SHOPS, restaurants and entertainment venues in Barrow saw a boost in visitors following the reopening of indoor hospitality in May - but footfall remained below the levels enjoyed before the Covid pandemic.
This is according to figures from Google, which uses location data from devices such as mobile phones to track trends in movement.
Average activity across retail and recreation in Barrow was 25 per cent below pre-pandemic levels across the two weekends - May 8-9 and May 15-16 - prior to the lifting of restrictions on indoor hospitality on May 17.
On the Saturday and Sunday of the bank holiday on May 31, increased activity meant figures were two per cent below normal levels. Then, across the final two weekends with data - July 3-4 and July 10-11 - footfall fell to 11 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.
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