A former stadium announcer from Accrington who was jailed last month for false imprisonment has appeared in court again over child sexual offences.

A woman who was found stabbed to death in a house in Accrington has been named for the first time. It comes as the woman accused of her murder appears in court. Lancashire Police were called to a ...

A “depraved” Accrington man who groomed and raped a teenage girl has been given a sentence of more than 20 years.

Accrington, spoke only to confirm his name and enter his plea. He pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent on September 14, 2023. A sentence hearing at Burnley Crown Court on ...

John Swannack, 59 and of Accrington, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years at Preston Crown Court. He also admitted theft and fraud in relation to other vulnerable people.

Yeates, of Nuttall Street, Accrington, posed "a real risk of further offending towards women", Lancashire Police said. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Preston Crown Court after pleading ...

In February 2023, Spaine received a life sentence for the killing at Liverpool Crown Court and must serve a ... t even be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley, then a non-League club.

Dangerous' predator Chris Wearing groomed the girl on social media before helping her book a train from Wigan to his house ...

A boy synonymous with the famous "Accrington Stanley ... jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years at Liverpool Crown Court. The advert more recently received social media attention after ...

“Accrington Stanley ... was his real name – only emerged when he was jailed for life at Liverpool Crown Court in February 2023 for brutally beating Learoy Venner to death the previous summer.

The two youngsters in the iconic Accrington Stanley advert ended up ... John Harrison KC, appearing on behalf of Spaine, told Liverpool Crown Court at sentencing: "This defendant's life has ...