As the light of day slowly began to fade away, the darkness that quickly descended brought with it a freezing […]
The Disturbing Case of Betty Scott (1882)
Shortly after three o’clock on the morning of Tuesday, 3rd January 1882, a murder so savage in nature occurred at […]
The Callous Murder of Elizabeth Walsh (1904)
On the morning of Friday, 2nd December 1904, the people of Burnley, would be shocked to their very core when […]
When The Devil Called : The Saville Green Farm Murders (1937) | Worsthorne
On a bitterly cold morning on the 27th January 1937, police officers had been alerted to an incident that had […]
THE BURNLEY TRAM ACCIDENT (1923) | Burnley
97 years ago, the residents of Burnley were shocked to the core after one of worst tragedies to befall them […]
THE DARK HOLE CLOUGH BABY (1893) | Manchester
“The Burnley Sensation” as it was now becoming known had caused a great stir not only in Burnley but also […]
THE DARK HOLE CLOUGH BABY (1893) | Manchester
On Sunday, 6th August 1893, three brothers who resided in Blackley, a small suburb of Manchester that has historically been […]
BUTCHERING A PARAMOUR (1893) | Burnley
It’s true to say that the North West of England and Lancashire in particular has had its fair share when […]