A minute's silence to reflect on lives lost with coronavirus took place nationwide today.

It was marked across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with hospitals and vaccination hubs taking part.

A special virtual service is being held online by a church in Lincolnshire to say thank you to NHS workers on the first anniversary of the start of the coronavirus lockdown.

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Since the first one was announced 12 months ago, there have been two further national lockdowns, and more than 120,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.

The service, being led by Father Stuart Craddack from St Wulframs church in Grantham, featured contributions from NHS staff and went live on the church's Facebook page at 18:00, external.

Father Craddack says: "We've got reflections from paramedics, from nurses, from doctors, from admin, from across the whole spectrum.

"I'm giving thanks for their courage, their tenacity and determination, their skills and the sacrifices they've given to the Lincolnshire community over the last 12 months."

Lincoln Cathedral will be also lit up in yellow tonight to mark the national day of reflection and people are being asked to put a light or candle in their window at home.

On the day we look back to the start of the coronavirus lockdowns, we're sharing the stories of people who've continued to work throughout the pandemic.

South Yorkshire shop worker Jess Turner said it's been nice to see the work of supermarket staff hasn't gone unnoticed:

Fire crews from around West Yorkshire joined people around the UK earlier to reflect on the events of the past 12 months.

Firefighters and staff paused to remember all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic, and to say thank you to local communities who have helped others in need.

Pictured below are members of West Yorkshire Fire Service at the station on Kirkstall Road, Leeds.

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Bradford has been marking a year since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown and joining the national day of reflection:

As well as a minute's silence, marked at midday, people in the district are being encouraged to mark the anniversary with a doorstep vigil this evening.

Bradford City Hall will also be lit up yellow.

In a message posted online, Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Doreen Lee, says: "It's been a long, difficult and often heartbreaking year.

"Not a single person in the country has remained unaffected by the enormous changes this health crisis has brought about."

Posting on social media, the chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals paid tribute to the NHS Trust staff and patients:

Reflecting on March 2020, Dr Dinesh Saralaya, one of the specialists working on the coronavirus frontline in Bradford, told BBC Radio Bradford the surge of cases in London at the time was concerning.

"We knew that it was a matter of a week before the north would be hit.

"I remember my own wife being very nervous each time I was going to the hospital, because these were the days we were hearing about healthcare workers dying from Covid-19.

"Sso we had to make sure we were wearing adequate PPE and taking care of our own selves."

A man from North Yorkshire says he thinks about his wife of 57 years "all the time" following her death at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Reg Kemp's wife, Liz, became ill at the start of the pandemic and subsequently died in a Scarborough care home.

This is his story:

"Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives" was Prime Minister Boris Johnson's message during the national broadcast announcing the country's first coronavirus lockdown a year ago.

His speech on 23 March 2020 meant schools closed their doors, businesses told staff to work from home and people began to shelter and shield to try and slow the spread of Covid-19.

But for many key and essential workers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, the "stay at home" rule did not apply.

One of those was Natalie Glew, a senior nurse in intensive care at Hull Royal Infirmary.

She said: "We've seen more loss in this last year than in our whole careers."

Ms Glew said it was communication with both patients and their families which proved most difficult.

"We've had to be both family and nurse to these patients. It's been unbelievably hard."

Ms Glew also spoke about how Covid changed things at home.

"You were frightened to death you would take something home to your loved ones," she said.

"You carry on being Mum, but at the back of your mind you are still sanitising everything and making sure everything is clean," she added.

Despite a difficult year, Ms Glew believes she has coped well and has no doubt she wants to continue in nursing

"I will definitely carry on, I absolutely love my job," she said.

A year since the UK went into its first lockdown, five young people from North Yorkshire spoke to BBC Radio York about what they've found difficult, how they've coped, and what they're looking forward to.

Isabella (pictured above), 11, from Selby, said she struggled with staying in, adding: "It's really weird because you have to stay apart and you just want to go closer even though you have to stay apart."

The primary school pupil used her lockdown time to clean up her local area by litter-picking, and has also been raising money for her gymnastics club.

