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Supermarket and pub chain confirm they are NOT interested in Ormskirk Woolworth’s store site

SAINSBURY’S and pub chain Yates’s have both confirmed they are not interested in the retail space vacated by Woolworths.Read

West Lancs council offers reassurance on jobs

WEST Lancashire District Council has moved to calm fears of jobs being 'slashed.'Read

Husband and wife Marius and Debbie McGovern who run The Liverpool Dental Spa in Maghull are all smiles after scooping a best practice award

A HUSBAND and wife dental team from Aughton are all smiles after scooping a best practice award.Read

Anger over Lancashire Care NHS Trust employees’ £8k trip to Melbourne conference

FINE wine, films and Harley Davidson motorcycles were on the menu for three Lancashire Care NHS Trust employees who went on a trip to Melbourne.Read

Latest West Lancs Jobseekers figures

THE latest Government figures for West Lancashire revealed a rise in the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance.Read

West Lancs District Council calms job cut fears

WEST Lancashire District Council has moved to calm fears of jobs being slashed.Read

Lancashire County Council’s new role for recession guru stirs criticism

LANCASHIRE County Council is hoping to fight the credit crunch by appointing a £85,701 recession czar.Read

11 youngsters excluded from school for sexual misconduct

ELEVEN children were excluded from West Lancashire schools for sexual misconduct in 2007/08 according to figures obtained by the Advertiser.Read

Staff made redundant as Adams store in Skelmersdale closes

ADMINISTRATORS have closed the Adams children’s clothing outlet in the Concourse, leaving staff redundant.Read

A knight in shining armour kept crowds amused at a Mawdesley riding school

THE lost world of knights and shining armour was resurrected at Jigsaw Riding School.Read

Good Samaritan’s £120 windfall

CHRISTMAS has come early for the good samaritan who handed in an envelope full of cash to the police last month.Read

No housing for Green Belt land

A PLAN for low cost housing on Green Belt land has been rejected by the Planning Inspectorate.Read

West Lancs Council offer Christmas market and parking offer

THE council are hoping to take the stress out of Christmas with a special market and parking offer.Read

Woolworths staff in Ormskirk will not lose their jobs before Christmas

THE Ormskirk Advertiser has learned that staff at Woolworths on Aughton Street will not lose their jobs before Christmas.Read

Moss Lea day centre in Aughton will close next year after being labelled ‘not fit for purpose’

MOSS LEA day centre will close next year, after being labelled ‘not fit for purpose.’Read

Memorial field tribute to popular Up Holland parish councillor Janet Lally

THE life of Up Holland parish councillor Janet Lally has been remembered with a ceremony attended by her husband and daughter.Read

Aughton's Christ Church Primary toilet block damaged in blaze

Lancashire Fire Service was called to a blaze next to Aughton Christ Church last night.Read

Car hits house in Ashurst in Skelmersdale

A car collided with a house in Skelmersdale this morning.Read

Lancashire’s former top cop Paul Stephenson has been knighted

PAUL Stephenson, the former chief constable of Lancashire, has been knighted at Buckingham Palace.Read

Burscough parish council chairman’s car clamp shame

A BURSCOUGH parish councillor has had his un-taxed Mitsubishi sports car clamped.Read

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

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