Around 12.50pm on Tuesday, three men approached a property in Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, near Chorley, posing as water board workers. The trio told the elderly homeowners they were working in the area and a pipe had been cut. Once inside the
Lawrence Hindle, 55, from Carlton Avenue, Clayton-le-Woods, pleaded guilty. He must also pay a victim surcharge of £38, costs of £85, and a criminal courts charge of £150. His ban will be reduced by 17 weeks if he completes a course by Septemb