Crime

A man has appeared in court accused of attacking his father.

A man who set up a cannabis farm at his home was caught just 24 hours after installing it.

A rogue trader who lied a woman needed urgent work to her home to avoid her window being crushed  has been disqualified from being a company director for six years.

Here is today's round-up of cases from Preston's courts.

Over the last month, six regional police forces have worked closely with the Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), including sorting offices and Border Force to intercept a total of 116 knives, swords and other offensive weapons that have been ordered online and sent to residents across the North West, with many of those disguised and labelled as something altogether different.

A bungling prisoner who was caught in HMP Garth with a mobile phone and drugs has been given a 30 month jail term to be served on top of his existing punishment.

Lancashire police have confirmed it is investigating a burglary at Barclays Bank in Lancaster.

A police cordon has been put in place around Barclays Bank in Market Street, Lancaster.