Rachel Smith
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Mum rinsed more than £30,000 from her nan (opens the original)
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A nan "died a pauper" after her granddaughter "bled" her account dry. Dannielle Ramsbotham, 34, was appointed deputy to her nan's estate when the pensioner developed dementia and moved into a nursing home in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. But instead of taking care of her nan's assets she "rinsed" her - taking more than £30,000 from the proceeds of the sale of her home. As a result, there was not even enough money to pay for the nan's funeral when she died in October 2018. As LancsLive reports, the
'You've just been chopped', teen attacker told boy after stabbing (opens the original)
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A high school 'star pupil' has been sentenced to youth detention after stabbing a pupil in the back, a court heard. The 15 year old, who cannot be named, knifed his teen victim in an apparent revenge attack after believing he had been speaking badly about him. He is said to have lurked near the shops in Brookfield, Preston, in waiting for his victim and was seen circling the area on his bike. When he saw the other boy approaching with a friend, he ran up behind them and lunged at his victim with
Cowboy builder jailed after £1m damage left families at breaking point (opens the original)
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A cowboy builder caused £1m worth of damage to properties across Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Homeowners were left without adequate roofing while marriages and families were pushed to breaking point as they were forced to take on additional debt to have the botched work rectified. Patrick Hartley, 40, "overpromised and underdelivered", pocketing customers' money before moving on to his next job and leaving work incomplete. Over a 30-month period from 2020, 13 families fell victim to Hartle
Beauty queen attacked woman with stiletto heel after ball (opens the original)
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A beauty queen attacked a woman with a red stiletto days after competing in the Miss GB national finals. Taylor Gidley, 24, set upon her victim in a taxi queue after attending Holcombe Harriers Hunt Ball at Owd Nells Tavern, near Preston, on October 24, 2024. Gidley, wearing a red dress, screamed at another woman about "approaching Pete" about a cab, LancsLive reported. Preston Crown Court heard how there was a shortage of taxis at the event and the women had asked various people if they could s
Dad found dead at home after sitting down on couch to watch TV (opens the original)
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A dad died unexpectedly after sitting down on his couch to watch TV. In an inquest at Preston Coroners' Court, the coroner ruled Robert Andrew Beech, who was born in Whiston and lived in Skelmersdale, suffered a heart attack due to a heart condition he did not know he had. Robert was a bodybuilder and former boxer who was "always striving for more" and "would never settle for anything", his family told area coroner Kate Bisset on Friday, August 21. The inquest also heard the dad excelled in Mixe
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