Police tape was strung across the entrance to a Carlisle park as police investigated an assault.

Officers were called at about 12.30pm today, to reports of an assault in progress in Melbourne Road.

Eye witnesses reported seeing police tape at the entrance to Melbourne Park.

A police spokesman told the News & Star: "An ambulance attended the scene to assist a man with a head injury.

"The extent of the injury is not yet know but is not believed to be life-threatening."

A 32-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently being questioned by police.