News - March
Former Army Cadet Captain jailed for child sex abuse
March 01, 2019
George Walker, 80, was a Lieutenant and later a Captain in the Army Cadets in Burnley and Haslingden in the 1970s.
Appeal after service station robbery
March 01, 2019
We were called at around 8pm on 25th February to reports of the incident at the Gulf Best One Service Station on Tag Lane.
Two men entered the store and made demands for money from the lone shop worker.
Teenager stabbed in Preston - Appeal
March 02, 2019
At that location a 17 year old girl was found with puncture wounds to her back.
Explosion at Fleetwood Nursing Home
March 02, 2019
Police, fire and the ambulance service are at the scene
Explosion at Fleetwood - Update
March 02, 2019
Emergency services responded to reports of an explosion at the home on Grange Road
Fleetwood Nursing Home explosion - appeal for information
March 03, 2019
Emergency services responded to reports of an explosion at the home on Grange Road yesterday afternoon
Appeal to trace missing woman
March 03, 2019
Elsie Nutter, 85, was last seen at her home address off Moor Lane at about 10.30am
Appeal after Blackburn robbery
March 05, 2019
At around 05:40 on Monday (4 March), a 33 year old man was robbed by two men while walking in an alleyway at the rear of Infirmary Street.
Appeal following Runshaw College disorder
March 05, 2019
Around 4pm yesterday (Monday, March 4) a group of young men confronted a rival group in relation to a prearranged fight.
Man missing from home
March 06, 2019
Jonathan Cudworth, 50, was last seen at his home address on St Andrews Road South, St Annes
Investigation underway after Preston stabbing
March 11, 2019
The incident in Preston comes as Lancashire Constabulary supports a week of action aimed at reducing knife crime.
UPDATE: Investigation after Preston stabbing
March 12, 2019
Detectives are continuing their investigation after a teenager was seriously injured in a knife attack in Preston at the weekend.
Robbery at Lancaster shop
March 13, 2019
We have released CCTV images of two men we would like to trace in connection with a knifepoint robbery in Lancaster.
Section 60 in place in Preston
March 13, 2019
This follows an incident on Sunday where a 14 year old boy suffered knife wounds
UPDATE: Concern for missing Amanda
March 14, 2019
Thanks to everyone who shared our appeal for Amanda Small, 44, who was missing.
She has been found safe and well this afternoon (14 March).
Man jailed for life for brutal murder
March 14, 2019
Atif Muhmood will serve at least 32 years in prison.
Man arrested after serious collision
March 18, 2019
The 38-year-old man was arrested at an address in Accrington
Appeal after man abducted and assaulted in Preston
March 18, 2019
The incident began on Walton Avenue, Penwortham, at about 10.15pm on February 28th. It is believed the 18-year-old victim was forced into the back of a silver BMW estate car at knifepoint before being driven to an industrial estate off Longridge Road.
Drug dealer jailed
March 18, 2019
32 year old Lee Anthony Gowan of Lydgate, Chorley, admitted possession with intent to supply class A controlled drugs.
Man and boy suffer serious injuries in Burnley collision
March 19, 2019
The incident occurred at around 2.45pm on Friday (March 15th) on Padiham Road at the junction with Barry Street, when a Ford Fiesta collided with a motorcycle.
Missing person search now being treated as murder
March 20, 2019
Police searching for missing Susan Waring, 45, from Darwen have arrested a man on suspicion of her murder.
Seven arrested after assault
March 20, 2019
Officers were called at about 3.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, March 19th) to Fishwick Parade, Preston, to reports of a stabbing.
UPDATE: 15 year old missing from home
March 20, 2019
The missing 15 year old boy who was last seen in Cleveleys has been found safe and well.
Public order incident in Blackburn
March 21, 2019
We were called at 16:33 hours today (21 March) to the report of an altercation between a group of people on New Chapel Street.
High Sheriff’s Young Citizen of the Year winner announced
March 22, 2019
A 21 year old from Lancaster has been named as the High Sheriff of Lancashire’s Young Citizen of the Year 2019.
