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On Saturday 36 members of NWAS, Furness Coastguard & Barrow Lifeboat RNLI and the police attended the scene. It is believed that the diver and another person with them were unharmed and were persumed to be jumping from the bridge for entertainment. Stephen Kelland said: “Thirty-six people for some guys swimming – what a joke. Whoever called it in should be arrested for false report.” Tara Haley said: “Everyone is doing this all over the country as half the people calling them ou...

THE prime ministers announcement that shops, hairdressers and pub beer gardens will reopen from April 12 in England has divided opinion amongst readers. Confirming the next step on the road map out of lockdown, Boris Johnson told a Downing Street press conference on Monday that he was looking forward to a pint of beer in a weeks time. But, he said the difficulties facing other countries in Europe illustrated the risks still posed by the pandemic and urged caution. Mr Johnson said: "We c...

(Leon Neal/PA, Facebook/Amanda Blaire, Facebook/Old Hall Cafe) THE PANDEMIC has been a trying time for many of us. However, some people have truly stood out during this time, supporting us and cheering us up when things seemed bleak. For some, national heroes such as Sir Captain Tom Moore would have been their lockdown hero. However, for others their hero will be much closer to home. We asked our readers: ‘Who has been your lockdown hero’. This is the people of Cumbria had to sa...

(Leon Neal/PA, Facebook/Amanda Blaire, Facebook/Old Hall Cafe) THE PANDEMIC has been a trying time for many of us. However, some people have truly stood out during this time, supporting us and cheering us up when things seemed bleak. For some, national heroes such as Sir Captain Tom Moore would have been their lockdown hero. However, for others their hero will be much closer to home. We asked our readers: ‘Who has been your lockdown hero’. This is the people of Cumbria had to sa...

Most have expressed caution, saying restrictions should only be relaxed when the time is right. Paula Herbert said: "When the time is right. No rush is there? As long as people stop dying of this horrible thing. "Then it’ll be as long as it takes. Be patient." Anne McTavish said: "Just get us out of this so called lockdown without any tiers so we can see family and friends that dont live near us. "At the moment it is very very depressing the way life is now ... stuck in the house mo...

READERS voiced mixed reactions after it was confirmed that supplies of the Covid vaccines are to be cut in the north west to allow other areas to catch up. NHS England confirmed that vaccine supplies will be cut by a third this month for Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and South Cumbria. Karen Harris posted: “Diverting resources doesn’t mean the areas receiving them have the capacity to increase administration especially if a lot of the medical staff are supportin...

THE Mail’s readers have reacted after a report that dozens of applications for discretionary £500 payments to help people self-isolate in Barrow have been rejected. The grant, targeted at workers not eligible for the main Test and Trace Support Payment because they do not receive benefits, helps people with coronavirus on low incomes to self-isolate if they cannot work from home. But figures obtained by the Labour party show more than 70 per cent of applications across England were rej...