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The shop also failed an underage test purchase by selling a vape to a young person.

Nelson shop ordered to close after selling illicit cigarette

The police officer suffered extensive bruising but was back on duty the following day.

PC left bruised after being dragged along road by car

Nearly £100,000 and a large quantity of Class B drugs have been seized following a warrant at an address in Nelson.

Lancashire Police seize £96,000 and Class B drugs

CCTV image of a man the Environment Agency want to speak to in connection with waste dumping in Nelson

Appeal over 75-tonne Nelson mill waste dumping

Abid Ashraf.

Nelson heroin and cocaine dealers jailed for almost decade

Preston Magistrates' Court

Who's been sentenced featuring Preston, Blackburn, Nelson and Ashton

Luna admires her selfie she created with her paw prints.

Forget Picasso - meet Luna the Lancashire cat artist

Jane Kelly, founder of independent business Couch and Chase, creating bespoke, handmade, practical garments for sighthounds, modelled by two of her dogs, Daisy and Pearl, promoting National Warm Dogs Day.

I was made redundant - now I run a successful dog coat business

David Noonan, 58, was last seen in the area of Royal Blackburn Hospital at around 10.30am on Wednesday, September 23.

Concern grows for missing man, 58, last seen near hospital

More than 100 arrests have been made as part of Lancashire Police’s work for the Prosper Partnership, since it launched in 2025.

100 arrests and £200,000 seized as part of Lancashire Police crackdown

Preston Crown Court

Man stole car from vulnerable elderly man | Preston Crown Court

Nelson and Colne College, part of East Lancashire Learning Group

1 in 3 A Level students at Nelson & Colne College secure A*-A grades

Lancashire’s Tony Livesey has stepped down from BBC Radio 5 Live

Lancashire radio presenter leaves the BBC after 16 years

Motorists are set for road havoc across Lancashire next week with a number of works taking place.

Motorists set for road havoc across Lancashire next week

The heartbroken family of Danyal Hassan, 20, from Nelson, who died after a crash near Colne, have paid a beautiful tribute to him

Breaking He helped so many - family of man killed in crash

German Shepherd dog Bella was given CPR

German Shepherd given CPR after being rescued from 'cesspit' house
The dogs were kept in living condtions akin to a cesspit.
Emma Downey

Muhammad Billal of Nelson, Lancashire, was sentenced to 13.5 years in prison, followed by an extended license for five years for plotting a UK terroist attack and attempting to join ISIS

Lancashire man who attempted to carry out UK terrorist attack jailed

Railway freight is important for food transport.

Lancashire railway firm collapses into liquidation after debt struggle

The men pictured are among 10 who were jailed last Friday for being involved in a drugs gang who supplied and distributed cocaine in Colne, Nelson and other parts of East Lancashire.

These men won't be relaxing at a spa anytime soon

Preston Crown Court

Lancashire man jailed after stashing vast haul of drugs

Campaigners pitch in to breathe new life into former golf course

Ashley Askew is currently missing from home and police are really concerned about his welfare. He last seen at the Reedyford road area of Nelson at 23:30 on Saturday, April 4.

Concern for missing man with dragon tattoo on his right arm

The Lord Nelson, Sandy Lane, Clayton-le-Woods

Historic Chorley pub earmarked for refresh - here's what's planned

Kashif Medi and Rizwan Mehdi.

Man used streets as 'personal race track' before killing 57-year-old

Ionut Tanae raped a woman twice before breaking into her Nelson home and threatening her

Sentence increase for man who raped woman twice & broke into her home

Rachel Williams, Albus & Flora.

Lancashire entrepreneur secures Dragon's Den deal for skincare brand

In Nelson, we stopped more than 40 vehicles in a standard stop-check. Whilst the majority of those drivers were driving legally, we did issue tickets to three driving without insurance, and seized all three of their vehicles.

Over 40 vehicles stopped by police in Nelson - this is why
Police stopped more than 40 vehicles in Nelson yesterday with some motorists being issued with a ticket.
Emma Downey

The Famous Shop in Nelson has been closed down by police following the persistent supply of cheap, illegal tobacco.

Court order shuts convenience store

Trafalgar House, Booth Street, Nelson

Old school could be partially demolished for a town centre car park

Rajab Ali, 47, was stopped on November 17, 2024, when officers from the Road Crime Team pulled over his grey Volkswagen Passat in Camden Street in Nelson.
They searched the vehicle and found over £2,000 pounds in cash

Driver found with over £2k cash in car give this reason to police

Kurt Devoy-Foster repeatedly attempted to groom girls he believed were as young as 12

Sex offender repeatedly attempted to groom young girls

Two men have been charged following an alleged attempted robbery in Brierfield

Two charged after man threatened with imitation gun in robbery attempt

Halifax are set to close dozens of branches (Photo: Adobe stock)

Lancashire bank closing next week - here's where and why

Ziggy with some of the items seized on the day of action

Sniffer dogs uncover £100k haul of illicit tobacco and vapes in raids

Emergency services were called to a home in Anchor Drove, off Liverpool Road, Hutton where they discovered the woman’s body shortly before 10am on Sunday (January 18)

Man arrested on suspicion of exposing himself to teen near golf course

At just after midday on Wednesday, January 14 a man went into the Jamia Masjid Minhaj Quaran Mosque in Brunswick Street, Nelson and forcibly removed the charity box from the wall before making off. The box had about £40 inside.

Mosque burglar strikes again after stealing charity box with £40 cash

Lancashire Police have launched an investigation after a Nelson man was conned out of £10,000 by an organised crime gang

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead inside flat

Officers want to speak to this man after a charity box was stolen from a mosque in Nelson

Charity box stolen from mosque in daytime theft

Max Bancroft has been jailed after committing a string of thefts in Nelson just weeks after being released from prison

Burglar stole £450 of meat from Lidl weeks after prison release

Max Bancroft is wanted in connection with a burglary at a Pound Grow store and a theft from Lidl in Nelson

Man wanted over Pound Grow burglary and Lidl theft

Pendle leisure centre deal to 'bring stability'

Marsden branches to close for training on 22 January

Marsden branches to close for training on 22 January

Fulwood beat Nelson 1-0 in their quarter-final tie

Fulwood Amateurs claim scalp of Nelson to reach semis

Officers want to speak to Zackary Tillotson in connection with a series of offences in Colne

Man wanted in connection with theft and racially aggravated offences

Drugs and weapons were seized after a 70mph police chase through Nelson, Brierfield and Burnley

Two men charged after police chase ends with drugs and weapons seized

'I'm almost 74 but I bounced!' Lancashire grandad slips on ice

The Farmers Arms, Bispham

17th century pub near beauty spot ceases trading - here's what we know

Drugs and weapons were seized after a 70mph police chase through Nelson, Brierfield and Burnley

Drugs and weapons seized after 70mph police chase

A man has been charged with a number of driving and drug supply offences following a police pursuit on the M65

Man charged with drug and driving offences after pursuit on motorway

A man in his 70s has suffered multiple serious injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash at about 2.15pm yesterday on Cross Street where it meets Market Square.

Pedestrian in his 70s left fighting for life after collision

Police seize nearly 100 cannabis plants worth around £46K

Pendle and Clitheroe MP Jonathan Hinder visited site to learn more about the scheme and the benefits it will bring.

Huge £4m project underway to enhance reliability of power network

A cannabis farm worth an estimated £46,000 was discovered during a drug raid at a property in Nelson

Cannabis farm worth £46k discovered after drug raid

Improvements to leisure centre and pool revealed

Sean Cullen has been handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) following a series of shoplifting offences.

Prolific shoplifter banned from two local stores

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