Lockdown in Northumberland.Lockdown in Northumberland.
Lockdown in Northumberland.

100 days of lockdown: 15 pictures showing how life changed in Northumberland

Silent streets, stripped shelves, clapping for carers and random acts of kindness.

Here we look back on lockdown in Northumberland as we mark 100 days since Boris Johnson’s announcment on 23 March

In the early days of lockdown there were scenes of deserted streets in towns and villages across Northumberland.

Communities then came together to do their bit, whether by delivering food and prescriptions to the elderly and vulnerable or making PPE for key workers.

As many restrictions have eased, shops and businesses have now started to reopen and residents are trying to get to grips with the ‘new’ normal.

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