5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (622+ words) Bury drivers using illegal number plates may soon find themselves in trouble after the Government announced a nationwide crackdown as part of a major effort to tackle organised crime. The Department for Transport is funding the new National Roads Policing…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (273+ words) Two people have died following an incident in Blackburn, triggering a major police presence this morning, the Lancashire Telegraph understands. A large cordon was in place in Hardman Street and Stansfeld Street in the town from around 9am today (Monday, September…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) Drivers who share videos celebrating dangerous driving are “reprehensible” and individuals need to “step up and take responsibility” after recent tragedies. This comes after the death of seven people, five of them between 17 and 23, and two of them police officers,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1045+ words) A Bury businessman who says he has overcome alcohol addiction, built his own businesses and spent more than a year fighting for PTSD and ADHD treatment claims he has now been left homeless and struggling after the system failed him....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) People across Bury joined communities nationwide as the country marked the inaugural National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism. The day of remembrance and reflection, held on August 21, recognises the devastating impact terrorism has on individuals, families, communities and…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (897+ words) The family of one of the two officers killed when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 dual carriageway crashed into their police vehicle said he was “our hero” who was “always on public duty”. Pc Tom Clough, 38, died…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (552+ words) Officers had aborted the pursuit of a car believed to be using cloned plates seconds before it crashed into a different police vehicle on the A66 near Middlesbrough, killing seven people, the police watchdog said. Five males aged between 17 and 23 years…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (390+ words) A 16-year-old boy was among seven males who were killed when a car travelling the wrong way along a dual carriageway near Middlesbrough crashed into a police vehicle. Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Theo Rae, 17, Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Jacob Matusiak, 23, and Makai…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (772+ words) A father who died alongside his wife and teenage daughter after entering the sea off the Sussex coast was a Palestinian refugee called Hossam Al-Khawas. Mr Al-Khawas, named by the Palestinian embassy on Wednesday, is thought to have gone into…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1014+ words) The Prime Minister has warned of the dangers of open water swimming as he called the deaths of a mother, father and their teenage daughter who got into difficulty in water off Sussex “a terrible family tragedy”. Andy Burnham said…...