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Diners and pub-goers enjoyed their first day after lockdown in the North-East and North Yorkshire Pictures: NEWSQUEST SMILES beaming on their faces and hands poised to order their pint through an app, people across the region flocked to outdoor venues on Monday. The first day of new rules which meant pubs, restaurants and cafes could serve food and drink outdoors, came into force across England at midnight.  Across the region, venues had already been preparing with some transforming unused space into beer gardens and established beer gardens putting up marquees. But after more than ...

Back in business: Durham city shops, pubs, hairdressers and gyms reopen as lockdown eases The city centre was bustling on Monday as lockdown restrictions eased Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Hundreds of people flo...

EMERGING from the cold concrete gloom of a multi-storey car park, a bitterly long winter and three months of lockdown, the door opened to reveal the sights, smells and sounds of a sunny beer garden. I stood for a moment to drink in the atmosphere, enviously admiring the cool frothy pre-noon pints, while the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from Handel’s Messiah played in my head. The sun shone on the customers of The Bishops’ Mill, a ‘Spoons pub in the Walkergate complex, while people queued for a seat so they could order their beers using a mobile phone app. Three Durham students, Austi...

Lockdown easing RECAP: Every update as bars, restaurants, shops and gyms open their doors Pubs, hairdressers, shops and gyms reopened today as England moves into step two of the lockdown roadmap Businesses have reopened across the North East this weekend after the Government eased the lockdown restrictions. Owners of pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and more threw open their doors to customers and welcomed them back after an enforced closure of more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Queues were seen outside several outlets in Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham city centres, whil...

Drivers experiencing delays around Durham city- burst water main adds to woes MOTORISTS are experiencing delays around Durham city this morning as repairs to a burst water main continue. Northumbrian Water engineers are dealing with a burst water main next to Collpits Hotel, in Durham, which was reported yesterday. Temporary traffic signals installed on A690 Alexandria Crescent at Crossgate to allow the work to go ahead are causing siginifcant delays. Delays are expected to contiute throughout today.   Please be aware, there is a burst water main next to Collpits Hotel in Du...