Family pays tribute to son who died in Kendal

The family of a man found dead in Kendal have paid tribute to their "true hero".

New head of counter terrorism unit calls for public vigilance in fight against...
The new head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NW CTU) is urging communities across the North West of England to support the police in the fig...
Northern Ireland anti-terrorism officers searching Cumbria properties
Officers from the North West Counter-Terrorism Unit and Cumbria Constabulary are today, Monday, 26 November 2012, assisting Police Service Northern Ir...
Arms stolen from a freight train
Detectives are searching for munitions stolen from a freight train from Cumbria after it pulled into Warrington. Ten packages of munitions, each conta...
Incident at Meadow View, Whitehaven now resolved.
Police can confirm that the incident at Meadow View has now been resolved. Police were called to an incident this morning following reports of a man a...
Military health initiative launch at Carlisle Castle.
Cumbrian health and support services will come together with military leaders and representatives of the armed forces at Carlisle Castle this month to...
Man in court charged with firearm offences
Ryan Dixon, 21,  of Main Street, Frizington is due to appear in court this morning. His charges follow an incident that occurred at the Chat...
Police increase trail hunt monitoring in North Cumbria
Police are stepping up patrols around trail hunts in north Cumbria. Cumbria Police said it was in response to community concerns about tensions between hunt monitors and followers. Police said they...
MP launches Support Our Soldiers Christmas parcel appeal
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today, October 17 joined with Barclays Bank staff to launch the 2011 ‘Support our Soldiers’ Christmas parcel appeal. ‘Support our Soldiers’ was formed in March 2003 to...
Cumbrian artist marks 10th anniversary of the start of Afghanistan war
Cumbrian artist Derek Eland set to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan with a new exhibition. Eland is the latest artist to be invited to present an installation as part...
Olympic .380 BBM
Firearms amnesty for Olympic .380 BBM
Police in Cumbria today launched a targeted amnesty for anyone in possession of a particular kind of blank-firing revolver which can be converted to fire real ammunition.   Following tests, the...