Tom Duffy - Skelmersdale Advertiser

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT

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

Skelmersdale News: Hundreds of Skelmersdale residents attend anti-crime event

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT

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

Skelmersdale News: Advertiser reveals crime figures for Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:00:00 GMT

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

Skelmersdale News: Proposal to cut Skelmersdale fire station’s crew capacity

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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.

Ormskirk News: Pensioner dies after his Saab hits fence in Ormskirk

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

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

Ormskirk News: Olympic torch bearers bring Ormskirk and Burscough to a standstill

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

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

Ormskirk News: Police carry out metal theft raid on Blacks Bikeshop in Burscough

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

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

Ormskirk News: Ormskirk family attacked in their home by knife gang

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Ormskirk News: Newburgh teenager fighting Cystic Fibrosis meets X Factor stars One Direction

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:00:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

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

Ormskirk News: Ormskirk soldier recovers from Taliban AK47 attack in Helmand

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:50:00 GMT

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

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

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT

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