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Pastors

Street Pastors are coming to Ormskirk town centre

OVER 50 towns and cities in the country have them, and now Ormskirk has its own street pastors.Read

Memorial

Ormskirk cycling club raise money in memory of Harry Middleton

A CYCLING club in Ormskirk has raised over £6,000 for charity in memory of the former manager of Olympic medallist Chris Boardman.Read

Skelmersdale woman holds evening in memory of sisters who died of Cystic Fibrosis

A SKELMERSDALE woman has arranged a charity night in memory of her two older sisters who died from Cystic Fibrosis.Read

Skelmersdale Crime File

BIRCH GREEN: A sat nav was stolen from the glove box of a car parked on Helmsdale between 4pm on August 20 and 12pm on Aug 23.Read

Merchant Taylor Girls celebrate top A-level results

MERCHANT Taylor’s Girls’ School achieved a 100% pass rate in their A-levels this year.Read

St John Rigby College prinicipal celebrates best ever A-level results

ST John Rigby College students achieved a record 98% A-level pass rate.Read

Rainford High Technology College celebrate A-level results

RAINFORD High Technology College students have enjoyed some excellent A-level results this year.Read

West Lancashire’s Winstanley students achieve top marks

A GROUP of Winstanley College students from West Lancashire achieved the new top A*grade in all four chosen subjects.Read

Grandad’s dying wish is fulfilled after Aughton beautician Pamela Williams opens her own parlour

A BEAUTICIAN from Aughton has opened her own salon – fulfilling her beloved grandad’s dying wish.Read

Ormskirk woman Jean Whalley walking the length of Liverpool Leeds Canal for charity

AN ORMSKIRK woman will walk over 100 miles along the Liverpool Leeds Canal for charity.Read

Ormskirk mum and daughter collect 2,500 pencil erasers

AN ORMSKIRK mum who has been collecting pencil erasers for over 25 years is looking for new designs to add to her collection.Read

Skelmersdale dad will be buried with daughter after biking crash claims his life

A SKELMERSDALE dad will be buried with his baby daughter after he died in the final race of his amateur biking career.Read

Ormskirk church organist Peggy Forth celebrates 100th birthday

A CHURCH organist from Ormskirk has celebrated her 100th birthday with her friends and family.Read

Vandals smash 106 windows at Skelmersdale College

POLICE are investigating after vandals broke over 100 windows at Skelmersdale College.Read

Baby

Ormskirk dad Philip Beckett delivers baby daughter on the bathroom floor

AN ORMSKIRK man delivered his own baby after his wife went into labour on the bathroom floor.Read

Tarleton High teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges against teenage girl

A DRAMA teacher has pleaded not guilty after being accused of groping one of his students.Read

Former Ormskirk Grammar trio of life-long friends celebrate their 65th birthday together

A TRIO of life-long buddies from Ormskirk, known as the Tres Amigos, have celebrated their 65th birthdays together.Read

Ormskirk student Andrew Horrocks climbs Kilimanjaro for charity

A STUDENT from Ormskirk has raised over £2,000 for charity by climbing up Mount Kilimanjaro.Read

Dream over for dancer Megan Spencer who appeared on Five’s Don’t Stop Believing

A DANCE student performed live on Five’s latest reality talent TV show Don’t Stop Believing.Read

Police appeal for missing Skelmersdale man

POLICE are appealing for information to locate a Skelmersdale man who has been missing for two weeks.Read

Author Profile

Gemma is a reporter for the Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser, as well as covering general news and features she writes the Memories pages and School Days section. 01695 587 722

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