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Police are appealing for information and footage following reports of disorder in Nelson last night (May 17th).

Police were made aware at 10-45pm of cars driving at speed in Manchester Road towards Brierfield.

At 11-10pm officers received a report of a number of males fighting with weapons in the Lidl carpark in Nelson. A BMW X5 with extensive damage was found abandoned at the scene.

Then at 11-43pm police received a report of males fighting with weapons in Westmoreland Street, towards Lomeshaye Road.

Police are appealing for information following disorder in Nelson

There are no reports of any serious injuries.

Nobody has yet been arrested and enquiries are ongoing.

DI Mark Saunders, of Burnley CID, said: “This behaviour is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the police. As you saw with the arrests made last week, if you are engaging in this kind of behaviour then you should expect a knock on the door.

“I know that law-abiding members of the community are absolutely appalled by it. I want to reassure them that patrols continued to be heightened in the area and work is ongoing to identify everybody involved.”

Further arrests and charges following violent disorder in Nelson

Anyone with information is asked to report it online via https://doitonline.lancashire.police.uk/ or call 101, quoting log 1653 of May 17, 2023.

It is the second outbreak of disorder in Nelson this week.

Police were called to reports of a man in his 30s with a serious head injury in Manchester Road at 10pm on Tuesday. An assault happened in Every Street.

A BMW X5 – thought to have been in pursuit with another vehicle – collided with a house in Manchester Road at the junction with Lomeshaye Road.

Police apeal following violent late-night disorder in Nelson