Non-essential retailers and gyms were already closed due to the North East’s Tier 4 restrictions, and now schools have joined them.
With people told to work from home unless they cannot, South Shields was deserted this morning with both main streets and the coastline very quiet.
Our photographers captured these images from the town as lockdown measures returned.
5. Third lockdown
South Tyneside already started 2021 in the very restrictive Tier 4. Photo: JPIMedia
6. Chilly morning
There were very few people about at Sandhaven Beach on the first day of the latest lockdown. Photo: JPIMedia
8. Another tough time
The length of the new lockdown is not yet known, and will depend on a number factors. Photo: JPIMedia
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