Hartlepool streets like a ghost town as lockdown takes hold

Normally bustling streets in Hartlepool have become almost deserted as the coronavirus lockdown begins to take effect.

The Mail’s chief photographer Frank Reid has been out and about every day this week capturing the changing landscape as people adjust to a totally different way of life.

Most businesses have been forced to close and many usually busy routes are very quiet as more of us work from home.

Here is a selection of pictures showing how Hartlepool is adapting to the ‘new normal’.

9. Seaton cyclist

A cyclist gets some exercise at Seaton Carew. We're allowed one form of outdoor exercise a day during the lockdown. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Frank Reid