Stories from Cumbria you might have missed

Sarah Perry represented the UK in the race competing against 71 others

A stranded goat rescued from a river and a teacher breaking the women's ultramarathon world record.

Here are five stories you might have missed this week.

Stranded goat prompts river rescue

Water trained fire officers were sent to retrieve the goat

An attempt to retrieve a goat, stranded at the bottom of a bridge arch, led to an emergency call-out to rescue its rescuer.

Three fire crews and police were sent to Longtown Bridge in Carlisle, Cumbria, after reports someone had gone into the water while trying to reach the animal.

They had managed to extricate themselves but, to "prevent a repeat incident", water trained fire officers were sent to retrieve the animal, Longtown Fire Station said in a post on Facebook.

Rescuers pushed the goat onto the bank where it was re-captured up river, in what the fire service described as a "satisfactory conclusion".

• Read more about the goat rescue here

Coroner's plea to halt fitness-to-drive 'lies'

Patricia Evans and her husband Martin were killed in a crash near Workington

A coroner has called for a change to the system that allows drivers to self-refer if they have medical conditions which affects their ability to drive.

Robert Cohen, assistant coroner for Cumbria, has written to the Department for Transport (DfT) following three deaths caused by motorists who had "lied" about their fitness to drive.

In a prevention of future deaths (POFD) report, Mr Cohen referred to a teacher from Carlisle and a driver from Sunderland who were both jailed after suffering medical episodes at the wheel prior to fatal crashes. Both had been advised not to drive.

The DfT said the government was "considering the current process of self-declaration".

• Read more about the coroner's call for change here

Dad motorbikes 1,250 miles in memory of baby son

James Titcombe is raising money for charity in memory of his baby son Joshua who died due to hospital errors

A father whose baby son died due to hospital errors is biking 1,250-mile (2,000km) across Vietnam in his honour on what would have been his 17th birthday.

Nine-day-old Joshua Titcombe was one of 11 babies and a mother who died at Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria, in 2008, due to major patient safety failings.

Ever since, his father James Titcombe has campaigned for improvements in care and his trip is to raise money for Baby Lifeline, a maternity safety charity.

"I think it's a bit of a distraction because I always get quite sad at this time of year, I'm doing this trip to remember him," Mr Titcombe said.

• Read more about James' journey here

Shipyard fire still under investigation a year on

Police are still investigating the fire that broke out at BAE last October

A fire at a nuclear submarine shipyard is still being investigated by police almost a year on.

It took firefighters about 15 hours to bring the blaze under control at BAE Systems in Barrow, Cumbria, on 30 October last year, which authorities said posed no nuclear risk.

A Cumbria Police spokesman said: "A police-led investigation, which includes officers liaising with a number of parties and organisations, remains ongoing."

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) confirmed the company had now complied with an improvement notice, issued after it emerged that five employees entered an area in the Devonshire Dock Hall facility when the fire was still raging.

• Read more about the shipyard fire here

Teacher breaks ultramarathon women's world record

Sarah Perry rings the bell following her 95th lap of the ultramarathon course

An ultramarathon runner has broken the women's record at a race in the United States where she ran almost 400 miles in 95 hours.

Sarah Perry, 34, a teacher from Cockermouth, Cumbria, ran 95 laps of the 4.167 mile (6.7km) course each hour, on the hour, at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships in Tennessee this week.

Representing the UK as one of four women out of the 72 runners at the competition, Ms Perry was the "last woman standing" at the end of the race, breaking the previous women's record of 87 laps.

After the race, she said: "I love entering races or challenges that I am not certain I can complete."

• Read more about the ultramarathon runner here