Three children arrested at 200-teen Whittle-le-Woods party; cannabis seized
Lancashire Police shut down a Halloween house party attended by more than 200 children on Moss Lane in Whittle-le-Woods on 30 October 2026, after fireworks were set off towards a neighbouring house. Three children were arrested; one was held on suspicion of possessing cannabis after officers seized some from an individual, and that child and another were later referred to the Youth Offending Team.
🇬🇧 Moss Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire · United Kingdom
A child was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis at a Halloween house
party in Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley.[1]The party was held on the night of
Friday 30 October 2026.[2]It took place on Moss Lane, and officers closed it
for a breach of the peace.[3]Sergeant Paul Harrison of Lancashire Police said
there was a smell of cannabis and that some cannabis was seized from an
individual.[3]
Three children were arrested at the scene.[1]One of them was held on
suspicion of possessing cannabis.[1]That child was later released from
custody and referred to the Youth Offending Team for the offence of possession
of cannabis, while another child was referred to the same team for being drunk
and disorderly in a public place.[3]A third child was de-arrested and taken
home.[1]
Police said more than 200 children and other attendees were at the party.[2]Police said the decision to close it followed reports of fireworks being set off
towards a nearby house.[3]Ten officers dealt with the gathering while
projectiles were thrown at them.[1]One child was taken to hospital with
non-serious injuries.[1]Police appealed on social media for parents to
collect their children.[1]Police asked for information about anyone who
supplied drugs, alcohol or fireworks to the children.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Case stage
On appeal
Sources
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No amount or weight was given for the cannabis seized from the individual.
The ages and sexes of the three children were not published, and the cannabis case ended in a referral to the Youth Offending Team, so no charge, plea or court sentence is known.
The reports do not say whether the cannabis seized from the individual was the same cannabis behind the possession referral.
Police first estimated about 150 people at the party before revising the figure to more than 200; the report uses the later figure.
Police said an investigation into the circumstances of the child taken to hospital was under way, and no outcome was reported.
No photograph of the party, the seizure or the arrests was published; the pages carried a Halloween graphic, a location image and a generic siren image.
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Police in Bury St Edmunds arrested a man after a Friday-night stop in Rougham Road led to suspected cannabis being found in his car and a positive roadside drug test. He was held on suspicion of drug driving, cannabis possession and driving without insurance near the town rugby club's fireworks display.
Staffordshire Police arrested a 29-year-old Tamworth man on 5 November 2026 after stopping a red Vauxhall Astra on Glascote Road and finding he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine. Officers found cannabis, cocaine and cash in a search of the driver, seized the uninsured car, and later released him under investigation.
Gwent Police plain-clothes officers arrested a 28-year-old Newport man on Chepstow Road at about 1.20am on 5 November on suspicion of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply. A search found suspected cocaine, cannabis, two mobile phones and cash, and he remained in custody as enquiries continued.
