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Looking back: Five years since floods hit the region

This week ITV Border are looking back at the floods in 2009 which affected thousands of people in a wide area, from Cockermouth and Keswick to Appleby and Dumfries.

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Police praise community support during 2009 floods

Colleagues of PC Bill Barker have been remembering him, five years after his death.

The father of four died when the Northside Bridge in Workington collapsed during the floods of 2009. Those on duty at the time say the support of the public helped them deal with the county-wide emergency, and the death of a friend.

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson is from Cumbria Police:

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