Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets mother of Jamie Bulger in Blackburn

3:22pm Thu 11 Mar 10

JACK Straw today met the mother of Jamie Bulger in Blackburn amid a row over the identity of one of the ...

Ramsbottom MP denies expenses fraud

2:48pm Thu 11 Mar 10

RAMSBOTTOM MP David Chaytor, who is accused of expenses fraud, pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court for ...

All aboard Darwen's new route to fitness

1:00pm Thu 11 Mar 10

A TRAVELLING bus with a mobile gym and kitchen area will be piloted in Darwen.

Lancashire rated one of best police forces

12:21pm Thu 11 Mar 10

LANCASHIRE has been hailed as one of the best performing police forces in the country.

Anger over plans to close 3 waste recycling centres in East Lancashire

12:00pm Thu 11 Mar 10

COMMUNITY leaders have reacted angrily over plans to close three waste recycling centres as part of cost-cutting ...

Man guilty of Blackburn murder

11:20am Thu 11 Mar 10

UPDATE: A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Blackburn found guilty of murder has been jailed for life today.

Crackdown on sexual explotation in Blackburn helps 385 young women

11:00am Thu 11 Mar 10

SOME 385 young women have been offered protection as part of a crackdown on sexual expoitation in Blackburn less ...

Death of Blackburn girl, 11, on icy path was 'tragic accident'

10:30am Thu 11 Mar 10

THE death of an 11-year-old who slipped on ice as she made her way to school was a ‘tragic accident’, a coroner ...

100 motorists stopped in Nelson police crackdown

10:28am Thu 11 Mar 10

NEARLY 100 motorists were stopped in a crackdown on dangerous or irresponsible drivers in Nelson.

Arrests in Blackburn and Accrington in 'crash for cash' probe

9:30am Thu 11 Mar 10

UPDATE: Police believe they have cracked a major ‘crash for cash’ insurance fraud ring after making eight ...