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Troubled Haslingden mum steals takeaway's charity box

8:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A WOMAN from Haslingden has been found guilty of snatching a charity box from a takeaway.

Colne shop assistant denies groping 11-year-old girl as she buys sweets

7:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

AN assistant allegedly groped an 11-year-old girl’s breasts when she went into a Colne corner shop to buy sweets after school, a jury heard.

Burnley axe attacker jailed for 18 months

Jolee Hayman

6:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

AN axeman who attacked a victim in the street after hurling racial abuse at him has been locked up for 16 months.

Retired binman suffers severe head injuries in Nelson attack

Leeds Road, Nelson, where Dave Hutchinson was attacked

5:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

A GRANDFATHER was in a critical condition in hospital last night after he was attacked walking to a shop.

Pup left behind bars as owner held in Blackburn court

Tinker, the nine-month-old Cane Corso, waits for his owner

10:05am Tuesday 18th June 2013

MAGISTRATES had no regard for puppy love when they ordered a homeless man to stay within the court precincts in order to wipe out his fines.

Accrington man denies committing indecent acts outside coffee shop

4:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

A 22-year-old man has appeared in court after allegedly committing indecent acts on three separate occasions while sitting outside a Costa Coffee shop in a busy pedestrianised town centre street.

Raiders steal silver from Accrington church

Deacon George Wood inside Accrington’s New Jerusalem Church

2:55pm Monday 17th June 2013

THE deacon of a church which had £10,000 of communion silverware stolen has slammed the thieves as 'despicable'.

Police hunt for teenage Blackburn flasher

2:48pm Monday 17th June 2013

A TEENAGE flasher who struck three times in Blackburn is being hunted by police.

'Not unjust' to jail Accrington three-strike burglar

Jordan Buckley

2:38pm Monday 17th June 2013

A JUDGE jailed a ‘three-strike’ burglar who raided a couple’s home as they slept in the early hours, despite a plea from his barrister it would be unjust.

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall jailed for 15 months for indecent assault

Hall arriving at Preston Crown Court this morning

1:19pm Monday 17th June 2013

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted 14 counts of indecent assault against girls as young as nine.

Two arrested after raid on Accrington drugs farm

11:51am Monday 17th June 2013

A CANNABIS farm, thought to have a street value of £20,000, has been discovered at an Accrington farm.

Knifemen in £3,000 raid on Darwen store

11:06am Monday 17th June 2013

TWO robbers armed with a 10-inch kitchen knife forced a terrified shop assistant to hand over more than £3,000 in takings.

Pendle building firm pair deny fraud and unfair practice

4:12pm Monday 17th June 2013

TWO men running a building firm are facing trial at Burnley Crown Court after denying fraud and unfair practice allegations.

Warning on Blackburn green belt building proposal

3:46pm Monday 17th June 2013

PLANS to build 4,000 executive homes on ‘green belt’ land on the outskirts of Blackburn with Darwen risks seeing valuable countryside ‘concreted over’, a senior councillor has warned.

Crimewatch roadshow heads to Blackburn

3:16pm Monday 17th June 2013

BBC One’s Crimewatch Roadshow will be live from Blackburn on Tuesday.

Accrington man sold cannabis to boost his income

3:11pm Monday 17th June 2013

A CANNABIS dealer caught by police owned up to selling drugs for 18 months, Burnley Crown Court heard.

Burnley mum attacked former best friend in the street

4:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

A YOUNG mum who attacked her former best friend outside the victim's home was stressed as her mother had just undergone cancer surgery, a court heard.

Thieves target Burnley hotel

2:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

THIEVES stole hundreds of pounds in cash and a flatscreen television during a late-night raid at one of Burnley's most popular hotels.

Nelson woman stole cash from charitable firm for people with learning difficulties

11:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

A CHARITABLE company which offered educational opportunities to students with learning difficulties is set to fold after a senior administrator stole more than £12,000 in fees.

Darwen man doused himself with diesel and brandished a samurai sword

11:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

A MAN who doused himself in diesel before calling police and brandishing a Samurai sword has been handed a community order.

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