How April 12 unfolded as businesses welcomed back customers on reopening day

Name: Non-essential retailers, cafes and hairdressers reopen in South Tyneside
Uploaded: 2021-04-13T19:22:57.000Z
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Description: Gemma Parker with children Holly, seven, and Amber, ten, are glad to be back out and about.

By Sophie Brownson

Published 12th Apr 2021, 11:37 GMT

Updated 13th Apr 2021, 20:22 GMT

Businesses have been welcoming back customers in South Tyneside on the Glorious Twelfth.

Pubs bars, cafes, non-essential shops, outdoor attractions and salons are among those allowed to reopen from April 12, and we were out capturing the day as customers returned.