Skelmersdale man to stand trial next year accused of murdering two women and dumping bodies in canal
(Tue 22/06)
A man accused of dismembering two women and dumping their bodies in canals will not stand trial until March 2011.
Lancashire man plunges to his death in Ecuador
(Fri 18/06)
A Lancashire man has been killed when his quad bike plunged 150m off a cliff in the remote mountains of Ecuador.
Student Fights for Life Following Fireball Prank
(Fri 18/06)
A Skelmersdale student is on life support after being set alight following an end of year party.
Man to face trial for abduction and rape of Lancashire 10-year-old
(Mon 14/06)
A man has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and rape of a 10-year-old girl in Fleetwood, Lancashire.
Scot sentenced to 7 years after Lancashire police smash drugs ring
(Mon 14/06)
A Scot has been jailed for seven years for his part in an international drugs and firearms racket that was smaashed in a Lancashire police operation.
Lancashire MP Andy Burnham named as a Labour leadership candidate
(Wed 09/06)
Lancashire MP Andy Burnham has been named as an official candidate in the running to be the next leader of the Labour Party.
Cumbria England shootings: calls for review on rules for legal guns
(Thu 03/06)
Derrick Bird - the man who killed twelve people and then killed himself in Cumbria - legally held the two guns he used in the carnage.
Thirty crime scenes in Cumbria England gun killing horror
(Wed 02/06)
Police in Cumbria say they are investigating more than thirty crime scenes after a taxi-driver went on a sickening drive of death armed with guns, killing at least 12 victims.
West Lancashire - Labour Hold for Rosie Cooper MP
(Fri 07/05)
Sitting Labour MP Rosie Cooper comfortably retained her West Lancashire seat after a hotly-contested battle with the Conservatives.
Gordon Brown heads to Lancashire in last-minute vote push
(Wed 05/05)
Gordon Brown made a final push to win votes in the key marginal seat of West Lancashire on Wednesday (5 May), with a whistle-stop tour of a Skelmersdale shopping centre.
Lancashire volunteers among Salford's naked matchstalk people
(Sun 02/05)
Hundreds of volunteers - including some from Lancashire and Cumbria - have stripped naked for a public photo shoot marking the 10th anniversary of the Lowry Gallery in Salford.
'Away with the Fairies' - Isle of Man to get exclusive fairy letter boxes
(Mon 26/04)
The Isle of Man government are planning to set up new letter boxes, exclusively for sending mail to fairies.
Three sentenced for horror Blackpool knife attack
(Mon 15/03)
Three Blackpool teenagers have been sentenced for their part in a horror knife attack that left their victim confined to a wheelchair.
Lancashire men in court over stolen £40 million Da Vinci masterpiece
(Tue 02/03)
Three suspected art thieves from Lancashire have appeared in court, charged with the theft of a £40 million Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.
Lancashire Police bust major drugs racket
(Mon 22/02)
Five people from Scotland are to be sentenced for their part in a huge drugs racket.
