March was the month that the UK went into lockdown as the coronavirus crisis escalated.

This was the scene in a deserted Watford town centre as people obeyed government rules to stay at home due to the pandemic.

Pubs, bars and restaurants were closed, with normally busy areas in the town centre practically a ghost town as the UK remained on lockdown.

It came after the Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who also tested positive for coronavirus towards the end of the month – announced that people should only leave their homes to exercise once a day, travel for essential work and shop for essential items.

The number of coronavirus patients to die at the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust had risen to seven by March 29.

A gap year student stranded in New Zealand says she felt "neglected" after two of her flights were cancelled due to coronavirus.

Maya Reid, 18, from St Albans, was taking a year out to travel before going on to study at Leeds University. She arrived in New Zealand earlier in the month after visiting Bali and Australia.

Within a week of arriving, she said everything in the country changed and the bus company she was travelling with was unable to take her home.

Borehamwood Times: A CGI of the Sky Studios Elstree site off Rowley Lane. Credit: UMC ArchitectsA CGI of the Sky Studios Elstree site off Rowley Lane. Credit: UMC Architects

Sky officially submitted its plans for a state-of-the art TV and film studios in Borehamwood.

The media giants announced in December it had identified a site off Rowley Lane for a huge 32-acre studio - which could bring 2,000 jobs to the area and a £3 billion investment in the UK's production company.

A little over three months later and the exact plans Sky Studios Elstree were released.

The scheme, which would put Borehamwood at the heart of the UK's TV and film scene, comes with 12 sound stages on land just off the A1.