WITH the world as we know it changing overnight, we have had to adapt in ways we never thought we could. Being sociable creatures by nature, the world had to come up with creative ways to stay in touch with loved ones.

One major change was trading in the office for a table in the corner of our homes. Reporters are very resilient and are used to adapting to any circumstance, but as days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months... one year on our reporters have looked back at the last 12 months.

Andrew Nuttall said: "Working from home has been a big adjustment. It wasn't easy covering what will probably be the biggest story of the decade from my bedroom.

"In our role as journalists we can adapt to working from courtrooms and various meetings regularly - but to shift the dynamic completely was a major change that most thought would go on for a few months at best - but here we are almost a year on.

"I do miss the social aspect of working in an office. A Zoom call just isn't the same as having a chat over the top of the desk.

"Given that our job is very people-oriented its been difficult adapting to more phone calls and video chats to keep the people of Wrexham and Flintshire updated on what is going on in their community and with the global situation unfolding on every doorstep."

Reporter Steve Craddock had his say on the pros and cons of working from home.

He added: “Working from home was strange initially, as we’re all so used to being able to go out into our patches to see events, speak to people and gather stories face-to-face.

“But like many of the people we have been speaking to for our stories, we have adapted to work remotely.

“In my role, covering court and crime has also become largely remote for the moment.

“Fortunately North Wales’ courts have a video link system which allows us to follow crown court hearings virtually and where we used to pop in to see them personally, our weekly briefings with the counties’ police inspectors are now done over the phone.

“Thanks to the remote working capabilities we have, we’ve been able to continue covering important news across Wrexham and Flintshire.”