Lancashire daily bulletin 17/2/25

These are your top headlines from across Lancashire this morning (February 17).

Transcript

00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Sedley, and today is Monday, February 17th.

00:06Here are three of the biggest stories from across central Lancashire and the Fylde coast.

00:11Three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a van ploughed into pedestrians,

00:17leaving one man in a critical condition on the weekend.

00:21At 12.50am on Sunday morning, a Ford Transit van collided with two pedestrians on Breck Road in Pulten Fylde.

00:28A man in his 20s has suffered serious injuries and remains in hospital for treatment.

00:33The other, a man in his 40s, suffered minor injuries.

00:37The van left the scene and an investigation is underway.

00:41In the early hours of Sunday morning, the van was located and a 32-year-old man from Great Eccleston

00:46was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving,

00:51drink driving and drug driving.

00:54He remains in custody and two more people have since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

01:01A paedophile teacher was able to work at a school in Lancashire for months whilst under investigation

01:06for making and possessing indecent images of children.

01:10The Holland Secondary School in Appleton was deeply shocked to learn 26-year-old Liam Taylor

01:15had been charged with the crimes whilst working at his previous school on the Isle of Man last year.

01:20The school says it is investigating why nothing was flagged during disclosure and barring service,

01:24DBS checks, when Taylor was appointed to the job last summer.

01:28He then left the school at the end of the autumn term due to health reasons.

01:32Taylor, 26, of Hindle Street, Darwin, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of making indecent images of a child,

01:38two counts of making prohibited images of a child and two counts of possessing images of a child.

01:44The hearing took place at the Court of General Jail Delivery, Isle of Man,

01:49where Taylor will return for sentencing on March 20th.

01:52The court heard Taylor was working as a teacher on the Isle of Man,

01:55where he abused his position of trust to obtain a number of non-indecent images of students.

02:00He then edited the pictures using AI to make them indecent.

02:04Police on the Isle of Man confirmed Taylor did not commit any contact offences against any of his pupils.

02:09The Holland School in Appleton said it was horrified to learn about Taylor's crimes,

02:13but said there was no suggestion that the disgraced teacher did anything inappropriate during his spell at the Lancashire School.

02:21The supervisor of the Estuary Cafe in Liffen has been dismissed after being charged of arson.

02:26The Fylde Council Licensing Panel has taken action regarding the premises licence for the estuary,

02:32located at 65 Clifton Street, Liffen, following an application for review from Lancashire Constabulary.

02:39At a hearing held on Friday, February 7th,

02:41the panel considered evidence presented by PC Guy Harrison of Lancashire Constabulary

02:46regarding concerns about the premises' designated premises supervisor and licence holder, Mr Fakul Islam.

02:53A spokesperson for the council said,

02:55the review application was submitted following Mr Islam being charged with criminal damage, arson and endangering a life.

03:01After careful consideration of the evidence and representations made,

03:05and in accordance with section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Council's Statement of Licensing Policy 2024-2029,

03:14the panel determined that Mr Islam should be removed as the designated premises supervisor for the estuary of immediate effect.

03:22The premises licence for the estuary remains in place,

03:25but a new designated premises supervisor will need to be appointed before alcohol can be sold at the venue.