tagged w/ Lancashire
-
Dozens of people were arrested and several injured during a rally organised by the controversial far right EDL in Lancashire. Hundreds of police used dogs, riot gear and a helicopter to control the English Defence League protest and a counter-demonstration organised by Unite Against Fascism, in Victoria Square, Bolton.Dozens of people were arrested and several injured during a rally organised by the... more
-
-
Thieves stole a couple's garden path during the night. Mick Tempest and partner, Claire Inman, from Earby, Lancashire, awoke to seven holes where paving slabs had once been.
The couple slept soundly, not hearing a thing - and no witnesses have come forward.
As it turns out this isn't the first theft of its kind in the area. The slabs are York stone and that's quite expensive apparently.Thieves stole a couple's garden path during the night. Mick Tempest and partner,... more
-
-
Sara Watson, an art student at the University of Central Lancashire, has created a nearly invisible car…through the use of a clever trompe l’oeil paintjob.Sara Watson, an art student at the University of Central Lancashire, has created a... more
-
-
Jacques Rudolph fields and returns a loose cricket ball in the Yorkshire v Lancashire Twenty20 match on May 29th, 2009, and takes out a pigeon with the accuracy of an patriot missile.
Rumours that Jacques marked up a crossed out pigeon icon on his locker after the match remain unfounded.Jacques Rudolph fields and returns a loose cricket ball in the Yorkshire v Lancashire... more
-
-
Second year art student (and one of our Facebook friends) Sara Watson made an abandoned parked car “disappear” by painting it to blend in with it’s surroundings. See the before and after pics as well...Second year art student (and one of our Facebook friends) Sara Watson made an... more
-
-
After a controversial new report was been leaked by the Deputy Chief Constable of Lancashire Police Michael Cunningham to Police Review magazine. Several Police forces across England have now stopped their practice of arresting gay men and heterosexual couples who have sex in public. It is believed Greater Manchester Police is the first with Merseyside following suit.
Gay Rights Groups such as OutRage! and campaigners such as Peter Tatchell have long argued that police actions against gay men who meet for sex in public are homophobic and vilify the entire gay community for what is a largely unpolicable offense.
In the 21 page secret document he calls for his own and fellow police forces to stop their current crackdown on sex in public places, in particular the arrest of gay men who he claimed. "police actions at toilets and cruising grounds had alienated gay men". and as a result "Acts of suicide and self-harm by persons who may have been arrested, charged or come into contact with the police in such a situation have happened in various parts of the country," he said.
"It is not for the police to take the role of moral arbiter, the police role is to ensure that any complaints are dealt with fairly and professionally and that where individuals are engaged in lawful activity they may do so safely. "The impact of enforcement can also be severe and rarely resolves the community problems associated with the existence of a public sex environment.
"This impact can be extreme and can include humiliation, breakdown of relationships and the 'outing' of men living in an opposite sex relationship being perceived as 'gay.'"After a controversial new report was been leaked by the Deputy Chief Constable of... more
-
-
End of school parties used to mean bringing your board games into school and not having to wear school uniform. Oh how the times have changed.
A school in a picturesque Lancashire village has been forced into helping several of its pupils get emergency contraception after an end of term party turned from jelly and ice cream to unprotected sex and underage drinking in the village square.
According to witnesses, there was "a disturbingly high number of girls" having sex, most of which were too drunk to know what they were doing. The witnesses went on to describe how 'all hell broke loose' at the party with one boy needing an ambulance after collapsing.
Looking forward to the school reunion...End of school parties used to mean bringing your board games into school and not... more
-
-
An East Lancashire religious leader is giving up emails for Lent because he believes it is "good to talk"
Canon Peter Ballard, director of education for the Diocese of Blackburn, says he will be going email free for 40 days. The aim is to promote thought and discussion on how people communicate in their daily lives.
An East Lancashire religious leader is giving up emails for Lent because he believes... more
-
-
After the unmotivated and awful murder of 14-year-old Lancashire student Jessica Knight, a 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident in which Jessica is said to have been brutally stabbed more than 30 times.
Reports on the incident indicate that the schoolgirl was ambushed whilst walking home along an overgrown shortcut in Chorley, Lancashire. Other details are still unknown regarding this incident.
After the unmotivated and awful murder of 14-year-old Lancashire student Jessica... more
-
-
Following the shooting of a woman officer during a pub robbery, a man has been arrested and detained whilst investigations are under way.
Police dog handler, Katie Johnson had been sent to report on a raid at Preston's Hosptial Inn, when she was shot at repeatedly, suffering 12 pellets to her leg by a man in a balaclava who had ignored her colleagues orders to drop his weapon.
Searches are under way for a second man in what police say is "an incredibly serious situation". With Lancashire Police's Acting Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham saying: "This was an incredibly violent incident - the level of violence was extreme." Following the shooting of a woman officer during a pub robbery, a man has been... more
-
