years, said: "I'm very pleased shops have opened. The thing is with Bury you go into a shop and they are your friends. They'll do anything to help you.
"Bury's a very nice place. These shops are part of you."
Kevin Reilly, of The Nutshell micropub in The Traverse, is expecting a busy first few weeks after reopening today.
He said: "It will be good to be reopening and getting back to some sort of normal times."
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