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Burscough woman Amy Russell banned from driving after text message horror smash

A DRIVER who mounted the pavement and ran over a jogger in Aughton while she was reading a text message has walked free from court.Read

Skelmersdale man Anthony Doran jailed for 12 years for severing man’s ear with a knife

AN amateur boxer who cut off part of a man’s ear during a torture attack in Skelmersdale was jailed for 12 years.Read

Hundreds of Skelmersdale residents attend anti-crime event

HUNDREDS of people attended a crime-fighting event at the Concourse shopping centre.Read

Advertiser reveals crime figures for Skelmersdale

CRIME in Skelmersdale has fallen but anti-social behaviour and violence remain problems in the town according to the latest set of Home Office figures.Read

West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper defends Skelmersdale firestation from cuts to capacity

WEST Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has joined the fight to protect front line services at Skelmersdale fire station.Read

Proposal to cut Skelmersdale fire station’s crew capacity

LANCASHIRE fire service has proposed reducing Skelmersdale’s fire station’s capacity.Read

Hesketh Bank community hero Beverley D’Souza was ‘humbled’ by award

THIS week we profile former Community Heroes winner Beverley D’Souza who was recognised last year for her tireless work with Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline in Sefton.Read

Pensioner dies after his Saab hits fence in Ormskirk

AN ORMSKIRK pensioner died after his car collided with a fence.Read

Alan Gray jailed after forcing vulnerable Skelmersdale man to sell heroin and cocaine

A VIOLENT drug dealer who forced a vulnerable Skelmersdale man to sell heroin and cocaine was jailed for seven years.Read

Olympic torch bearers bring Ormskirk and Burscough to a standstill

AROUND 18,000 people lined the streets of Ormskirk to greet the Olympic Torch.Read

Man admits to causing death of a Scarisbrick cyclist by careless driving

A YOUNG motorist has admitted causing the death of a Scarisbrick pensioner by careless driving.Read

Police carry out metal theft raid on Blacks Bikeshop in Burscough

POLICE raided a Burscough motorbike showroom as part of a major crackdown on scrap metal theft.Read

Liverpool man convicted of murdering Ormskirk dad Kenneth Iddon has neck slashed in prison

THE man convicted of murdering Ormskirk businessman Kenneth Iddon was slashed in jail by a violent prisoner.Read

Ormskirk family attacked in their home by knife gang

AN ORMSKIRK dad was attacked by a knife-wielding gang as he tried to defend his wife and six children during a violent burglary in his family’s home.Read

Newburgh teenager fighting Cystic Fibrosis meets X Factor stars One Direction

A WEST Lancashire cystic fibrosis patient who survived breaking her neck last year has struck up a friendship with her favourite boyband, One Direction.Read

Parents of murdered Ormskirk woman Claire O’Connor remember the last time they saw their daughter

THE heartbroken parents of Ormskirk murder victim Claire O'Connor have paid tribute to their daughter.Read

Ormskirk family issue plea to good Samaritan who returned late father’s wallet

AN ORMSKIRK family wants to thank the mystery good samaritan who posted their late father's wallet back to his home address.Read

Skelmerdale road rage victim Paul Sutch punched to the floor by angry motorist

A SKELMERSDALE man fears he could have been killed when he was punched to the ground in a suspected road rage attack.Read

Ormskirk soldier recovers from Taliban AK47 attack in Helmand

AN ORMSKIRK soldier wounded in Helmand has vowed to return to Afghanistan if his country calls on him again.Read

Community intelligence leads police to homes of suspected drug dealers in Skelmersdale

THREE Skelmersdale men have appeared in court charged with drugs offences after police carried out raids in the town.Read

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Tom Duffy is a Merseyside Weeklies reporter and also produces news for the Liverpool Echo and Daily Post