A cemetery will reopen to members of the public but it will only be open for people to visit on weekends.

Hertsmere Borough Council has decided to relax its restrictions at Allum Lane Cemetery, near Borehamwood and Elstree.

The cemetery has been shut except for funeral and burials, but now the council has said the grounds will be open to visitors over the weekend.

Gates will be open between 8am and 6pm on both Saturdays and Sundays - and this begins from 8am tomorrow (April 25).

But the cemetery will remain closed, except for funerals and burials, on weekdays.

The council says this is to protect the health and safety of staff and those attending services.

At a press briefing last weekend, Robert Jenrick MP called for councils to keep cemeteries open or reopen sites if they had been shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Visitors to the cemetery are asked to adhere to the government's social distancing rules and keep at least two metres apart from people outside of their household.