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A DRINK-DRIVER who was more than three and a half times the limit on a supermarket car park has been given a suspended jail term.

The shopkeeper had seen the thefts on his CCTV and when Kayley Marie Gray came to steal a third time he locked her in and called the police.

From axe-wielding pub goers to convicted sex offenders - January in East Lancashires magistrates courts have been very busy

Ajmal Sattar of Great Bolton Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and was jailed for six years.

A MUM and her two children have been left homeless days before Christmas after a house fire – just weeks after cancelling their home insurance…

Crews have issued safety advice after the blaze

A TEENAGER who was involved in organised football violence on Preston railway station has escaped a football banning order.

24 derelict sites in Sefton that could bring more than 900 homes to the borough Sefton Councils brownfield register lists sites including the old Bootle gasworks, former schools and a demolished pub that could all be redeveloped for housing 14:27, 16 APR 2021 Get the best local news with our MySefton newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up Now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be u...

Police get extra powers after two men stabbed just hours apart Both victims are in a stable condition in hospital and extensive police enquiries continue to identify those responsible. Updated (Image: Liverpool Echo) Make sure to subscribe to our Liverpool Echo daily newsletter for the biggest stories, straight to youInvalid 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 wil...

THESE are the crooks who have been put behind bars in 2021 so far. The Echo has compiled the biggest cases so far to come to court this year, with five crooks jailed. Sex offender Laurence Bourne, 68, was accused of abusing a child on numerous occasions in Basildon. He has been convicted of abusing a child over a three-year period 30 years ago. Bourne, of Brackendale Court, Basildon, was arrested in June that year as part of an investigation by Essex Police’s Quest team. He was la...