Summary

  • Cammell Laird strike action 'suspended' for four weeks

  • Rail chaos report: 'Put passengers first', says regulator

  • North West MEP Paul Nuttall quits UKIP

  • £300m plan to regenerate Blackpool unveiled

  • Tributes pour in for Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley

  1. Fisherman's Friend tycoon and philanthropist diespublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Doreen Lofthouse spread the lozenge's appeal around the world but never forgot her Lancashire roots.

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  2. On-the-run drug dealer found in Spanish strip clubpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Dominic McInally had been a fugitive for six years when he was captured in Marbella, police say.

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  3. Peter Sutcliffe died days after Covid diagnosispublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The serial killer died shortly after he was placed under palliative care, an inquest hears.

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  4. Four held as police raid £500k cannabis farmpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The sophisticated set-up in Droylsden is though to be linked to a gang involved in people trafficking.

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  5. Garden shed 'drugs laboratory' found by policepublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    The set-up had the potential to "cause serious health risks" to neighbours, police say.

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  6. Man charged with murder over woman's stabbingpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    A man will appear in court later charged with killing 49-year-old Simone Ambler in Blackpool.

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  7. Boy, 15, and two adults charged after dog theftpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, are due to appear before magistrates later charged with the theft of two dogs from outside a shop.

    The dogs reunited with their ownersImage source, Cheshire Police
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    The dogs reunited with their owners

    The black Labradors were taken from the street outside a Marks & Spencer store on Beam Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, on Saturday.

    Police said, external the dogs were found in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and reunited with their owners.

    A 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman and the 15-year-old, all from Stoke-on-Trent, have been charged with theft.

  8. Protester left exposed in underwear during arrestpublished at 22:05 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asks police for a "full explanation" of Saturday's incident.

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  9. Town faces surge testing over Covid variantpublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    The government says it is taking action after the South African variant is detected in Bolton.

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  10. Man jailed for raping 'lost in park' womanpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Phillip Leece initially pretended to help the woman before attacking her in secluded woodland.

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  11. Silting and low tides lead to IOM ferry disruptionpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Daytime sailings between the Isle of Man and Lancashire have been scrapped, the ferry operator says.

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  12. Lancs hopeful over Iyer shoulder injurypublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    New Lancashire signing Shreyas Iyer is to undergo shoulder surgery following his injury in India's ODI against England.

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  13. People enjoy the great outdoors as measures easepublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The lifting of lockdown restrictions means outdoor sport facilities have been able to reopen.

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  14. Bird flu outbreak at Cheshire poultry farmpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    While the public health risk is "very low", officials establish a temporary restriction zone.

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  15. Three teenagers charged with canal murderpublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Three appear in court after the discovery of Scott Anderton's body in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

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  16. Dambusters hero sign spelled wrong for second timepublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Barnes Wallis Way is named after the inventor of the bouncing bombs used in the World War Two raid.

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  17. Sussex game switched due to insect issuepublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    Sussex move their opening County Championship game to opponents Lancashire's ground after an infestation of daddy longlegs larvae.

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  18. CCTV released in hunt for dog thievespublished at 10:15 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    CCTV pictures have been released by police after two dogs were untied and stolen from outside a shop.

    A still from the CCTV footageImage source, Cheshire Police

    The two black Labradors were secured by their owner outside the Marks & Spencer store in Beam Street, Nantwich, on Saturday evening, Cheshire Police said., external

    Officers said they wanted to speak to the two men in the CCTV footage about the theft.

    Det Sgt Vicki Shelton said: "The dogs’ owner is understandably deeply upset. Pets are part of the family and having them stolen is a harrowing and distressing experience."

  19. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 29 March 2021

    The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  20. Family pays tribute to canal murder inquiry victimpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    The family of Scott Anderton say they "will never understand why someone would want to hurt him".

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