BAR owners Katy and Adam Rickett are getting behind the wheel to keep a smile on their customers’ faces.

The couple bought Dexter and Jones in Princess Street in November, and have launched a same-day delivery service in view of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The service is free for anyone in Knutsford, with a small charge for people within an eight-mile radius of the town.

“We are obviously concerned about the current situation, particularly as we are a new business,” said Katy.

“However we are passionate about what we do, and although what is happening at the moment is heart-breaking businesses in Knutsford are all desperate to help where we can.”

She said the bar would remain open until it was told to close, and stressed that hygiene was of paramount importance, with tables and other surfaces being cleaned regularly with anti-bacterial cleaners, and the premises undergoing a deep-clean every week.

She said many people enjoyed coming to the bar, although she acknowledged that some may wish to stay at home, which prompted the creation of the delivery service for those residents and in the event of the bar closing.

She said: “I am as concerned about people’s mental wellbeing as their physical wellbeing if they lose social contact, and want to do what I can to make sure they are as happy as they can be in the current situation.

“If people order something off us it would be great if they could post a picture of themselves showing what they received on social media.

“The delivery service will involve myself and Adam delivering in our cars, and people need to call 01565 650055 any time after 11am, with last orders at 7.30pm.”

Orders are delivered between 4pm and 8pm.

Anyone much further afield can use the nationwide parcel force service by ordering through the website dexterandjones.co.uk

Tatton Brewery is also offering a home delivery service, it said, ‘to ease the pain of being stuck at home’.

The service is for its local customers, for the WA16 postcode area for now, and is for draught and bottled beer.

Deliveries can be made Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm

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Tatton Brewery is offering a home delivery service