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Updated 18:24, 27 Apr 2026

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Top story: Knife-wielding Anthony Clarke jailed for 5 years after brutal Accrington street attacks

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SICK DEAL

Accrington Man Jailed for Sex Abuse After Offering Vape to 14-Year-Old Girl

RACE ATTACK

Accrington Man Pleads Guilty to Mosque Stabbing in Family Feud Attack

Accrington Stabbing: Young Man Seriously Wounded as Police Arrest Three and Hunt Witnesses

Lancashire Village in Shock as Neighbour Charged with Murder of Beloved Mother Zoe Crowther

Police Hunt Tattooed Man with Nose Stud Over Accrington Town Centre Girl Harassment

Lancashire Police Boost Patrols by 5,700 Hours to Blitz Anti-Social Behaviour Countywide

Speed Demon Adil Iqbal’s Sentence Raised to 15 Years After Pregnant Woman Killed in 112mph M66 Crash

M66 Tragedy: Speeding Driver’s Sentence Boosted to 15 Years for Fatal Crash Killing Pregnant Mum and Unborn Baby

Accrington Man Jailed for 12 Years After Deadly M66 Crash That Killed Pregnant Woman and Endangered Her Children

Knife-wielding Anthony Clarke jailed for 5 years after brutal Accrington street attacks

Knife-Wielding Accrington Robber Caught in 25 Minutes After Brutal Broadway Attack

Metal Bar Sex Attacker Dylan Tattersall Jailed Nearly 12 Years in Accrington After Victim’s Brave Photos Lead to Arrest

Missing Joanne Neild Last Seen Outside Accrington Tesco – Police Urge Public to Help Find 50-Year-Old Woman

Mystic Meg Dies Aged 81: Britain’s Beloved Astrologer and Sun Star Passes Away

Gang Jailed for 27 Years After Brutal Darwen Kidnap and 14-Stab Attack on Innocent Victim

Woman Killed on A56 After Mercedes Crashes Into Toyota – Police Seek Dashcam Footage

Woman Dies After Mercedes Drink-Drive Crash on A56 Accrington Bypass – Police Seek Witnesses

Woman Dies After Mercedes Rear-Ends Toyota on A56 Accrington Bypass, Driver Arrested for Drink Driving

Drink-Driver Arrested After Mercedes Flips Toyota on A56 Leaving Woman Seriously Injured

Woman Seriously Injured as Drink-Driver Mercedes Rear-Ends Toyota on A56 – Police Appeal for Witnesses

Serious Crash on A56: Drink-Drive Mercedes Hits Toyota, Woman Flipped and Critically Injured

£833k Drug Haul and Guns Seized as Four Gangsters Jailed in East Lancashire Bust

Accrington Drug Kingpin Patrick Gavin Jailed 12 Years in County Lines Crackdown on ‘Conspiracy Squad’ Gang

Accrington Drug Kingpin Patrick Gavin Jailed 12 Years in Major County Lines Crackdown on Child Exploitation

Six Jailed for 32 Years as Lancashire Police Smash ‘Conspiracy Squad’ County Lines Drug Gang Exploiting Children

Accrington Drug Gang Bosses Jailed for Over 30 Years After Daring Police Bust

Accrington’s ‘Soldier Line’ Drug Gang Slammed with 30+ Years Prison in Major Police Bust

Four Gangsters Jailed Over 30 Years in Major Accrington ‘Soldier Line’ Drug Bust

Speeding Driver Jailed for 3½ Years Over Death of 75-Year-Old Pedestrian in Blackburn

Callous Crack Addict Jailed for Life After Brutal Murder of Kind Pensioner Bill Howard in Accrington