Shrewsbury's Mayor opens Sainsbury's after a refit, or does he?

I went shopping early not expecting to see any grand opening in the store, but as I entered the supermarket,  I notice a guide-dog paying attention to the initial instructions from a manager.  However,  the dog soon became nonchalant.  The Mayor appeared to have been given some cardboard scissors to cut the ribbon and as the countdown reached zero, a minder in a white shirt, standing next to him  sliced through the ribbon with sharp scissors. Was it a health and safety issue?  Ask the guide-dog, I think he may have seen it before!