Sophie Burba topped a list of more than 38 young and inspiring people from across the county who have made a real difference in their community.
UPDATE: Missing 16 year old girl found
March 24, 2019
The 16 year old girl who was missing from home in Lancaster has been found safe and well.
UPDATE: CCTV images released in Susan Waring investigation
March 25, 2019
Police investigating the disappearance of Darwen woman Susan Waring, 45, have released a CCTV image of a woman they believe could be her.
Ormskirk man jailed after driving car at his estranged wife
March 25, 2019
Mark Gibbons, 62, of Bold Lane, Ormskirk, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he admitted to deliberately driving a vehicle at his estranged partner in July last year.
Appeal after Leyland college disorder
March 25, 2019
Detectives investigating disorder close to a Leyland college are appealing for information to identify this man.
Around 4pm on March 4, a group of young men confronted a rival group in relation to a prearranged fight near Runshaw College.
Man jailed for manslaughter
March 25, 2019
Dylan Slater, 27, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tarro Grogan
Appeal to trace man's final movements
March 26, 2019
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a Burnley man’s final movements. Emergency services were called to an address on Florence Street at around 15:15 on Tuesday 19 March after the body of Andrew Forrest,49, had been found.
Man jailed for Accrington attack
March 26, 2019
A man has been jailed after assaulting a man with a baseball bat.
Daniel Halstead, 32, admitted wounding Paul Sanderson during an incident in Accrington in January.
Appeal after Lancaster collision
March 26, 2019
We were called at 08:50 on Monday 25 March to reports of the collision involving a Skoda Octavia and Mercedes Sprinter on Hornby Road.
A passenger in the Skoda – a 23 year old woman – was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary with serious chest and back injuries.
Missing woman found
March 26, 2019
Missing Grace Parker, 22, from West Yorkshire, has been found safe and well in Blackpool this afternoon.
Four arrested after Penwortham disorder
March 26, 2019
Four people have been arrested following a public order incident in Penwortham today (Tuesday, March 26).
Six arrested as part of investigation into Organised Criminal Gang
March 27, 2019
The men, aged between 18 and 31, were arrested in a series of dawn raids
UPDATE: Have you seen missing Courtney?
March 28, 2019
A teenager who went missing from Chorley has been found.
Courtney Ambrose was found safe and well today (Thursday, March 28) in the Chorley area.
Six charged in connection with investigation into Organised Criminal Gang
March 28, 2019
The men, aged between 18 and 32, were arrested in a series of dawn raids at address in Preston, Penwortham and Longridge yesterday
Two arrested following death of Burnley man
March 29, 2019
Two people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the death of a Burnley man.
Knives taken off Lancashire’s streets
March 29, 2019
More than 180 knives have been handed into police in Lancashire as part of a major national campaign aimed at tackling knife crime.
Operations Sceptre, which took place between March 11 and March 15, saw dozens of weapons handed into police stations across the county.
Cyclist injured in collision
March 29, 2019
The man, 69, from Rishton, was riding his Cannondale Synapse along Stonygate Lane, Ribchester
Two men stabbed in Skelmersdale
March 30, 2019
We are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in Skelmersdale today (Saturday, March 30).
Police were called around 12.45pm after two men were found with stab wounds in Southway close to the job centre.
UPDATE: Search for missing Burnley woman
March 31, 2019
A woman who went missing from Burnley has been found.
Hannah Wilkinson was found overnight in the Nelson area.
Motorist injured in Bamber Bridge collision
March 31, 2019
A man has been seriously injured following a collision in Bamber Bridge today (Sunday, March 31).
Around 2.20am today a black Mercedes C180 car was involved in a collision at the junction with Chorley Road and Renshaw Drive.
Appeal launched to find missing Darwen man
March 31, 2019
We are appealing for information about a man missing from Darwen.
Christopher Ashworth, 33, was last seen around 7.30am today (Sunday, March 31) in the Birch Hall Avenue area.