NORTHERN ECHO photographer Sarah Caldecott has been documenting lockdown life on the doorstep.

Before restrictions were eased Sarah caught up with a few families across the region to take a family portrait.

The Northern Echo: Michelle Armstrong and her partner Louis with dogs Teddy and Leo and baby bump Michelle Armstrong and her partner Louis with dogs Teddy and Leo and baby bump

The Northern Echo: The Tunstall family pictured Jamie, Laura, Lucas 3 and Ellie 3 weeks old from Darlington Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.The Tunstall family pictured Jamie, Laura, Lucas 3 and Ellie 3 weeks old from Darlington Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.

The Northern Echo: Claire Herworth in BedburnClaire Herworth in Bedburn

She said: “We wanted to capture these unprecedented times by offering local families the opportunity to create lasting lockdown memories, with a photo taken in front of their house.

"The coronavirus lockdown is unlike anything any of us have experienced – and we thank the families in helping us to capture images of this remarkable period of our lives, when the North-East and North Yorkshire stayed at home to help save lives.”

More doorstep portraits will appear online and in the newspaper next Friday