10 pictures as shoppers visit South Shields town centre ahead of second lockdown

Non-essential shops, pubs, and restaurants will close from November 5 until December 2 in a bid to help slow the spread of coronavirus.

Gazette photographer Stu Norton was out in South Shields today to catch the last of the crowds.

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