POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of an Ulverston man.

Officers were called to a house on Beckside Road in the town on Thursday and discovered the body of 35-year-old Barry Atkinson.

A police spokesman said they visited the address following concerns about the occupant from neighbours.

Police said that they were not treating the death as suspicious but are investigating the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death.

Anyone who has seen Mr Atkinson during the past week is asked to contact the Ulverston and Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team on 101.