An MP turned sleuth to nail a criminal who stole her identity to carry out a series of lucrative swindles.
East Lancashire solider killed in Afghanistan named As L/Cp Jordan Dean Bancroft
(Mon 23/08)
A soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been named as Lance Corporal Jordan Dean Bancroft from Burnley.
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Who is The Stig? Paddy Power suspends betting
(Mon 23/08)
Leading bookmaking outfit Paddy Power have today suspended betting on the identity of The Stig from BBC’s Top Gear following a flood of bets on endurance racing driver Ben Collins. ... Read more
Lancashire MP blasts council in plans to "wall-up" wasps with terrified toddler
(Mon 23/08)
A Lancashire MP has blasted council officials who plan to "wall-up" a nest of wasps INSIDE a house where they have terrorised a three-year-old girl.... Read more
Lancashire toddler wins appeal against expulsion for attacking teachers
(Fri 20/08)
The mother of a boy - branded a violent menace and expelled from school at the age of four - has scored a legal victory to clear his name.
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West Lancashire MP turns detective to trap fraudster
(Tue 31/08)
An MP turned sleuth to nail a criminal who stole her identity to carry out a series of lucrative swindles.
East Lancashire solider killed in Afghanistan named As L/Cp Jordan Dean Bancroft
(Mon 23/08)
A soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been named as Lance Corporal Jordan Dean Bancroft from Burnley.
Who is The Stig? Paddy Power suspends betting
(Mon 23/08)
Leading bookmaking outfit Paddy Power have today suspended betting on the identity of The Stig from BBC’s Top Gear following a flood of bets on endurance racing driver Ben Collins.
Lancashire MP blasts council in plans to "wall-up" wasps with terrified toddler
(Mon 23/08)
A Lancashire MP has blasted council officials who plan to "wall-up" a nest of wasps INSIDE a house where they have terrorised a three-year-old girl.
Lancashire toddler wins appeal against expulsion for attacking teachers
(Fri 20/08)
The mother of a boy - branded a violent menace and expelled from school at the age of four - has scored a legal victory to clear his name.
Preston most dangerous place in UK for child road accidents
(Tue 17/08)
Preston is the most dangerous places for road accidents involving children in the country, statistics have shown.
Jack Straw - returning to the back benches of Parliament
(Fri 06/08)
Blackburn MP Jack Straw is to step down from frontbench politics after 30 years, he has announced.
Four men convicted of murdering Lancashire couple in house fire
(Mon 02/08)
A grieving Lancashire son has paid tribute to his "amazing" parents after four men were convicted of killing them in a house fire.
Lancashire grammar school mourns holiday death sixth-former
(Fri 30/07)
A Lancashire grammar school is in mourning for a promising sixth-former who died after falling from the balcony of a Spanish holiday apartment.
Man charged with murder of Blackpool nurse Jane Clough
(Thu 29/07)
A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Blackpool nurse stabbed to death last Sunday.
Scottish lorry driver admits raping woman in Lancashire 20 years later
(Tue 27/07)
A routine DNA check trapped a "dangerous" Scottish lorry driver who confessed to the brutal rape of a woman more than 20 years.
Lancashire MP fury at racist abuse on HM Treasury web site
(Tue 27/07)
West Lancs Labour MP Rosie Cooper has condemned George Osborne as 'amateur' over a Treasury web site that contained racist and bigoted comments.
Blackpool hospital murder horror - police arrest paramedic
(Mon 26/07)
An nurse was stabbed in a horror attack at a hospital and died in the emergency unit where she worked.
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Venables 'must face consequences' says James Bulger's mother
(Sun 25/07)
Denise Fergus, the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, is calling for a change in the law after it emerged that one of her son's killer is to get a new false identity.
Lady Boys of Bangkok on a sticky wicket in Manchester?
(Wed 14/07)
Never has cricket seen a "maiden bowled over" quite like this.
