Missed mum? We're all in this fight together, no matter how far apart - Laura Collins, YEP Editor

It’s a day that sees generations come together and celebrate the very lynch pin right at the heart of our family unit.

Mums are very often the glue that holds our close bonds together - the one person you can turn to in any crisis for sound advice.

But for many yesterday’s Mother’s Day celebrations were down played.

Many weren’t able to visit our mums and for them it meant not being able to see their children or grandchildren.

It was bought home to me over the weekend when a lady on the checkout in the supermarket looked close to tears as she told me that she couldn’t visit her elderly mother.

This was also compounded by the fact that she also couldn’t see her own daughter or grandchildren because of the number of people she has come into touch with on a daily basis.

The sense of exasperation was written all over her face.

This lady has been at the heart of the remarkable effort of feeding the nation.

Over the last week she has seen the supermarket shelves stripped bare from senseless stockpiling.

Yet she has been flashing Mother’s Day cards and bouquets of flowers through her checkout knowing that she is unable to spend time with her loved ones.

It felt right to only thank her for being so selfless and as we left we wished her a happy Mother’s Day and said we hope many more people do as sign of gratitude. And that’s the point.

While the pandemic continues and new measures are being enforced on a daily basis limiting our interaction we must remember those thousands of people up and down the country who are holding this nation together.

There are hundreds of doctors, nurses, clinicians and health workers across our city who are sacrificing seeing their loved ones to be on the front line.

There are also countless organisations across Leeds who are doing their best with remote working to offer support in any way that they can.

Last week saw an unprecedented move from regional newspapers up and down the country as we joined forces in a message of solidarity.

Our readers have been with us through the toughest times and we wanted you to know that we are there for you.

Now more than ever it is so important to have a constant reliable stream of information that you trust.

And our commitment is that whatever happens we will be there for you.

There are the sad stories that we have a duty to bring to our readers as well as the latest Government advice.

But there are also those tales of remarkable acts of kindness across our city.

The Yorkshire Evening Post’s reporting team are co-ordinating that effort -for some remotely- to keep you informed during these unprecedented times.

But at the centre of this is the fact we are all human. We are all living through this - and we’re stronger together.