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• Police are investigating an arson attack on a Horwich recycling plant.

  By  Karenh2009 at 12:26 on 01/09/10

  

  Between 11pm on Bank Holiday Monday, 30 August 2010, and 2.15am the following day, Tuesday, 31 August 2010, offenders started a fire in one the warehouses containing waste at the Horwich Recycling Centre on Chorley New Road. The fire took hold in the large warehouse and remains ablaze. A number of road closures were put in place, including Chorley New Road between Ramsbottom Road and Victoria Road, while emergency services deal...

• Boy charged with Penwortham carjacking

  By  Karenh2009 at 12:18 on 01/09/10

  

  A 16 YEAR OLD BOY from Preston has been charged in connection with a carjacking robbery in Penwortham last month.   The 16 year old from Penwortham has been charged with robbery, dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance and attempting to pervert the course of justice.   He was remanded to appear before Chorley Magistrates court on 01 September 2010. The incident occurred on Wednesday 4th...

• Closure Order granted on Adlington house

  By  Karenh2009 at 19:15 on 31/08/10

  

  A HOUSE in Adlington which has been at the centre of serious nuisance and disorder for the last 12 months has been closed down by police.   This afternoon Chorley Magistrates granted a Closure Order at the address on Bolton Road.   This follows months of evidence gathering by the local Neighbourhood Policing Team, working closely with Chorley Borough Council and local residents about persistent nuisance and...

• Police release Evofit and appeal for information

  By  Karenh2009 at 16:15 on 18/08/10

  

  POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was followed home and verbally abused and threatened as she walked her dog in Bamber Bridge.   The woman, in her 70’s, was out walking her dog at around 06.20am on the 8th of August in Withy Grove Park. As she walked through the park near to the children’s play area, she saw three dogs that were off their leads. She asked a man who appeared to be their owner to...

• Chance to have stolen items returned

  By  Karenh2009 at 11:35 on 16/08/10

  

  POLICE are inviting any residents in Adlington who have had items stolen from their gardens to come Adlington police station to see if they recognise anything after a number of items were recently seized by police.   Over the last 18 months, Adlington Neighbourhood Policing Team has been made aware of a number of thefts of garden items in the area and recently, information gathered during investigations led police to seize a...

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