Police have arrested a man and four women on suspicion of the murder of Lee McKnight
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man’s body was found in a river in Carlisle.
The body of 26-year-old Lee McKnight was found in the River Caldew in the Blackwell Hall area, near Cummersdale, at about 5.30am on Friday.
Continue reading...David Gill abandons Lake District retreat application after flood of complaints
The founder of a zoo where nearly 500 animals died in less than three years, many in cruel conditions, has abandoned plans to open a horse-riding ranch, following a flood of complaints.
David Gill, the former owner of South Lakes Safari zoo in Cumbria, angered animal welfare groups when he applied to open an American-style ranch in the hills of the Lake District.
Continue reading...