BARROW Borough Council's deadline for businesses to apply to the second wave of their support grant has now been reached.

The Discretionary Small Business Support Grant allowed the Council to paid out over £250,000 to businesses in the Furness area after the first round of applications.

The second wave for the grant was launched on Wednesday July 15.

As of July 29, the deadline for grant applications has now been reached.

The maximum grant available would have been £10,000 for applicants.