Police are warning people to be vigilant after receiving information that counterfeit £20 notes could be in circulation in the Lancaster and Morecambe areas. Shoppers and businesses are being urged […]
Appeal after John O'Gaunt Rowing Club's boat engines stolen
Police are appealing for information after two valuable boat engines were stolen from a rowing club in Skerton at the weekend. It is believed the John O’Gaunt Rowing Club building […]
Gang jailed for over 34 years following poker game robbery
Five men involved in a robbery where poker players were threatened with machetes have been jailed for a total of 34 years and seven months. A group of men had […]
Caton public toilets vandalised again, Council counts cost
Public toilets at the Bull Beck picnic site in Caton could be closed indefinitely, following a further spate of vandalism to the building this weekend that will cost Lancaster City […]
Local graduates land job roles through knowledge exchange
Knowledge partnerships between the University of Cumbria and a local business are resulting in exciting employment opportunities for local graduates. 26-year-old Dan Strong from Penrith, has landed a role as […]
Reward offered as manhunt for dangerous and predatory offender continues
CrimeStoppers have offered a reward for information about wanted man Ivan Leach. The charity is offering up to £3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Leach, who […]
Jail for Lancaster canalside robber
Nathan Holden 21-year-old Heysham resident Nathan Holden has been jailed for four years his part in a robbery on Lancaster Canal earlier this year. Holden was with two teenagers when […]
Local author Christie Cavendish set for new library event
Morecambe Library is hosting a new local crime author event on Saturday 3rd November 2012. It’s a chance to meet local writer Christie Cavendish, whose first novel, Family Deceit, has […]
Lancaster gets set to ‘Light Up’ with major local arts promotion
It’s not only fireworks that will be lighting up Lancaster this November. On Friday 2nd November – the night before Lancaster’s Fireworks Spectacular – the city hosts a new free […]
Lancashire police part of urgent national manhunt
Lancashire police are hunting for a man described as a dangerous and predatory who is believed to have committed a serious sex offence while on the run. Ivan Leach, also […]