Lancashire
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Following a prosecution by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service, two men trading together as Rockbank Motors Ltd, have been ordered to pay back £99,186 by Preston Crown Court in a hearing today (21 December). The traders involved, Mubasshar Azam and Amar Ahmed, who had garages in Darwen and Preston, were ordered to pay back […]
Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards experts are warning people to beware of rogue traders, phone scammers and pushy doorstep sellers. The warning follows suspicious activity that has been reported across the county over the last month. In Preston there have been reports of conservatory roof companies using aggressive sales tactics and in Chorley, residents have […]
Lancaster City Council has agreed to contribute £250,000 to help advance plans for a new Eden Project in Morecambe. On Wednesday (December 19) city councillors overwhelmingly agreed to part-fund the design and planning stage of the project. The council’s contribution represents a 25% share of the £1million cost of the next phase, with three other […]
The artistic talents of a Halton schoolboy saw him beat off competition from hundreds of rivals and design a Christmas card fit for the Queen. Ten-year-old Will Lakin has been chosen as the winner of the Mayor of Lancaster’s Christmas card competition and has won a VIP tour of Lancaster Town Hall with nine of […]
Lancashire Police has seized close to 1,700 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of more than £3m after raiding an address in Fleetwood. Police were called around 4.20pm on Friday (December 14) following reports a drugs set-up had been found at the former Store Twenty One store in Lord Street. Officers attended with two men, both […]
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was left with a serious facial injury following an assault in Morecambe. Police were called around 5.50pm yesterday (Sunday, December 16) to reports of a disturbance outside The Boardwalk pub in Marine Road West. It is believe a number of people had been arguing inside the pub […]
Detectives investigating a murder in Fleetwood have charged a man. Stephen Derbyshire, 33, of Hawthorn Drive, Fleetwood, has been charged with murder and common assault. He is due to appear before Blackpool Magistrates’ Court this morning (Monday, December 17th) Police launched a murder inquiry on Sunday, December 9th after Michael Hart was stabbed on Broomfield […]
Lancashire County Council is thanking the public and the media for the support received to a recent appeal asking people to come forward to adopt three sisters. During National Adoption Week in October, a special request was made to find a forever family for three sisters, Sophie aged five, Olivia aged two and one-year-old Poppy. […]
A man has died following a collision in Lancaster. It happened at around 3 pm on Tuesday (December 11) on the A6 Slyne Road close to the junction with Oxford Street. A Vauxhall Astra being driven by a 31-year-old local man clipped the wing mirror of an oncoming Volkswagen Touran and then collided head-on with a […]
Lancashire County Council is warning people to watch out for ice, with gritting crews treating roads earlier than usual today ahead of a freezing spell forecast over the weekend. The gritters are already out on the main routes in many parts of the county, with temperatures due to fall to freezing later this afternoon. The […]
