A 70-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a tram on the Blackpool seafront earlier this month. Maureen Foxwell was knocked over outside the Norbeck Castle Hotel on the resort’s promenade, and taken to Blackpool Victoria hospital, before being transferred to the Royal Preson Infirmary on the day of the accident.

A Welsh woman suffered head injuries this weekend after she was crushed by a heavy metal lawn roller whilst asleep in her tent at a Rugby Club. A shocked Emma Winch, 26, was rushed to hospital in Aberystwyth, where doctors feared she may have fractured her cheekbone, as well as suffering severe bruising.

High Court battle begun

A widow has embarked upon a new battle for compensation after her husband died in a gang beating in 1998. Anne-Marie McCallion has taken her case to the High Court, despite previous refusal on the grounds of her late husband’s criminal record.

A 19-year-old man was ordered to pay £2,000 compensation this week to the man who he injured in a fight by biting off his nose. Judges at Norwich Crown Court sentenced Aaron Piggott to 9 months custody in the hearing yesterday.

A 14-year-old girl was left shaken on Friday evening after she was injured by a bumper car at the fairground.

A 13-year-old boy was struck by a car driven by a pensioner early on Monday morning. The Staffordshire boy was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where he was treated for head injuries.