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Crow Orchard Primary School puils prove Skelmersdale’s got talent

A TEAM of pupils from Crow Orchard Primary School proved Skelmersdale really has got talent in a recent competition.Read

Advertiser Schools Year 6 supplement will be published on August 19

MAKE sure you order your August 19 copy of the Advertiser so you don’t miss out on our superb schools supplement.Read

First degree joy for Southport student Paula Thomson

A TALENTED student is celebrating after gaining a first degree in accounting.Read

Brent Mott jailed for 25 years for rape and murder of wife Kate

'TWISTED' sex-obsessed Brent Mott is today starting life behind bars for murdering his wife.Read

Sex-obsessed Brent Mott facing life in prison for murdering wife Kate

THE twisted web of lies a sex-obsessed husband began to weave just hours after murdering his estranged wife can be revealed today.Read

Wife killer Brent Mott's hoax 999 call - transcript and audio

Operator: Merseyside police emergency. Read

Justice done for Southport nurse Kate Mott say murder squad detectives who caught her killer husband

THE detectives who exposed Brent Mott’s lies as pure fantasy today said he murdered his wife Kate in a “despicable, vicious and brutal attack”.Read

Merseyside teacher Ian Bagley pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

A DRAMA teacher pleaded not guilty after being accused of groping one of his students.Read

"Sex mad" nurse who strangled his wife showed no emotion as jury convict him

A "SEX mad" nurse who strangled his wife and tried to make it look as though she died in a car crash was convicted of murder today. Read

Appeal to find fake vicar who preyed on West Lancashire charities

A FRESH appeal was launched to find a bogus vicar suspected of stealing tens of thousands of pounds in European grant funding destined for the region’s most vulnerable.Read

Southport husband accused of murder admits killing his wife

A HUSBAND wept as he admitted strangling his wife after losing “all control”.Read

Edge Hill University awarded an extra 764 places to meet demand

EDGE Hill University bosses were celebrating after being awarded 764 extra student places to meet increasing demand.Read

Hundreds flock to Lidl store presentation in Ormskirk

OPINIONS were divided among Ormskirk residents who visited the presentation on Lidl’s proposals to build a store on the former comrades club site.Read

TV legends Ian St John & Jimmy Greaves reunite for Creamfields car crash victim Dominique Williams

FOOTBALL’S famous double act Saint and Greavsie are reuniting for a charity bash in Liverpool.Read

Witness describes “surreal” car accident that killed devoted dad and cub pack leader Neil Herbert

A WITNESS to a fatal car crash that killed a devoted dad, has described the “surreal” moments before he died.Read

Grab your place for the Ormskirk 10K

ORMSKIRK 10K is back and this time there are an extra 200 places up for grabs!Read

Tarleton pensioner who broke neighbour’s arm with spade loses court appeal

A TERMINALLY-ILL pensioner who broke a neighbour’s arm with a spade in a row over a fence lost an appeal against her sentence.Read

Nominations open for Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser Sports Awards

NOMINATIONS are open for the annual Advertiser Sports Awards and what a great year it is already proving to be for West Lancashire sport.Read

Hesketh Bank adrenaline junkie Craig Baxter does skydive for Help For Heroes

ADRENALINE junkie Craig Baxter has taken a 14,000-ft leap of faith for charity.Read

Tarleton dance student Megan Spencer will star on Five’s Don’t Stop Believing talent show

A DANCE student has been chosen to appear on Five’s latest reality talent TV show Don’t Stop Believing.Read

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