On March 23, 2020, the Prime Minister announced that all non-essential shops as well as pubs, restaurants, theatres, nightclubs, gyms, libraries and other venues had to shut.
12 months later and the city remains in lockdown for the third time – however measures are beginning to ease.
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To mark the one year anniversary of the first lockdown, here are our photos from 2020 showing how Portsmouth was turned into a ghost town under the restrictions.
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