PETER John Cunliffe, 48, Holebeck Road, Barrow, has been found guilty of assaulting a woman.

He was given 250 hours of unpaid work to complete in the next 12 months and told to pay £200 compensation to Samantha Wright. He was also told to pay £620 costs when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates Court.

The offence happened at Barrow on October 11 this year.