The owners of Hollywood Bowl have called on the Government to reopen indoor leisure as soon as possible.

The company, which has a ten-pin bowling venue in Carlisle, is hoping Prime Minister Boris Johnson will consider indoor attractions when setting out his "road map" out of lockdown next week.

Stephen Burns, chief executive at Hollywood Bowl Group, said: “We are urging the government to reopen ten-pin bowling as early as possible.

"We have shown that we can operate safely in our spacious centres, which are well suited to single household groups and have invested heavily in our Covid-secure measures.

“Indoor leisure was one of the last sectors to reopen and has suffered extensive loss of income as a result. The data shows we can operate safely and we are ready to reopen and looking forward to welcoming our customers back.

"The data shows we can operate safely and we are ready to reopen and looking forward to welcoming our customers back.”