WHEN asked what they want for their birthday, not every teenager would respond by saying they wanted to jump out of a plane from more than 13,000 feet. But Imogen Dodd from Carlisle took her parents by surprise by doing just that. The Trinity School pupil, who turned 16 on October 6 last year, shocked her parents ...

AN EAGLE-EYED woman who helped to bring a jewellery thief to justice has been honoured by Cumbria`s High Sheriff. Crime novel fan Christine Mettem was visiting Carlisle with her husband Adrian when a real-life drama unfolded only yards from her parked car. While waiting for her husband to return to their vehicle at Town Dyke Orchard ...

A Carlisle POLICE chief has been criticised for her response to a judge`s concerns over the investigation into the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington. A leaked Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report into Cumbria Police`s handling of the case also said the initial probe was ...