10+ hour, 4+ 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, 53+ 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…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (105+ words) A dangerous vehicle with no working brakes has been seized by police in Leyland. The vehicle was stopped around the area of Hillbrook Road after being spotted speeding by the South Ribble Neighbourhood Team. Officers said the rider tried to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (137+ words) Police have issued an appeal for a wanted Padiham man. Police are appealing for help to find Macauley Mulvaney, 30, who is wanted on recall to prison. He is described as 5ft 9in tall, slim, with brown hair and brown eyes. Mulvaney has…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (231+ words) A shop worker absconded from police during a raid on a Rossendale shop selling illegal cigarettes. Two shops were targeted last week in a joint operation between Lancashire County Council’s trading standards team and Lancashire Police More than 120 packets of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (390+ words) Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has described having anxiety as a feeling of “impending doom”, as she discussed the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. The 34-year-old actress played Whitney Dean in the long-running BBC soap for 16 years, first…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (315+ words) Five new safety cameras are being rolled out to improve road safety on Lancashire roads, police have confirmed. The Sentio Shield cameras, designed to monitor vehicle speeds and deter dangerous driving, will replace existing Gatso cameras "at Lancashire locations where…...

4+ day, 6+ 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   (499+ words) A traffic warden 'did not break any rules' when he blocked an alleyway to hand out a ticket, a resident has been told. The Blackburn resident complained to the council after spotting the traffic attendant parked across an alleyway for…...