Lockdown

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

We take a look at a quiet South Shields on the fifth anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown.

Look back at South Shields on the fifth anniversary of Covid lockdown

Pistachio filling

I made my own Dubai chocolate - this is what to be prepared for

Matt and Donna Stonall have transformed their weight after joining Slimming World.

Couple inspire each other to lose weight after joining Slimming World

South Shields mum-of-two Jade Gibson has transformed her life after losing more than three stone.

I’ve given my two sons a healthier life by losing over three stone

The incident happened at Jarrow Jobcentre.

Criminal threatens to 'shoot' everyone at South Tyneside Jobcentre

Wunderhorse before making their Boardmasters main stage debut

Boardmasters 2024: Wunderhorse chat main stage debut and second album

How to spend more 'quality time' with family

Elijah's fourth birthday celebrations

LIFE IS LOVELY: Elijah celebrates his fourth birthday

Cocker Spaniel Rupert jumping everytime he's on a walk.

Watch this adorable dog who bounces like a bunny during walks

King Street, pictured on March 25, just after Government lockdown rules were announced, allowing people to only leave the house to buy essentials and exercise once a day.

9 photos which show South Tyneside's first Coronavirus lockdown

The scene at the Palace of Westminster after the attack in March 2017, which lasted 82 seconds.
Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Westminster Bridge terror attack: Police remember victims 7 years on

Remembering the first Covid lockdown four years on. A 'closed' sign from when all non-essential retailers were ordered to shut. Inset: Social distancing measures were in place to stop the spread of Covid-19 and below: A woman wears a mask to protect herself and others from spreading the virus.

Covid lockdown four years on: 'We were so scared - we'll never forget'

Covid lockdown anniversary

Panic buying and empty streets: Scenes from the first Covid lockdown

Sam Mcgregor

Writer an actor's play on alopecia set to debut in North East
The show uses comedy to talk about an important topic.
Hayley Lovely

I'm a mum of two and I conquered "the world's toughest row"

North East support dog gives disabled woman her life back

Holding Elijah at just a few days old back in 2020

LIFE IS LOVELY: Let's talk about postnatal depression

A teenage boy has been arrested after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Secondary school lockdown: Teenage boy arrested after teacher stabbed

Downing Street has been put on lockdown after a suspcious packaged was reported

Downing Street on ‘lockdown’ after suspicious package reported

The annual puffin census returns to The Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast

See rangers carry out puffin census on the Farne Islands

Alex Jones has revealed she is pregnant for a third time with her first baby girl. (Photo: Matt Crossick/PA)

The One Show's Alex Jones is expecting her third child - here's how she announce...

Some of South Shields' top-rated restaurants

South Shields' top-rated restaurants - how to order in Lockdown 3

Hairdressers were closed as part of the national lockdown. Picture by PA

The earliest hairdressers and salons can reopen under lockdown road map

You have been sharing ways to help your mental health during Lockdown 3.

12 ways to help your mental health in Lockdown 3

You can still go to church, buy fast food, use a public lavatory and have the dog groomed (but not "aesthetically")

Things you can do in Lockdown 3 that you couldn't do in the first one
It’s January, so a happy New Lockdown to you all.
Tony Gillan

Piggybacks are out. Piggies are in.

RICHARD ORD: Coronavirus has taken the leap and left us with frog

These are 30 world records you can try and break at home

New lockdown rules were introduced on 18 September

7 fun things you can still do in the North East amid new local restrictions

Here are five ways that locked-down Brits can save money

Are you thinking it might be time for an at home haircut? (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is all the advice you need if you’re going to attempt cutting your own hair

If you had to cancel your wedding because of lockdown, Channel 4 wants to hear f...

Coronavirus lockdown measures continue at The Weebles, Littlehaven Beach, South Shields.

Coronavirus: Gazette readers support extension to UK's coronavirus lockdown meas...

Good Friday during lockdown in South Shields.

13 pictures as an eerie Easter weekend begins

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