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Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White visits Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital

CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White showed a softer side to his fiery TV temperament when he visited Alder Hey children’s hospital yesterday.Read

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White visits Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital

CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White showed a softer side to his fiery TV temperament when he visited Alder Hey children’s hospital yesterday.Read

Controversial hotel plan for Aughton approved by West Lancashire Council

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a 32-bedroom hotel next to the Swan Inn in Aughton were approved by West Lancashire Council Planning Committee on Thursday night.Read

Booths beat Asda in West Lancashire supermarkets battle

BOOTHS won the battle of the supermarkets in West Lancashire on Thursday night, but Secretary of State John Denham has the final say on whether the store gets built.Read

Birkdale pervert Michael Sherlock jailed for child porn images

A PERVERT who watched women using a public toilet was shopped by his sister after amassing more than 21,000 obscene images of children.Read

Shop wars

Asda and Booths battle over supermarket plans

TWO supermarket giants will tonight do battle in a bid to open in West Lancs – with hundreds of potential new jobs at stake.Read

Skelmersdale man kills long-term partner before stabbing himself to death

A DAD-OF-TWO killed his long-term partner then stabbed himself to death, an inquest heard.Read

£114,939 National Lottery prize unclaimed by someone in West Lancs

NATIONAL Lottery players across West Lancashire are being urged to double check their tickets as a fantastic lotto prize of £114,939 has yet to be claimed in the West Lancashire area.Read

West Lancashire Council to discuss hotel plan for The Swan in Aughton

WEST Lancashire planners will decided tonight whether a controversial scheme to build a new hotel in the grounds of The Swan in Aughton should go ahead.Read

Ormskirk family say goodbye to brave Edward Walton-Doyle who lost his battle with leukaemia

ORMSKIRK School headteacher John Doyle has spoken about how his family are coping after the death of 11-year-old Edward.Read

Maghull doctor with cocaine in his surgery allowed to practise again by General Medical Council

A GP who had cocaine in his surgery has been allowed to practise again by the General Medical Council (GMC).Read

Lancashire Highways Chief challenges West Lancs MP rosie Cooper to public roads debate

A FURIOUS war of words has erupted over road gritting in West Lancashire during the recent snow and ice storms.Read

Lancashire Police make appeal after £20,000 burglary on Appley bridge house

OVER £20,000 worth of computer equipment and jewellery was stolen from a house in Appley Bridge.Read

Lancashire County Council plan to introduce double yellow lines to stop Edge Hill University students parking in residential areas

LANCASHIRE County Council are proposing to paint yellow lines on roads surrounding Edge Hill University to prevent students parking in residential areas.Read

Leading sports experts to speak at Edge Hill University debate

THREE of the UK’s most distinguished sports law experts are joining forces for an event hosted by the department of law and criminology at Edge Hill University.Read

Burscough mum tells of family’s anguish over son’s moped death

A HEARTBROKEN mother has spoken about her family’s difficult decision to turn off her son’s life support machine after he was hit by a car.Read

Friends pay tribute to former St bede’s pupil David Allan

FRIENDS of David Allan set up a Facebook group after hearing that he had been in an accident and since his death, messages have flooded his profile page.Read

Burscough-born soldier Sarah Bryant ‘unlawfully killed’ says coroner

A CORONER ruled that a Burscough-born soldier was “unlawfully killed” in Afghanistan – because of failings in her training and equipment.Read

Win tickets for Aintree Grand National meeting

WITH just weeks to go until the 2010 John Smith’s Grand National meeting, momentum and excitement is mounting.Read

Ormskirk businessman Matt Williams offering to swap vintage designer clothes for store credit

A DESIGNER clothing shop in Ormskirk is offering store credit for old vintage clothing.Read

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