He was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with injuries not believed to be life threatening.

Teenager taken to hospital after stabbing in Kendal

Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal will close for two years while it undergoes a £9.6m renovation.

Kendal art gallery to undergo multi-million pound renovation

A 55-year-old man has been charged with possession of a knife after a woman and a teenager were attacked in Kendal.

Police are asking people to help identify a man caught on CCTV after two separate assaults on women in Kendal.

Police in Cumbria believe attacks on a teenager and a woman in Kendal could be linked.

One of Cumbria's biggest annual events, the Kendal Mountain Festival, has begun. It's expected to bring up to 20,000 people to the town.


Head coach Eddie Jones has named an unchanged England side to take on South Africa in Saturday's final in Japan.

The bridge closed for the second time one week ago after divers found fresh damage to the crossing's foundations. 

Parkside Road in Kendal, which is part of the Victoria Bridge diversion, is closed until further notice. 

The original repairs to the bridge had to be undertaken after Storm Desmond caused extensive damage in 2015. 

The 150-year-old crossing over the River Kent was closed to vehicles and pedestrians on 23 July due to flood damage. 

Two vehicles were involved in the crash between Kendal and Shacklabank Lane. It's affecting traffic on the M6 between Sedbergh and Kendal.

Police were called to concerns for three people in the water. A 36-year-old man was taken to Furness General Hospital where he later died. 

A petition with more than 2,500 signatures demanding the upgrade of services at a Cumbrian hospital has been presented to Parliament today.

Police say incidents like this cause particular distress at a time of "heightened terrorist activity".