Border Carlisle

Heavy rain overnight has caused flash flooding in Carlisle. One of the home owners affected is pensioner, Jean Hall, who lives on Welsh Road in Harraby. This is the third time her house has been hit by floods:

Cumbria County Council are set to start resurfacing work on the A7 on Scotland Road and Kingstown Road in Carlisle. The work will begin on Tuesday 29 August and is expected to last nine nights, not including weekends.

The work will happen between 7pm and 6am under temporary traffic lights. The cost of the work is said to be around £200,000. Efforts will be made to keep disruption to a minimum:

• The main works between Bannatynes gym and the Lowry Hill traffic lights will likely cause the most disruption, expected to take 7 nights to complete.
• The Northbound and Southbound approaches to the Lowry Hill pedestrian crossing, expected to take one night to complete.
• The Northbound approach to the Kingstown pedestrian crossing and the parking bays outside Kingstown Post Office, expected to take one night.

It's been a big day for thousands of students across Cumbria, as they collected their A level results. Our reporter, Hannah McNulty, visited Trinity School in Carlisle to see how the students got on:

People experiencing mental health crisis in Carlisle have a new place to find support.

The Lighthouse is open every evening and offers a safe, comfortable place to discuss issues and receive help. It's run by Carlisle Eden Mind and anyone experiencing problems is welcome to make an appointment.

Our reporter Ryan Dollard visited The Lighthouse and spoke with the manager, Chris Graham:

Members of Carlisle's Stroke Club are celebrating the group's 40th birthday.

The club meets every fortnight for social support and other activities like exercise and outings. Over the past 4 decades, hundreds of people who have suffered a stroke have been supported by the group.

Christine Mountain is the current chairman and has been a member of the group for 35 years, and Elizabeth Freeman is also a member:

Vets say a dog which was shot in Carlisle is lucky to be alive.

The Border Patterdale Terrier cross, named Sam, was targeted with an air rifle and suffered a punctured lung and internal bleeding.

The incident happened in the Sanderson Close area of the city between 7am and 7.30am yesterday, 9 August 2017.

Sam's owner, Emma Edgar, says the family have been left distraught and are asking anyone with information to contact the police:

Sam's vet, Charlotte Denston, says he's out of danger in the short term but it is too soon to know if there will be long-term complications.

Anyone with any information should email 101@cumbria.police.uk or call 101.

A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a serious assault that happened in the early hours of Friday morning in Carlisle.

Reece Green, of Fernlea Way, Carlisle, has been charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and criminal damage. Green has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before North Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Monday 7th August.

The victim, a 56-year-old man from Carlisle, remains in a serious condition at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.