Police roadblock on Westgate last night

[Whitgord]

Does anyone know what this was about? Our journey out to the M65 took about an hour last night as all the roads around Westgate were gridlocked.

[Somethingfishy]

The town centre had been locked down due to large groups of teenagers gathering for a fight. Two large gangs had arranged it. Police had special powers in force.

I'm not joking by the way.

[Enola Gay]

The town centre had been locked down due to large groups of teenagers gathering for a fight. Two large gangs had arranged it. Police had special powers in force.

I'm not joking by the way.

Had a quick pre-match pint in The Boot about 7:20pm and the town centre was absolutely catered for with some of the chaviest halfwits ever to pair a hoodie with North Face trackies.

Average IQ barely above the average shoe size.

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

The woman pc who redirected me away said there had been a serious accident

[Loyalclaret]

Large police presence in town this afternoon/early evening. Eye witness reports of armed youths probably right yesterday

[Dark Cloud]

The town centre had been locked down due to large groups of teenagers gathering for a fight. Two large gangs had arranged it. Police had special powers in force.

I'm not joking by the way.

I know you're not. It's certainly true. I left The Bridge about 7.20 and there was an absolutely massive group of teenagers being coralled by the police on the corner close to McDonald's. I thought they were footy fans, but then realised they weren't. I walked through them because I had no choice and tbf it didn't look like anything was "happening" at that point.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Had a pint in the Bridge before the game. 2 Armed Police officers turned up and were looking for some teenagers on the carpark opposite and checking the river.

[Jellybean]

What was the fight about if not footy?

[bobinho]

Bacup v Burnley

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

If that's the case why did the little pricks pick a match night when loads of police about instead of an afternoon miles away from anywhere then they could have kicked 7 bells out of one another

[Burnley Ace]

If that's the case why did the little pricks pick a match night when loads of police about instead of an afternoon miles away from anywhere then they could have kicked 7 bells out of one another

It’s Bacup v Burnley, not a brain cell between them and they needed to get the bus home!!

[Juan Tanamera]

Average IQ barely above the average shoe size.

[Clovius Boofus]

The chav‐scroats wouldn't have known there was a football match taking place. They live in a different world to most people and so do their feckless 'parents'.

[ClaretsPadiham]

Bacup v Burnley arranged fight.

Kids running round Burnley town centre with machetes(no joke)

Country is f*cked

[TheFamilyCat]

It was just one family from Bacup.

[Quickenthetempo]

I have not seen anything on social media about the accident but a taxi driver quoted 15 quid back to Padiham because of the accident.

We got the 152 back for a quid instead.

It was 45mins to an hour after the game and there was still flashing blue lights driving to the scene.

Luckily our bus driver drove around the roads to get us out of traffic and away with not much fuss.

Just hope everyone was alright who was involved.

[Burnley Ace]

On the way to the match there was a girl standing on the wrong side of the barrier on Centenary way and after the game there was an ambulance tending to someone outside the BLS.

[Somethingfishy]

I know you're not. It's certainly true. I left The Bridge about 7.20 and there was an absolutely massive group of teenagers being coralled by the police on the corner close to McDonald's. I thought they were footy fans, but then realised they weren't. I walked through them because I had no choice and tbf it didn't look like anything was "happening" at that point.

I added that because it sounded ridiculous....and it is ridiculous. Lawlessness is becoming a way of life.

[claptrappers_union]

We’ve always had issues with teenage youth gangs though, for decades

[dandeclaret]

Are the junior jaggers not around any more?

[AGENT_CLARET]

Are the junior jaggers not around any more?

Wow that takes me back, you must an old Duke bar lad

[claretonthecoast1882]

Are the junior jaggers not around any more?

I hope the juniors were better than the seniors and their van.

Remember them driving round looking for groups of 1 to attack in their numbers, sadly for them they ended up in the wrong part of the town centre one match day.

[GetIntoEm]

how is Burnley Vs Bacup even a thing?

[Devils_Advocate]

how is Burnley Vs Bacup even a thing?

It goes back to the 80's marble craze when Burnley and Bacup were massive rivals. I think a few Bacup boys jumped Burnley's top lad and pinched his prize dobber.

[Somethingfishy]

It goes back to the 80's marble craze when Burnley and Bacup were massive rivals. I think a few Bacup boys jumped Burnley's top lad and pinched his prize dobber.

It was a milky one at that. Stupid thing to do. Asking for trouble.

[quoonbeatz]

Who won?

[Somethingfishy]

Is anybody back yet?

[pushpinpussy]

I saw a little bit of what was happening. Looked like one young Burnley lad in a Clarets top was fighting 5 young Bacup lads who had the numbers 1,3,5,7 and 9 on the back of their shirts. I thought that’s not fair, the odds are against him.

[fatboy47]

The average age of the grubby little scroats I had to shove out of my way as I exited the chippy must have been about 11..mincing about like a bunch of half-witted fannies..as scary as angry butterflies.

[gawthorpe_view]

A 50 something bloke had a bit too much to say to the coppers.
Despite being asked to move on he persisted, got dropped, cuffed and chucked into the back of the police van.
When they picked him up I saw he was wearing a Wolves home shirt.
Clearly drunk, absolute melt!

[TheFamilyCat]

I bet they all had surnames for Christian names and double barrelled surnames. Plebs.

[claptrappers_union]

Rossendale police on Facebook tonight.

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[dandeclaret]

Operation tortoise in full effect evidently…..

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Heard the Jackie Barnes Crew and Colin Streetcleaner Firm joined forces for the first time ever to drive the invading hoodlums out of the valley. They are currently keeping guard of Mannings.

[Cheshireclaret]

Rossendale police on Facebook tonight.

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The level of technology available to The Police these days is mind-boggling. To be able to produce such an accurate map with that level of precision is extraordinary - sensational cartographical skills, Ordnance Survey could learn a thing or two from them.

[Bosscat]

The level of technology available to The Police these days is mind-boggling. To be able to produce such an accurate map with that level of precision is extraordinary - sensational cartographical skills, Ordnance Survey could learn a thing or two from them.

Amazing isn't it

[Poulton-le-Claret]

BBC News - 'Arranged' gang fight in town centres causes distress for residents
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-68740010

[bfcjg]

The " yoof" involved have been brought up to believe they are the centre of the world, Society owes them everything, discipline is a joke and as a child they were not naughty but their behaviour was etc etc, as a society we are reaping what we sowed .