Mark Kellet News Today

Every month we bring you a round up of the East Lancashire criminals jailed for breaking the law

A couple who robbed and assaulted a taxi driver at knife point in Burnley have been sentenced

A man drove at 80mph in a 30mph zone causing a nine minute police chase while high on cocaine

A man who said to his girlfriend he was "going to kill" her and punched her face has been sentenced

“Despicable” parents who inflicted a catalogue of cruel and serious injuries on their 20-month-old baby, “told a pack of lies” before blaming each other.

A judge has sent a warning to anyone thinking of using a false address in order to avoid penalty points for driving offences

Police have commended a Manchester woman, 60, for her bravery after she bit an intruders penis as he repeatedly raped her during a break-in at her home in Little Hulton, near Salford, in March last year.

Christopher Clark, 36, tracked down Emma Westwood, 36, and lunged at her with a broken bottle at her home in Sale, Greater Manchester.

Man who spiralled into drink and drugs set fire to house where young children slept after family falling out Paul Lamb, 28, was jailed for six years Updated Paul Lamb (Image: GMP) A man has been jailed after setting fire to the front and back exit of a house where a baby and young children were sleeping upstairs. Paul Lamb, 28, was seen hours before buying a water bottle from a Texaco garage before filling it up with petrol. He then set fire to the front door through the letterbox and lit a fi...

Paedophile sexually abused child then told her mother hed burn her house and left a petrol can as a warning Simon Fitzgerald, 29, was jailed for almost five years Manchester Crown Court (Image: MEN Media) Dont miss a thing thats happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accord...