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Latest Ormskirk & District News

Ormskirk Library set to re-open on Monday, July 6 after refurbishment

ORMSKIRK Library on Burscough Street, Ormskirk is set to reopen following a major refurbishment to transform services available to library users and the local community. Read

Ormskirk man sentenced for having sex with an under age girl

AN ORMSKIRK man who had consensual sex with an under age girl has been placed on a three year community order after the Judge said it was an exceptional case. Read

Latest Skelmersdale News

Anger as Skelmersdale college rebuild scheme scrapped

THE government was last night slammed for backtracking on a promise to fund the £40m rebuild of Skelmersdale and Ormskirk College. Read

Skelmersdale father Jason Swindlehurst died of gunshot wounds while being held hostage in Iraq

THE Skelmersdale dad who was held hostage in Iraq was shot dead, it has been reported. Read

Latest UK & World News

Questions asked over escape routes

Questions are being asked about whether escape routes and fire prevention measures were "adequate" at a block of flats where fire left six people dead, Harriet Harman said. Read

Embassy employee in Iran charged

The lawyer of a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran said his client had been charged with "acting against national security". Read