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Ormskirk News for 4 December 2008

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Maghull schoolgirl paralysed after mystery illness Dec 04 2008

A SCHOOLGIRL was left paralysed after being struck down by a mystery illness.Read

Police alert after Ormskirk pensioner, 81, from Highfield Road, conned out of £600 by rogue trader Dec 04 2008

POLICE in Ormskirk have advised people to be wary of bogus traders after an elderly woman was conned out of £600.Read

Up Holland teenage robber is given an ASBO and told to stay away from Skelmersdale shops Dec 04 2008

A TEENAGE girl convicted of robbery, assault and burglary in the past has been banned from Skelmerdale’s Asda store and the Concourse Shopping Centre for three-and-a-half years.Read

Police issue E-fit of Skelmersdale flasher suspect Dec 04 2008

POLICE have released an e-fit of a man who exposed himself to a woman in Skelmersdale.Read

Dalton pub customer hailed for saving choking pensioner’s life Dec 04 2008

A CHOKING pensioner’s life was saved thanks to a quick thinking stranger.Read

Spate of accidents on West Lancs roads as cold snap bites Dec 04 2008

POLICE were called to three road accidents on West Lancashire roads as icy weather gripped the district on Wednesday morning.Read

Woolworths staff in Ormskirk will not lose their jobs before Christmas Dec 04 2008

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

Crowds of people turn out to see Bad Lashes light up Ormskirk Dec 04 2008

X-FACTOR finalists Bad Lashes entertained the Ormskirk crowds and helped switch on the town’s Christmas lights.Read

Blues legend Joe Royle guest speaker at West Lancs Conservatives Christmas dinner Dec 04 2008

MORE than 80 people turned out for the West Lancs Conservatives Christmas dinner at the weekend.Read

West Lancs rocker Matt Marsh needs your vote in Xfm Radio competition Dec 04 2008

A SKELMERSDALE teenager wants your vote if he is to win a national rock music competition.Read

X-Factor's Ruth Lorenzo is coming to Banks Leisure Centre! Dec 04 2008

X-FACTOR finalist Ruth Lorenzo may have been voted off the show on Saturday night – but fans will be treated to a one-off performance at Banks Leisure Centre.Read

Over 800 people turn out to hear Rev Jesse Jackson at Edge Hill University Dec 04 2008

Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke publicly about the momentous events of the past few weeks when he delivered a public lecture and received an honorary fellowship at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk.Read

Ormskirk businessman Steve Sealey, 50, applauded by celebrities as he wins Volunteer of the Year award Dec 04 2008

A CELEBRITY-packed audience saw Ormskirk man Steve Sealey collect the “Volunteer of the Year” award at the Prince's Trust Celebrate Success ceremony at St George’s Hall in Liverpool.Read

Oyez! Oyez! A grand day to be Lancastrian Dec 04 2008

LANCASHIRE Day is becoming more and more popular according to Ormskirk town crier Don Evans.Read

Thousands of West Lancs people missing out on dental care Dec 04 2008

THOUSANDS of West Lancashire people have stopped going to see a dentist since many local ones went private.Read

Edge Hill University celebrated the visit of black civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson by creating a scholarship in his honour Dec 04 2008

EDGE Hill University celebrated the visit of renowned black civil rights campaigner Rev Jesse Jackson by creating a scholarship in his honour.Read

Ormskirk bids farewell to long-serving police officer Insp Neil Smith Dec 04 2008

A LONG-serving police inspector is retiring after 30 years on the beat.Read

Children’s charity The Legacy Rainbow House in Mawdesley won a £50,000 grant in Granada Television appeal The People’s Millions Dec 04 2008

CHILDREN’S charity The Legacy Rainbow House has won a £50,000 grant in a regional lottery competition.Read

MORE than 170 people have volunteered to plant free trees, given out by West Lancs Council Dec 04 2008

MORE than 170 people have volunteered to plant free trees, given out by the council, to boost the district’s natural beauty, attract wildlife, and improve the environment.Read

Proud Ormskirk dad Mark Wissett said a big thank you to the neonatal team at Ormskirk Hospital that saved his baby daughter Freya Dec 04 2008

said a big thank you to the team that saved his baby daughter Freya by handing over a £1,100 cheque.Read

Parish council secures a prestigious honour Dec 04 2008

BICKERSTAFFE Parish Council has achieved Quality Status, a significant milestone in its history.Read

Skelmersdale’s Vikki Shacklady has been shortlisted for top volunteering award Dec 04 2008

A WOMAN who grew up wanting to make the world a better place has been shortlisted for a national volunteering award.Read

Two new lay members appointed to Lancashire police authority’s audit and standards committee Dec 04 2008

TWO lay members have been appointed to join Lancashire police authority’s audit and standards committee.Read

Window at Ormskirk Hospital damaged Dec 04 2008

A window was damaged at Ormskirk Hospital on Friday, November 21, at 9.30pm.Read

Very barren landscape in credit crunch Dec 04 2008

TWO years ago landscape architect Harry Levy was at the top of his field.Read

West Lancs Soul Club is planning a Northern Soul night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on January 31at the Stanley Club in Burscough Dec 04 2008

WEST Lancs Soul Club is planning a Northern Soul night in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.Read

Awards joy for village Dec 04 2008

BURSCOUGH has won a Landscape Institute award for the £1m regeneration which has gone on in the village over the last year.Read

An Ormskirk family, from Pine Drive, is raffling a £7,500 guitar made for The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins in aid of a bone cancer charity after their son, Adam Panther, 19, died from the disease Dec 04 2008

AN Ormskirk family is raffling a £7,500 guitar in aid of a bone cancer charity after their son died from the disease.Read

Skelmersdale Ecumenical Centre is making sure the most needy have a very special Christmas Dec 04 2008

SKELMERSDALE Ecumenical Centre is launching two projects to help local people have a very special Christmas.Read

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