Tyne Tees Lockdown

Many businesses have been closed for months and are looking ahead to the bank holiday weekend, but they say the pressure is on to remain Covid safe.

The knitters, from North Tyneside, took up their needles to create individual sections, before they were carefully sewn together by local artist Kelly Sheridan:

One pub in Durham has revamped its outdoor parking area to build decking and outdoor seating arrangements to allow for more customers.