A 76-year-old Nanaimo man narrowly escaped injury after high winds brought down two large trees that crushed the roof of his home on the shores of Cathers Lake on the eastern edge of the city.
SIX men have been jailed for their part in disorder close to Runshaw College which left a student with arm injuries after a machete attack. Shehroz Ahmad, 19, of Primrose Grove; Adam Khan, 20, of Albert Terrace; Murad Mohammed, 19, of Ringwood Close; Samadur Rahman, 20, of Curwen Street and Dilbagh Singh, 19, of Brackenbury Road – all Preston – and Gurmail Singh, 20, of Bryning Fern Lane, Kirkham were jailed at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday, May 4. All will serve their sentences in a young offenders institute. Lancashire Police s Detective Constable Andrew Causey said: “This was a shocking and violent incident which provoked widespread outcry and condemnation.