Police appeal after a man assaulted a woman on a cycle path.

It happened this morning just after 8am on the route between Dalston and Carlisle, close to Dalston sewage works.

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a woman was kicked off her pushbike.

A spokesman for the police said: "The suspect is described as a white man, medium build wearing a black coloured face mask, black hooded top and camouflage trousers.

"We're interested in anyone who was on the cycle path this morning who may have seen a man matching this description.

"We're particularly interested in speaking to a couple in their fifties or sixties who were walking a dog in the area in the direction of Dalston at the time of the incident."

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.