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Tom Duffy

Tom Duffy

Lathom man’s skydive to help African communities in need to clean drinking water

A LATHOM man with a fear of heights will plunge 14,000 feet from a plane to help more Africans enjoy clean drinking water.Read

Ormskirk Red Cross volunteers criticise decision to sell Derby Street building

THE volunteers who formed the lifeblood of Ormskirk's Red Cross Society are saddened their centre is to be sold.Read

Outrage as thugs daub £100,000 Skelmersdale skate park with obscene graffiti

THE New Church Farm community has united to condemn the yobs who covered their new £100,000 skate park in obscene graffiti.Read

Detectives renew appeal for gang responsible for Skelmersdale knife attack

A MAN was stabbed in the back during a gang attack in a Skelmersdale subway.Read

Asda fined after female employee suffers a broken jaw in an accident on a Skelmersdale industrial estate

A SUPERMARKET chain has been fined £20,000 following an accident in Skelmersdale that left a female worker with a broken jaw.Read

Katie and Neill Ward praise snow heroes for helping their winter wonderland wedding go ahead

THE AUGHTON snow provided Katie and Neill Ward with a fairytale wedding.Read

CCTV cameras record ‘predator’ men armed with knife attempting to break-in to Aughton family’s home

Dad’s fears for his family as CCTV shows thugs in garden.Read

Skelmersdale North Councillor Neil Furey slams decision to allow signs on roundabouts

WEST Lancashire Council’s planning committee gave the go ahead for non-illuminated sponsorship signs to be erected on four roundabouts and refused two similar applications.Read

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Police keen to speak with Norman Thompson in relation to Shell petrol station raid

POLICE have launched an appeal for a man wanted for a violent attempted robbery at a Skelmersdale petrol station.Read

Burscough farmer’s security fears after break-in

A BURSCOUGH farmer has spoken of his family's ordeal after thieves broke in to his workshop.Read

Rural watch meeting to protect West Lancashire farmers from tractor crime

ORGANISED gangs are stealing tractors from West Lancashire farms and loading them on to ships at Liverpool docks.Read

Alan Robinson’s sons to complete Ardennes Chateau Weekend in his classic TR4 to celebrate his life

A PAIR of Aughton brothers will honour their father's life by driving his classic car to a rally in France.Read

Rural watch meeting to protect West Lancashire farmers from crime

ORGANISED gangs are stealing tractors from West Lancashire farms and loading them on to ships at Liverpool docks.Read

Everton FC fan appeals for Premier League kits ahead of his charity trip to Ethiopia

A WEST LANCASHIRE drama student is appealing for replica Everton and Liverpool FC shirts ahead of his charity trip to Ethiopia.Read

Southport British Transport Team introduce force’s first neighbourhood watch scheme

BRITISH Transport Police’s Southport team has launched the force's first ever neighbourhood watch scheme across west Lancashire and Sefton.Read

West Lancs war hero recounts the day an IRA sniper nearly killed him on the Falls Road

A WEST Lancashire war veteran who survived an IRA bullet was honoured last week by the Malaysian army.Read

Ormskirk man Ken O’Neill remembers his night in the Heysel stadium when Liverpool FC played Juventus

ORMSKIRK man Ken O'Neill has spoken of his memories of the Heysel stadium disaster ahead of the tragedy’s 25th anniversary.Read

Police helicopter thermal image leads to police raid on cannabis farm

A CANNABIS farm was discovered in an Aughton house after police acted upon community intelligence.Read

Man seen hanging from trees in the Bickerstaffe area of Ormskirk on Good Friday

THE body of an Ormskirk man was found hanging from a tree in Bickerstaffe on Friday.Read

Ormskirk West End football club remind public of their reunion dinner this summer at Aintree Racecourse

ORMSKIRK West End Football Club are appealing for former players and their relatices to come to their reunion dinner.Read

Author Profile

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