JANUARY

 

Teenagers arrested and bailed after alleged assault in Blackburn posted on Facebook (54,974 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Facebook

Three teenage girls were arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault following a video being posted online.

The video, which was posted on Facebook, showed one girl pulling the hair of another, kicking her and punching her in the face. READ MORE HERE...

 

Blackburn charity canal jumper seriously injured after missing water (30,211 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Police said Mr Elliott was reportedly ‘drunk’ at the time

A MAN suffered serious head and chest injuries when he jumped off a canal bridge for charity but missed the water.

Witnesses said Lewis Elliott had stripped to his underwear and was aiming for Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

But he slipped as he climbed over a barrier and hit the tow path instead. READ MORE HERE...

 

FEBRUARY

 

Blackburn boy, 13, rapes sister, 8, after watching porn on Xbox (81,049 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy admitted raping his eight-year-old sister after watching pornography on a friend's Xbox.

The case has reignited the debate over children’s access to porn, with a rape charity calling for tighter restrictions. READ MORE HERE...

 

Mum and boyfriend released on bail after baby mauled to death by dog in Blackburn (56,312 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Blackburn toddler Ava-Jayne Marie Corless

A MOTHER and her boyfriend were released on bail pending further enquiries after a dog mauled an 11-month-old baby to death in Blackburn.

Police confirmed that a detailed investigation was underway following the death of baby Ava-Jayne Marie Corless. READ MORE HERE...

 

MARCH

 

Blackburn red van man warning to parents (26,969 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Staffa Crescent

PARENTS were told to be on alert after two young girls were approached in Blackburn by a man driving a red van.

Police said a nine-year-old girl had been told to get in the vehicle while the other girl, aged six, had run home after the man began to talk to her. READ MORE HERE...

 

Murder probe as woman, 40, killed in Rawtenstall (24,258 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Murder probe underway after body found in Rawtenstall

A MURDER investigation was launched after a woman was stabbed to death in a street.

The woman, named locally as Chez, was attacked near her home in Rawtenstall. READ MORE HERE...

 

APRIL

 

VIDEO: Queen in Blackburn for Maundy Thursday service (19,926 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: HRH Queen Elizabeth II visits Blackburn Cathedral for Maundy service 17/04/2014

Our live coverage of the Queen's visit included video footage of HRH arriving in Blackburn. We also spoke to excited locals and uploaded an extensive picture gallery of the event. READ MORE HERE...

 

Police search for missing Blackburn teen (18,132 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

POLICE were appealing for information about a 15-year-old boy who was missing from his home in Blackburn. READ MORE HERE...

 

MAY

 

Body found confirmed as missing Burnley teen (72,627 views)

Lancashire Telegraph: Declan Edwards, 16,

POLICE confirmed that the body found at Rowley Park was that of teenager Declan Edwards.

The body was found by police officers in woodland at Rowley Park, Rowley Lane. READ MORE HERE...

 

Clitheroe school yearbooks recalled after pupil's indecent exposure in photo (34,976 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A HIGH school was forced to recall 240 leavers’ yearbooks after a 16-year-old pupil indecently exposed himself in a group photograph.

He managed to play the ‘practical joke’ while the picture was being taken for the annual publication for year 11 leavers at Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe. READ MORE HERE...

 

JUNE

 

Teen leaps to death from Accrington multi-storey car park (49,950 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A TEENAGE girl died after jumping from a multi-storey car park.

The 17-year-old was the fifth person in five years to die after falling from the top of Accrington’s Arndale Centre. READ MORE HERE..

 

East Lancashire schools on snatch alert after incident (31,786 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

SCHOOLS were asking parents and pupils to be alert after a teenage girl reported that she had been approached by a man in a car.

Police were informed about the incident after the girl said that a man in a distinctive green car had made an advance towards her. READ MORE HERE...

 

JULY

 

Woman's body found in Darwen woodland (57,327 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

POLICE cordoned off an area of Darwen following the discovery of a 59-year-old woman's body.

Grimshaw Street was closed between Sough Road / Pole Lane and Spring Vale Road from around 8pm after the woman was found in woodland close to the road by members of the public. READ MORE HERE...

 

AUGUST

 

MURDER PROBE: Blackburn man died of single stab wound, police reveal (120,084 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A MAN who died after suffering fatal injuries at a house in Blackburn was stabbed, murder probe police have confirmed.

Officers confirmed that 29-year-old Bilal Saddique died from a single stab wound to his left leg. READ MORE HERE...

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Blackburn man stabbed to death (58,008 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A MURDER investigation was launched after a teenager was stabbed to death following a disagreement.

Neighbours described the harrowing moment they saw 18-year-old Ashley Meadowcroft fighting for his life on the pavement and screaming for help after receiving a single stab wound to the chest. READ MORE HERE...

 

OCTOBER

 

UPDATE: Two men killed in Accrington smash (76,282 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

TWO people were killed and four others seriously injured after a two-car crash in Accrington.

The collision between a Mercedes and a Vauxhall Vectra happened at the crossroads outside the Asda superstore in Hyndburn Road. READ MORE HERE...

 

NOVEMBER

 

Watch Leeds United fans trash popular Blackburn pub - forcing it to close... (66,731 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A POPULAR pub in Blackburn was forced to close after being trashed by Leeds United fans.

Andrew Ibbotson, manager of The Postal Order, said the pub was full to capacity in the hours before Saturday’s Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park when about 30 away fans started causing trouble. READ MORE HERE...

 

DECEMBER

 

HOLY SMOKE: £250k drugs farm found inside former East Lancashire church (18,471 views)

Lancashire Telegraph:

A HUGE cannabis farm with almost £250,000 of plants was discovered inside a former Burnley church.

Officers discovered the haul of around 600 plants at Burnley Lane Baptist Church and Institute after a tip-off from a member of the public. READ MORE HERE...