Deserted Whitby and Scarborough at the start of the first Covid lockdown in March 2020.placeholder image
Deserted Whitby and Scarborough at the start of the first Covid lockdown in March 2020.

IN PICTURES: Four years on - deserted streets of Scarborough and Whitby over first Covid lockdown

March 23, 2024 marks the fourth anniversary of the first Covid lockdown, which left the usually thronging streets of Scarborough and Whitby looking eerily deserted.

We take a pictorial look back at the unprecedented scenes in our seaside resorts after the nation had been told to “stay at home”.

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