Lancashire County, England News

WO Neville Croucher, Flt Lft Rodney Scrase DFC, WO Maurice Macey, and Reg Wrigley , recreate the 1943 shot.

Firefighters are urging people to think twice before calling 999 after a dog managed to get itself caught in a fallen tree.

A prisoner who was missing for two months has been charged with 13 offences including indecent exposure and causing grievous bodily harm.

A MAN said to have been growing cannabis worth about A 6,000 at a garage will have his case heard at the crown court.

Daniel Thomas, 38, had immediately become aggressive when victim Claudine Shapcott returned home from a birthday celebration on May 6. Thomas, who had been looking after the children, ended up being arrested.

THE elections watchdog will continue to monitor Woking after it was included in a list of 15 specific areas where voters remained concerned about procedures.

AN APPRENTICE engineer who took his disabled grandad's vital motability car, smashed into two vehicles and wrote it off after a drinking spree, a court heard.

A WIGAN man is set to go on trial accused of receiving a stolen mountain bike worth 250 after he was stopped by police while riding it.

A notification about the plan to flatten Wesley Street Mill in Bamber Bridge has been sent to South Ribble Council and posted on the mill's gates.

Actor Ricky Tomlinson launches Clitheroe's eighth real ale festival with the Mayor of Clitheroe Coun.

Shaun Abbott, 33, was sentenced to 40 hours' unpaid work and to attend an alcohol programme.

Practicing lawyers, including ones in Preston, want a debate in the House of Commons on proposals by the Department of Justice to reform the legal aid system.

Celebrating are head Michelle Dodgson, and deputy Tony Lloyd, with pupils Amy Cameron, Jaydan Hanson-Beech, Jack Reed, Blythe Hutchison, Jamie Halshaw, Callum Wardle and Tyana Williams St Saviour's Community Primary School, in Bacup, was taken over by Michelle Dodgson in 2011 and since then, the teaching staff has completely changed with three new ... (more)

Adam Afzal, 15, was taken to hospital after being beaten up in a classroom at Sir John Thursby Community College in Burnley.

A member of the Blackburn Rovers ground staff scored an own goal when he found a seat ripped out during the derby match against Burnley.

A widow whose husband died of an asbestos-related illness is appealing for his ex co-workers to help lawyers investigate how he was exposed to the deadly dust.

A MAN has won a legal battle to have the remains of his parents and sister unearthed from beneath a disused church, so they can be laid to rest again.

BURNLEY, Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle and Hyndburn boroughs are to be closely monitored by Britain's election watchdog as it draws up new rules to stamp out vote fraud.

The 41-year-old woman was walking a terrier on land near the junction of Burnley Road and Crown Point Road, between 7am and 7.50am on Monday when she was assaulted.

A pair of rogue traders who travelled over 200 miles from Lancaster to target the elderly in Rhondda Cynon Taf have been prosecuted by the Council's Trading Standards team.