BUSINESSES have spoken of their delight to finally reopen their doors after months of closure while pubs, cafés and restaurants described their relief at being able to welcome customers back inside after Covid regulations eased. A number of restrictions were eased yesterday as part of the government s third phase of its roadmap out of lockdown. Groups of six or two households can now meet indoors, hospitality venues can serve customers inside, overnight stays can take place and indoor entertainment sites such as museums, cinemas and children s play centres can now reopen. Geoff Middleton, owner of Muffins Coffeehouse, St Albans Street, Weymouth, took over the venue in September last year and said he is looking forward to consistency of trade now the rules have relaxed without being reliant on weather.
Emotional short film from Lincolnshire captures lockdown struggle
It won a national film award
A short movie filmed entirely on Zoom by a teenage Lincolnshire director has captured the difficulty of coronavirus quarantine among older people.
Happy Together was filmed during the first national coronavirus lockdown, directed by Grantham-born Oscar Hewitt, and starring local amateur actors Geoff Middleton and Julie Holmes.
It follows the story of Harold and Dot Ainsworth, a married couple of 33 years who have had to quarantine away from one another.
Harold and Dot Ainsworth talk on Zoom each day in the movie. | Photo: Oscar Hewitt
The film’s dialogue and entire plot is based around Zoom calls between the two, with filming being done on computer webcams.