Police appeal after girl, 10, 'touched by man on street'
Police are investigating a 'suspicious incident' in which a young girl claims she was approached and touched by a stranger on the street.
Cafe opening
The cafe at Carlisle’s first dedicated lesbian and gay headquarters will open on Saturday
Gardens vandalised
Vandals have attacked Eden Bridge Gardens in Carlisle, damaging a door and smashing stones
Going smoothly
Two Carlisle restaurant owners are opening the city's first juice bar
Restaurant welcomed
Eating places in Carlisle’s historic quarter have welcomed plans to put restaurants in the former Hoopers store (16 comments)
Pub sale hope
Owners of an historic Carlisle pub are still hopeful that a suitable buyer can be found (6 comments)
Carlisle United latest
David Amoo promises to bring new dimension to Carlisle Utd’s play
Carlisle United’s first summer signing David Amoo insists he can bring a “different dimension” to the Blues team next season. 
A Cumbrian religious leader is preparing to live on just £1 a day for five days to raise awareness of poverty 
TV show DIY SOS is looking for tradespeople to donate their time and skills as they help to transform a Cumbrian tot's home 
A Cumbrian pensioner has been jailed for a series of sex attacks carried out over more than 30 years 
A Carlisle bookshop got a taste of festival fever when it hosted a music concert 
An award-winning village pub is planning to start its own microbrewery 
An appeal has been made for all Whitehaven Festival-goers to check their tickets ahead of the McFly gig 
A father who, along with his son, conned his way into a deaf woman’s home and subjected her to a callous distraction burglary, has won the first stage of his fight to get his jail term cut. 
Whitehaven are hoping a decision to avoid going head-to-head with pop favourites McFly pays off in the west Cumbrian derby at the Recreation Ground. 
View our gallery of some of the worst criminals operating or caught in north and west Cumbria before they were banged up by the courts 
