Smoke from a huge Darwen moorland fire is visible from Preston. Eight fire engines along with wildfire teams and specialist appliances have been battling the blaze. The fire, which is […]

Tony Parsons The man who left another man with a broken skull and injuries he is still recovering from has been jailed. Tony Parsons, of Fore Street, Darwen, was sentenced […]

Ben meeting his niece four weeks after the attack A man has been charged in connection with an attack on a Preston man in a Darwen nightclub. Ben Pennington suffered […]

Ben Pennington pictured in intensive care by his father It’s a year since a Preston man was left in a coma following an attack outside a nightclub in Darwen. Ben […]

Ben Pennington pictured in intensive care by his father at the time Police have given an update on the investigation into the assault on a nightclub goer – more than […]

A man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a nightclub goer has seen his bail date extended for a second time. Ben Pennington, 29, was left in a coma after the attack […]

The main suspect in an attack which left a Preston man in a coma has been set a new bail date. Lancashire Police are continuing to investigate the assault on […]

A family ‘devastated’ as their 29-year-old son was left in a coma after an attack outside a nightclub have set up a fundraising page. Ben Pennington, from Preston, remains in […]