Out and about in Highgate yesterday, a sense of relief was clear to see! 

Chantelle Billson spoke to publicans, salon owners and shopkeepers - find out how they were enjoying the first day back here!

You love to see it!

Cachao Toys in Muswell Hill looks lovely this morning - well worth a visit, we'd think!

Lovely to see shops and hairdressers back open in Highgate too - 

Stormy skies not preventing a queue outside of the Cancer Research shop, while Becky Dobney from Dobney Salon told us: "It's been a long while coming, we're finally open and we're so happy to be back open with our clients who are friends coming onboard. 

"Everybody has missed being pampered, everyone needs some tender loving care and we're here to give it to them. We're very happy we just need to catch up now and hopefully recuperate the losses." 

Longstanding Hampstonian - and member of Culture Club - Jon Moss sat with his friend and son outside Mani's in Perrin's Court. 

Top stuff. 

Perrin's Court looks lovely today! And you can get a takeaway pint from the Horseshoe later on...

This pair made us smile this morning - Carol and Philip were wasting no time in getting back to training. She's 75, he's 83, and we take our hat off to both of them. 

Cracking to see. 

Out in St John's Wood or Maida Vale today? Let us know and send us your pictures. 

(sam.volpe@Archant.co.uk / @samuelevolpe)

We - perhaps like some of you - will be at the Carlton Tavern this afternoon, to mark that pub's momentous reopening!