"There was loads of litter around and I didn't like how it looked, so I wanted to go litter-picking," she said.

A year on, Isabella says she's most looking forward to "going on holiday again and sunbathing, shopping and just going out".

Nine-year-old Ruari and his brother Isaac (pictured above), 12, slept in their garden for 51 nights over lockdown in a challenge which saw them raise more than £1,500 for the RSPCA.

Ruari, from Acomb, York, said: "It's quite terrifying to be honest. Sometimes people close to you could get the virus and have to isolate immediately for two weeks straight."

He thought home-schooling was "really tough", but was also worried about not being able to return to the classroom.

"I am really worried my education might not be that good, and if we can't get back to school, I might be working from home all the way up to college, who knows? And I might not go into school again, which is really worrying."

On the anniversary of the start of the first coronavirus lockdown, NHS staff in Lincolnshire have been sharing their experiences of the subsequent 12 months at the front line of the pandemic.

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Since the first one was announced 12 months ago, there have been two further national lockdowns, and more than 120,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.

Beverley Underhill, who has worked at Boston Pilgrim Hospital for over 40 years, says the past year spent on the hospital's Covid-19 wards has been "very hard".

"It's been a very extraordinary year. None of us expected this and at some times it has got me down," she says.

Meanwhile, Sarah Wright, a midwife in Lincolnshire, says the last year has been hard on everyone and has proved "a bit frightening".

"You don't know how you're going to be affected if you get it. And for us it's a bit more tricky because having to isolate ladies with Covid, it's not nice to have this birth experience without your loved ones with you."

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BBC Radio Leeds News

A metal tree decorated with hand-made lanterns has been installed in front of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield to mark a year since the first Covid lockdown began.

The sculpture, designed by Matthew Kitchen-Dunn, was commissioned by the Huddersfield Literary Festival as a symbol of hope and regeneration for the town.

Festival director Michelle Hodgson says: "We hope it will serve as a commemoration, a memorial and an inspiration to remind us of the challenges we have faced in the past year, and to look forward to more positive days ahead."

The lanterns were created by local artist Angie Boycott-Garnett and pupils from the Children’s Art School in Holmfirth.

The tree and the theatre courtyard will be lit up every evening between 18:00 and midnight until Easter Sunday.

A judge tells the driver he had shown no interest in the welfare of his teenage passenger who was lucky to escape serious injury.

A year on from the first announcement of the coronavirus lockdown, people have taken a moment to reflect on the past 12 months.

In York Minster, candles were lit to remember those who have been lost.

In Bradford, Marie Curie Hospice staff took part in a minute's silence:

A year on since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first coronavirus lockdown, people have been sharing their stories with us.

Doncaster GP, Dr Dean Eggitt, said working on the Covid front line has been "a big mental challenge":

We've been asking for you to send in your last "normal" photo you have from before the coronavirus lockdown was announced exactly a year ago.

Claire Rose sent us the below picture of an event in Leeds:

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She says: "The first Saturday in March, we held an event in Leeds for Ingress - the game Niantic made before PokemonGO!.

"We had players travel from around the country to come to Leeds to play together and have fun.

"Can’t wait until we can do it again!" she adds.

Meanwhile, Gillian Magson had organised a birthday afternoon tea for her mother-in-law just before the lockdown started.

"She had recently returned from living in Australia. I think she wishes she had stayed there," Mrs Magson says.

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And Marc Dyson has shared the below picture of him and a friend at a 40th birthday part in Hull.

The photo was taken on 14 March - just days before the first lockdown was announced:

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As the UK marks 12 months since the start of the first national coronavirus lockdown, directors of public health have spoken about their year in the spotlight.

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Stephen Pintus, 59, public health director for North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire handled the 2009 Swine Flu outbreak, but says he's seen nothing on the scale of Covid-19.

He said: "It's been very eventful, very full-on and a really strange experience."

Working from home, he says he's almost missed his 140-mile daily commute, as back-to-back online meetings mean days can seem "relentless".

