Covid-fighting restrictions that would have seen bars and restaurants close.Revellers flocked to the city for a booze-up ahead of Christmas break, causing chaos that forced police to handle one woman in the middle of the street.Partygoers were also snapped sitting down on ground in the December cold in a dishevelled state.Several students were also seen carrying cans as they walked through the city centre, with others posing for pics before going inside a bar.Some of those snapped appeared to not be wearing face masks, an image that is likely to anger those in Tier 3 areas.York managed to swerve Tier 3 restrictions but much of the country has been plunged into the crackdown category just a week before the festive season.Much of England is.