A DATING site has suggested that the number of people having an affair in Kendal is 615 - up 78 from the previous year.

Data published by IllicitEncounters has put the rise down to issues in lockdown, with a spokesman from the organisation saying the pandemic has amplified issues ‘ tenfold.’

The data ranks Kendal at 41 in the country with 3.057 per cent of the adult population believed to be cheating on their partner. The Infidelity Index uses data from over one million postcodes to show how many people are having affairs in each area. The results are based solely on the data from IllicitEncounters.com and are therefore only a reflection. As the overall data is only three per cent of the total adult population having relationships. IllicitEncounters.com's relationships expert Jessica Leoni explained how the numbers of affairs and the issues in relationships have been amplified by the Covid-19 lockdown. She explained: “Couples who probably wouldn’t even have dreamt of breaking up – are now running for the hills.”