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New safe places to bin unwanted knives
February 03, 2020
Knife bins are being installed across Lancashire to give people a safe place to dispose of unwanted knives and sharp items.
Appeal and tribute following fatal collision
February 03, 2020
He can now be named as Umran Hussain Sodagar, 40, who was from Accrington.
Lancashire Constabulary rated as ‘outstanding for efficiency’ by Inspectorate
February 07, 2020
We have been rated as outstanding for efficiency following an inspection.
Man charged with murder
February 14, 2020
Joshua Titterington, 26, of Scotland Bank Terrace, Blackburn has been charged
Witnesses sought following serious collision in Preston
February 15, 2020
We were called at 00:24 hours on Saturday 15 February to Tag Lane at the junction with Mayfield Avenue. The collision involved a Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen C1.
Update following M6 closure
February 16, 2020
We were called by Cumbria Police at 5:35 hours today (16 February) after a vehicle failed to stop for their officers. The vehicle later entered the M6 in Lancashire and travelled the wrong way down the northbound carriageway.
UPDATE: Investigation underway after man dies in Oswaldtwistle
February 17, 2020
A man has been charged in connection with a murder investigation in Oswaldtwistle.
Nathan Scott Williams, 30, of Mount Pleasant Rd, Oswaldtwistle appeared before Blackburn Magistrates' Court this morning (17 February).
Appeal to trace wanted Blackburn man
February 20, 2020
Mohammed Rehan Awan, also known as Ronnie, is wanted by police in connection with an aggravated burglary on Devon Road, Blackburn on January 29.
Appeal after two robberies at Fleetwood shop
February 21, 2020
We are appealing for information following two robberies at a shop in Fleetwood in the last week.
Both took place at the Spar on Blakiston Street.
Gang jailed for 29 years after major thefts across Lancashire
February 21, 2020
Six members of an organised crime group, which operated mainly in north Lancashire and south Cumbria, appeared at Preston Crown Court this week (February 20th and 21st) to be sentenced for the parts they each played in a series of thefts carried out between April and September 2018.
Two more arrested in death probe
February 25, 2020
Police launched an inquiry after attending an address on Fir Trees Avenue, in the Grange area of the city
Appeal after large scale fight between football fans
February 26, 2020
We need to speak to these men after a large-scale fight between Burnley FC and Newcastle United fans at a pub in December.
It happened on Saturday 14th December, at around 4:25pm at the Turf Hotel on Yorkshire Street, Burnley.