Bracknell Forest's residents were heading to food shops and pharmacies more last week, figures from Google suggest.

The data, for the week to May 21, covers the second week after lockdown restrictions started to be eased in England.

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Google uses location data from phones and other personal devices to track trends in people's movement in the home, retail and recreation establishments, grocery stores and pharmacies, public transport hubs, workplaces, and parks and green spaces.

The weekly report shows an increase in activity within Bracknell Forest's grocery stores and pharmacies during the week to May 21, compared to the week before – suggesting people are venturing out to shops more regularly, or for longer periods of time.

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Over the seven days, time spent in the stores was 22 per cent lower than during a five-week baseline period at the start of the year.

The week before, it had been 29 per cent lower than usual levels.

In the first report, which covered the week to March 29 when the lockdown came into effect, grocery store and pharmacy activity was down 21 per cent.

But the data suggests that the population in Bracknell Forest is managing to avoid regular trips to shop for basics more successfully than in other locations across the UK. Nationally, people were spending 21 per cent less time than usual in food shops and pharmacies last week.

In other locations in Bracknell Forest:

Visits to public transport hubs were 53 per cent down on usual levels

Shopping centres and food outlets saw 66 per cent less traffic than normal

Workplaces were 58 per cent quieter than usual

People spent 26 per cent more time at home than usual