AN INQUEST is due to held next week following the death of a woman from Kirkby Lonsdale.

Mary Raper, 86, died in Lancaster on January 4, 2020.

The inquest is due to take place on Tuesday, July 21, at 10am at Cockermouth Coroner’s Court.

The hearing is estimated to take one hour to come to a conclusion.

The coroner overseeing the inquest will be Dr Nicholas Shaw.

This is a formal investigation to determine how someone died.