West Country Lockdown

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'Broken' woman who watched dying mum sob on FaceTime hits out at PM

Jane Smith was unable to visit her mother during the Covid lockdown, watching her slowly get more sick over a screen

19 Apr 2022

Lockdown poem written on napkin turned into a children's book

A brother and sister from the West Country have turned a poem written during lockdown into a children's book about how nature flourished during the pandemic

30 Mar 2022

What the streets looked like on day one of Covid lockdown

On March 23, 2020, national Covid restrictions were first introduced in the UK

23 Mar 2022

Tory MP 'embarrassed and frustrated' by Boris Johnson after lockdown party

The dogs looking for homes as rescue centre 'bursting' after lockdown

Part of Bristol park fenced off after surge in use during lockdown

Bristol Airport: First flight departs to Portugal

'It's amazing' - hugs return and pubs open inside as restrictions ease

The lockdown portraits which celebrate Exeter's Covid heroes

Dining 'igloos' have to be removed as restaurant refused permission

Plea to Devon residents to 'be sensible' despite low Covid rates

The West Country Debate April: Lockdown lifting and tributes to Prince Philip

Fears over litter in Torbay as summer tourists to return post-lockdown

Queues at Primark and Debenhams as lockdown easing sees shops reopen

Photos of tiny baby gorilla released as Bristol Zoo set to reopen