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Big Day For Young Bowlers at Botanic Gardens

ON SUNDAY, June 2 the Botanic Gardens bowling greens in Churchtown, Southport will have their busiest day of the season when the Botanic club again hosts Youth & Junior matches of the Federation of Crown Green Bowls. The local team of Ormskirk & West Lancashire will be hoping to build on the success they had in the last round of matches in Barrow-in-Furness early in May. They will compete against visiting teams from Rochdale and Furness.Read

West Lancs MP Rosie Cooper calls for tougher laws to combat dog attacks

WEST Lancs MP Rosie Cooper is calling for tougher laws to combat vicious dog attacks after a four-year-old boy was left scarred for life in West Lancashire.Read

Police hunt car thieves in Aughton

CAR thieves are being hunted by police after three high-value vehicles were stolen from a kennels in Aughton.Read

Burscough man relives tornado terror

A BURSCOUGH man caught up in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado has spoke of the moment the mile-wide twister ripped through the county.Read

Doreen Stephenson becomes first female deputy Mayor in West Lancashire

A GRANDMOTHER from Halsall has become the first female deputy mayor in the history of West Lancashire.Read

Councillor Iain Ashcroft elected new Mayor of West Lancashire

WEST Lancashire’s new mayor says he plans to bring the whole borough closer together during his time in office.Read

A new £360,000 surveillance upgrade for council

WEST Lancashire Borough Council has unveiled its new CCTV surveillance suite at a secret location.Read

HMO application looked at on its ‘individual merits’

SEFTON planning committee has throw out a multiple occupancy homes application in Fairfield Drive after concerns over road safety.Read

Lecturer wins teacher of the year for dedication

EDGE Hill lecturer Daniel Robinson has been named Teacher of the Year at an awards evening hosted by the charity organisation Daisy UK.Read

Choc Amor set to come to Tarleton

REDUNDANCY has inspired a man to set up his own chocolate shop – and now he is hoping to open up in Tarleton.Read

Burscough’s Junction Pub reopens as Munchkins Village Nursery

A DERELICT pub in Burscough has reopened its doors to slightly younger punters as it begins its new life as a children’s day nursery.Read

Rotary Club memory boxes for dementia sufferers

BOXES filled with memories are to be shared among suffers of dementia.Read

Applicant wants to build a two new homes on site

A LISTED building could be demolished to provide homes for the owner and her disabled sister.Read

Shambles gallery and cafe to be community hub

A COMMUNITY arts centre could be developed in Scarisbrick if planning permission is granted.Read

Teenage grandson organises ball for Macmillan Support

A DEVOTED grandson has issued a plea for sponsorship to host a charity ball in memory of his grandfather.Read

Ormskirk hosts first-ever Medieval Day

CORONATION Park took a trip back in time last weekend as Ormskirk hosted its first Medieval Day.Read

Jane fought hard to recover for her kids

AN ACCIDENT and emergency ward sister has been named Inspirational Role Model at this year’s NHS Pride Awards.Read

Ormskirk midwife fights to raise awareness of charity Sparks after daughter born three months early

A MIDWIFE whose daughter was born three months prematurely is continuing her fight to raise awareness of children’s charity Sparks.Read

Birch Green Boxing Club join forces with fire crews for car wash

YOUNG boxers in Skelmersdale have helped to raise more than £1,000 after taking part in a charity car wash.Read

Burscough to mark 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic

ON September 3 1939, the very day war was declared on Germany, Oberleutnant Fritz-Julius Lemp U-30 sank the passenger steamer SS Athenia with the loss of 117 passengers and crew.Read

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