10+ hour, 2+ min ago   (372+ words) A disqualified driver led police on a high-speed 15-minute pursuit around the roads of Accrington. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the chase only came to an end after the car driven by Harry Wilson had been stopped using a stinger. District…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (418+ words) A Burnley HGV driver who admitted taking a lorry and trailer onto a Lancashire motorway despite believing it could be dangerous has been handed a community order. Kevin Ewens, 64, of Carholme Avenue, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (533+ words) TV star Georgia Harrison has warned that failure to take action on explicit images could lead children to suicide. The 31-year-old found fame on reality shows The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, but in recent years has turned…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (738+ words) A man who used social media to blackmail children from Lancashire into sending him indecent images of themselves has been jailed. Ethan Mason appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, September 9, where he was sentenced to four years in prison....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (310+ words) The following cases were heard by magistrates on September 7 and 8. Sasha Wright, 34, of Gatesgarth Road, Middleton, was given a community order at Blackburn Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £100 in compensation for assaulting two police officers in Blackburn and Haslingden…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (442+ words) A Blackburn-born man died from severe chest injuries after crashing into a metal car park barrier while riding a motorcycle near Rivington Hall Barn. Anthony Place, 38, died at the scene just off Rivington Lane on April 8 after riding the off-road-style…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (287+ words) A man threatened to put his ex-partner's windows through during a doorstep row when he returned their son. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard that the incident involving Andrew Pickup was witnessed by the child. Pickup, 37, of Holker Street, Darwen, pleaded guilty…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (243+ words) A disqualified driver panicked when he saw a police officer had spotted him behind the wheel of a car. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Haider Hussain sped off, failing to indicate and failing to give way to oncoming traffic, causing them…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (118+ words) Lancashire Telegraph Burnley man found not guilty of rape after no evidence offered A man who was due to face a rape trial this month has had the charge dropped after the prosecution offered no evidence. Liam Heavican, 26, of Chipping…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (249+ words) The following cases were heard by magistrates on Friday, September 4. Jonathan Fletcher, 30, of Canterbury Avenue, Blackburn, was fined £197 at Blackburn Magistrates' Court for being drunk and disorderly. The court heard Fletcher was drunk and disorderly in Byrom Street, Blackburn, on…...