Alongside the challenges of managing a pandemic, he says coping with the monotony has proved difficult.

"One of the beauties of my job is the variety, but this has been really quite singular. It's all around you, you can't escape it," he says.

Both North and North East Lincolnshire have seen infection rates rise in recent weeks and are now among the worst affected areas in England.

Mr Pintus says Lincolnshire may be in for a "bumpy ride" as a result, but he adds that with the knowledge gained over the past 12 months he and his team are better equipped to meet the challenge.

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Journalist, BBC Look North

A minute's silence has been observed by staff and members of the public at Sheffield railway station this afternoon.

A national moment of reflection took place at 12:00 to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic:

One year on from the first national coronavirus lockdown a critical care nurse from York who tearfully urged the public to stop panic-buying last year has said she doubts she'll remain in nursing "long-term".

Dawn Bilbrough's video message in March 2020 went viral after she found supermarket shelves empty after working a 48-hour week:

The 52-year-old told the BBC nothing in her 20-year nursing career could have prepared her for the last 12 months.

Speaking as the anniversary of her video approached, she said: "There have been times when I've come home and had a good cry, because we have witnessed so much.

"We're at the patients' bedside 12 hours a day and they haven't had that usual psychological support from their families."

She described seeing coronavirus patients die as a "burden" she has to bear.

In normal times, she might lose a patient in intensive care once every two weeks, but during the pandemic several were dying every day.

She said: "I was once working in a pod where there were four patients with Covid. I left my shift at 20:00 in the evening. When I returned the next day all the patients had died, and were replaced with different people."

Speaking about her future in the medical profession, Ms Bilbrough added: "This last year I've been struggling to maintain my energy, so at the moment who knows? But long-term I don't think I'll be in nursing."

Former Huddersfield and England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72 following a long illness.

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Worthington, who won eight England caps and scored twice for the national team, began his career at Huddersfield Town.

He went on to make more than 200 appearances for Leicester City and played for clubs including Bolton, Birmingham City, Southampton, Leeds United and Sunderland.

He also had a spell as player-manager of Tranmere Rovers.

Former Leicester striker and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker paid tribute, tweeting: "Profoundly saddened to hear that Frank Worthington has died. He was my boyhood hero when he was at LCFC.

"A beautiful footballer, a maverick and a wonderful character who was so kind to this young apprentice when he joined the club. RIP Frank."

A deprived housing estate with a "bad reputation" has seen people come together during the coronavirus pandemic, community workers have said.

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During the lockdowns a group of 26 volunteers on the Nunsthorpe estate in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, has helped almost 400 families with odd jobs including shopping, gardening and prescription collecting..

Community worker Tracey Beecham said the experience during the pandemic had given volunteers a "sense of purpose".

Ms Beecham, who works for the Centre 4 project in Grimsby, said it had made connections and "opened up the community".

"I don't think people want it to go back to what it used to be like," she said.

Another volunteer, Adam Moore said: "It's brought all of the communities together, not just the one community.

"Everyone's bundled together and helped out each other. We've stuck together, but stayed apart at the same time."

A year on since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced, you've been sharing with us the last normal photos you took before everything changed.

Denise Richardson said this was her and her mum about a week before lockdown.

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"She lived for our visits," Ms Richardson said.

"She was so happy and full of beans that day. She became more confused and unhappy and died in January.

"I saw her four days before she died and managed to spend some precious time with her. Such a terrible and sad time."

Steph Hodgkinson's last normal photo was below - spending a few days in Dublin with family.

"[It was] literally the weekend before lockdown. Everything like pubs and museums were already shutting there. Will never forget how the flights were half-empty. This was in the last pub open."

Image source, Steph Hodgkinson

Lynn Mary Smith shared her photo of friends on the beach in St Lucia in the Caribbean.

"Our last day in St Lucia celebrating my 60th birthday," she said. "As the hotel was closing, we we’re flying home early. We're hoping to return this October to continue the celebrations - fingers crossed."

Image source, Lynn Mary Smith