A busy socially distanced Cranside Kitchen by the River Clyde in Glasgow is buzzing with drinkers for the first time in four months. Temperatures have fallen to the lower side of comfortable, and the rain is spitting gently — but no one seems to mind.
Kirsteen McSween, 27, an A&E doctor, is celebrating a birthday with three friends. “It’s been a busy time for me over lockdown but we are moving in the right direction,” she said. “This feels like a big moment to be sitting outside with friends enjoying a drink.
“I do feel that things are getting a lot better and it’s great to be out doing something that feels nearly normal. And it does feel like it’s the right time for these
