A sister whose brother took his own life is putting Cumbria at the centre of a national campaign to raise suicide awareness. Lisa Birdsall, whose brother Stephen died by suicide, is leading the Baton ...

An "irate" dad ended his caravan park holiday in a prison cell after a violent confrontation with another patron at the site's bar. Terence Rice was today locked up alongside Lee Harrison, who kept ...

Carlisle United and Cumbria will be at the heart of a major suicide prevention event this year – which will see a symbolic baton passed around the county. The Baton of Hope movement aspires to a ...

The event was in support of The Jordan Legacy, with Founder Steve Phillip explaining his close connection to south Cumbria.

Ms Birdsall, who lives and works in Carlisle, has successfully campaigned for the Baton of Hope to be carried through Cumbria as a symbol of hope for suicide survivors and the families of those ...