Lancaster Guardian on MSN1d
A baby and a boy were among eight people to lose their lives in ‘distressing’ railway accident in 1880 near Lancaster
On August 11,1880, at around 2pm in the afternoon, what was described in the Lancaster Gazette as ‘one of the most ...
The 'clumsy getaway' and 'trail of evidence' this hapless gang left behind that snared them
One of the men caught the public's attention when he appeared on a platform of the railway station he'd just tried to steal from at around 6.50am, soaking wet, covered in mud, and acting suspiciously ...
Lancaster Guardian on MSN9d
Lancaster train route shut for weeks at a time as part of major West Coast Main Line overhaul
Rail passengers on much of the northern part of the West Coast Main Line face several years of disruption due to a Network ...
Lancashire Telegraph4d
Gang who tried to break into Lancaster station ATM jailed
Four men who tried to burgle an ATM at Lancaster station have been jailed following a British Transport Police investigation.
Thief blew up railway station cash machine and stole £100,000
Craig Stewart Jepson, of Salford, made off with £100,000 following the raid at Berwick railway station in Northumberland.
LancasterOnline13d
A decade in, Lancaster City Alliance updates its 15-year economic development plan
Ten years ago, then-young Lancaster City Alliance published its 15-year “Building On Strength” economic development plan, a ...
CCTV shows moment burglar blows up Northumberland train station ATM before making off with £100,000
Jepson was found to be travelling without a ticket by the train conductor who notified a member of staff at the next stop, Preston railway station, who in turn also called BTP to meet the train on the ...
Northumberland Gazette on MSN4d
Man jailed for role in cash machine heist at Berwick railway station
A man has been jailed for his part in blowing up a cash machine at Berwick railway station and making off with around ...