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Police are trying to trace two men who they want to speak to following a serious assault in Blackpool. We were called at 10:38 hours on Friday 5th October to reports of an assault on Lytham Road. The victim – a man in his 20s – was in bed when he was attacked with what is […]
Police were called at 20:33hours on Monday (26 November) to reports a Vauxhall Corsa had been found crashed on Kellet Lane. The vehicle was travelling from Nether Kellet in the direction of Halton when it collided with a wall. Officers and paramedics attended but the driver- a 27-year-old Lancaster woman – was sadly pronounced dead […]
Two fire engines from Blackpool and South Shore were called to a fire involving a camper van on Talbot Road, Blackpool. Firefighters used two hose reels and two breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
In 2018, Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) purchased 3,000 giant poppies to help commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the end of World War One, the formation of the Royal Air Force and Armed Forces Day. Such is the response and generosity from local businesses and the public that BID managed to raise an extra […]
Police were called around 5:15 pm Friday (23 November) following reports of a collision close to junction 3 on the Westbound carriageway. The collision involved a Jaguar F-Pace R Sports car and a Peugeot 308. Emergency services attended and the driver of the Jaguar was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead […]
Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service is warning people not to fall foul of fake products and online scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Millions of shoppers will be on the lookout for bargains during these pre-Christmas sales, but criminals will also be trying to take advantage of those expecting to find offers which […]
Police looking for a missing woman have found a body. Aileen Rourke, 74, was last seen around 10am on Thursday 8th November in the Lytham Road area of Blackpool. A woman’s body was found on the beach at Walney Nature Reserve in Milnthorpe, Cumbria on 16th November. The body has been identified as Aileen Rourke. Her death is […]
Libraries across the county are getting ready to celebrate Lancashire Day on Tuesday 27 November, with a number of events taking place to mark the occasion. Lancashire Day dates back to 1295, when the county sent its first representatives to Parliament. This marked Lancashire’s move into the wider sphere of politics. Euxton Library will be […]
A former football coach has been jailed for 56 months for historical sex offences. Paul Whelan, 58, of Maida Vale, Thornton, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on Thursday 15th November. He was sentenced after pleading guilty to five counts of sexual offences against five young boys dating back to the late 1980’s and 1990’s. At the […]
Lancashire Fire and Rescue were called to reports of a fire at the Halfway Public House in Blackpool on Sunday evening. Four crews from Blackpool and a further one from each of South Shore and St Annes attended the blaze in an outbuilding on St Anne’s Road. The Fire Service believe it to be arson and […]
