Coronavirus: 21 photos capture what end of lockdown looked like in the Portsmouth area

Non-essential shops and businesses were allowed to reopen across the Portsmouth area after a four week closure.

Shoppers returned to the high street in Portsmouth, Cosham, Havant and Gosport.

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There were queues outside a hairdressers in Commercial Road.

Have a look through our gallery from across the Portsmouth area yesterday.

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