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Burscough teenager dies after being injured in crash

A TEENAGER died after being run over by a suspected stolen car.Read

Burscough teenager dies after being injured in crash

A TEENAGER died after being run over by a suspected stolen car.Read

Burscough teenager dies after being injured in crash

A TEENAGER died after being run over by a suspected stolen car.Read

Burscough teenager dies after being knocked down by stolen car

A TEENAGER has died after being run over by a suspected stolen car in West Lancashire.Read

Precious family photos of tragic mum snatched in Bickerstaffe burglary

A DEVASTATED daughter has spoken of the pain of losing the last pictures of her late mum in a burglary.Read

Trial of West Lancashire men hears how Duke was upset over theft of Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece

A DUKE was “deeply upset” by the theft of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece from his estate and the “lack of any progress” in recovering it, his son told a court.Read

Mother’s Day makeover competition: Is your mum best in world?

WOULD you like to spoil your mum with a top to toe Mother’s Day makeover?Read

West Lancashire freezes its council tax

WEST Lancashire Council froze its council tax at last week’s meeting, but residents of the borough still face increases in what they have to pay.Read

Leonardo da Vinci heist accused 'wanted to negotiate recovery'

THE SKEM solicitor involved in an alleged £4.25m extortion plot said he could arrange for the “safe and speedy” return of a stolen £40m da Vinci masterpiece, a trial heard.Read

West Lancashire Conservative Cllr Adrian Owens says he has recevied no money from tax exile Lord Ashcroft

CONSERVATIVE general election candidate Cllr Adrian Owens has said his campaigning hasn’t received any funding from leading Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.Read

British Transplant Games medallist Michael Molyneux makes lifesaving appeal for people to take kidney checks

AN ORMSKIRK man is urging people to have their kidneys checked, after unknowingly suffering a condition which was two weeks away from killing him.Read

Man dies after plunging 40ft into icy waters of disused quarry in West Lancashire

FRIENDS of a man who died after plunging 40ft into ice-cold waters at a disused quarry in Parbold have paid tribute to the popular 21-year-old.Read

Inquest begins into death of Burscough-born soldier Corporal Sarah Bryant in Afghanistan

THE sole survivor of a devastating explosion – which claimed the life of Burscough-born soldier Sarah Bryant – has told an inquest the vehicle he and his fallen comrades were travelling in was “not adequate for the job”.Read

West Lancs MP Rosie Cooper voices her fears over Twitter account

WEST Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has voiced her concerns about a Twitter account being set up without her knowledge.Read

Burscough Football Club saved from extinction in the High Court

BURSCOUGH Football Club has been saved from extinction at the eleventh hour as it has paid off its tax bill.Read

Aughton family fighting plans for a hotel in The Swan pub car park next to their home

AN AUGHTON family is battling against a planning application to build a hotel next to their property as they fear it could cause their home to become vulnerable to thieves.Read

Ormskirk Guides celebrate Thinking Day

ORMSKIRK Guides marked their centenary Thinking Day with a high energy celebration at Scarisbrick Village Hall.Read

Burscough teenager dies after crash in Lathom

A TEENAGER from Burscough has died after his moped collided with a car at the weekend.Read

Soldiers in Afghanistan had to ask for mine detection training, inquest into Liverpool soldier’s death told

SOLDIERS in Afghanistan had to ask for their own mine detection training and practised finding explosives in a “sand pit”, an inquest heard.Read

West Lancashire Councillor Neil Furey launches ‘Honey I shrunk the workforce’ DVD

SKELMERSDALE councillor Neil Furey wants to put West Lancashire Council staff cuts on film.Read

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