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Stephen William McKenna, 64, of Burnley[1] Road East, Waterfoot, died when his red Lotus Esprit overturned on the exit slip road of the M65 at Burnley.
On Saturday, September 9, Stephen had just finished work at Alberts Surface Technologies in Blackbur…
Burnley Road (Image: Street View)A road has been closed overnight by police due to flooding.Burnley[1] Road in Hapton has been closed and the motorway has been blocked off a the A56 junction for Ramsbottom to Manchester Road.There was a full closure in…
The incident happened in the afternoon on Accrington Road and Rossendale Road (Image: Google Maps)Drivers have been told to avoid certain roads after a large fuel spillage in Burnley[1] today (Sunday, December 10).The incident happened in the afternoon…
Widespread disruption from Storm Elin is still affecting parts of the country By Emily Jane Davies[1] Published: 10:45, 10 December 2023 | Updated: 11:12, 10 December 2023
The worst of Storm Elin has passed after heavy r…
By Elizabeth Haigh[1] Published: 13:09, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 14:14, 9 December 2023
Gatwick[2] passengers are facing hours of delays after on Saturday after a system meltdown grounded flights.Passengers flying to …
Here is your morning travel report for Sussex on Friday, December 8.
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There have been reports of a crash in an East Sussex[2] village this morning. AA Traffic[3] N…
Lancashire Police Dog Unit 2024 calendar is now on sale – here’s where you can buy your copy.
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The canine crime-busters get to be stars again for 2024 – and they are available now!
The adorable calendars feature some of the well-loved, heroic PD’s who regularly help to catch criminals and make Lancashire a safer place.
Lancashire Police Dogs Unit calendar 2024
They sold out quick last year – so get your orders in today!
The calendars are available from reception desk at Blackpool (DHQ, Gerry Richardson Way).
They can also be purchased from Morecambe, Lancaster, Fleetwood, Preston, Chorley, Leyland, Skelmersdale, Burnley, Blackburn (Greenbank).
The calendars are £12.00.
A spokesperson said: “Since the relaunch of the fundraising calendar in 2020 we’ve overlooked the yearly increase of production costs but inevitably we have had to succumb to the price increase this year. As always ALL profit goes to @RetiredLancashirePoliceDogBenevolentFund (Charity Number 1200031)”
You can order the police dog calendar by email, with payment by bank transfer or PayPal.
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Blackburn[1] magistrates heard the officers discovered crack cocaine and heroin in the glovebox along with quantities of valium, morphine sulphate and pregabalin.
Paul Ludlum, who was the front seat passenger, admitted all the drugs belonged to him as …
Volunteers aged 13 to 16 were able to buy a range of knives at shops across Preston, South Ribble, Hyndburn, Burnley and Wyre.
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The underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire[2].
Officers from Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to undertake underage test purchases at 36 shops as part of vital work undertaken as part of Operation Sceptre this year.
This is a national knife crime awareness campaign, with intensified weeks of action against knife crime.
Underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire
Volunteers aged 13 to 16 were able to purchase a range of knives costing between £1.99 and £2.99 at seven shops across Preston[3], South Ribble[4], Hyndburn, Burnley[5] and Wyre.
They also undertook testing in Morecambe, Lancaster, Fylde, Ribble Valley, Rossendale and Pendle, but shopkeepers in these areas all adhered to ‘Challenge 25’ checks for young people.
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Councillor Michael Green, cabinet member for cabinet member for Health and Wellbeing said: “Carrying out test purchases to ensure that shops selling knives are doing so responsibly, is vital to protect our young people and the wider community against the horrors of knife crime.
“Our dedicated Trading Standards team work hard on undertaking test purchases, as well as educating shops about responsible ways to sell knives.
“The Trading Standards North West Young People’s Survey earlier this year sadly showed that one in five young people aged 14-17 surveyed, claimed to have witnessed an incident involving a knife.
“Whilst the large retailers are signed up to a government scheme this hasn’t been expanded to smaller shops. Our Lancashire officers are therefore working hard to ensure all shops selling knives are carrying out a Challenge 25 policy and reducing access to knives.”
Police have published the details of the top four people they are seeking in the region, and are appealing for the public’s help in tracking them down.
They are wanted for a variety of reasons, and if a member of the public has seen any of them, or has…