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I’ll never cook in my new West Lancs restaurant, says chef Marco Pierre White

CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White will officially open his Merseyside restaurant later this month.Read

End of road for West Lancs dancer Alastair Postlethwaite on BBC's So You Think You Can Dance

A DANCER from West Lancashire was voted off the semi-finals of a BBC talent show.Read

Leading criminologist Ian Loader to give lecture at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk

ONE of the UK’s leading criminologists will consider the condition of contemporary criminology through the questions which confront those involved in the fields of crime, security and punishment.Read

Non-league Burscough FC is set to be sold

BURSCOUGH FC is on the brink of being sold – but an unpaid tax debt could see the club face being wound up.Read

Labour Councillor slams West Lancs Borough Council job cuts

A LABOUR Councillor has slammed the decision by West Lancashire Borough Council to axe jobs while retaining substantial cash reserves.Read

Trust fund in memory of Edge Hill University car crash girl

A TRUST fund has been set up by Edge Hill University in memory of student Dominique Williams who died in a car crash.Read

Rufford teenager charged with wounding community support officer

THIS is PCSO Aaron Thornley who was ran over by an off-road mini motorbike after been called out to deal with a complaint.Read

Ormskirk businessmen deny corruption charges over Merseyside Police contracts

TWO ORMSKIRK businessmen plied Merseyside Police workers with gifts to help maintain lucrative business contracts, Liverpool Crown Court heard.Read

Ormskirk tenant James Simpson evicted for not refusing gas safety check

A WEST Lancashire Council tenant has been evicted for refusing to give the council access to his home for a gas safety inspection.Read

Should West Lancs Council be applauded for evicting James Simpson

AN Englishman’s home is his castle – but not everyone who approaches its ramparts should be seen as hostile.Read

Geoff Roberts: Great time at Mayor of Wirral's "At Home"

WE had a great time at the Mayor of Wirral’s ‘At Home’ the other evening.Read

Help spruce up park by Halsall Lane and Cottage Lane

RESIDENTS are being asked for their ideas on improvements to a local park following a cash windfall.Read

Ormskirk Crime File – 3/02/10

BURSCOUGH: Police arrested two men from after a man walking his dog at 11.45pm on Friday, January 29 reported suspicious activity at Platts Lane industrial units.Read

The Bill actor Andrew Lancel back campaign to save the Bec

TV COP Andrew Lancel has backed the campaign to save the ‘Bec’.Read

Fresh appeal for witnesses following Waterfront pub brawl in Burscough

DETECTIVES investigating a New Years Eve brawl in Burscough have made a fresh appeal for witnesses.Read

Schoolpals Jasmine Bailey and Claudia McGreavy ride from Burscough to Southport for Haiti earthquake victims

KIND-HEARTED school pals pedalled their way through ice and snow to raise around £400 for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.Read

Mawdesley Variety Show to take place

THERE’S plenty of fun for all the family at the third annual Mawdesley Variety Show which takes place tomorrow and Saturday (Friday, February 5 and Saturday February 6) at Mawdesley Village Hall.Read

Police appeal after vandals cause £10,000 worth of damage on house in Mawdesley

POLICE are investigating after £10,000 worth of damage was caused to a house in Mawdesley.Read

West Lancashire CVS wants volunteers for local schemes

WEST Lancashire CVS is looking for volunteers to help with a number of projects.Read

Convoy of tractors back Tarleton's So You Think You Can Dance star Alastair Postlethwaite

ALMOST 40 tractors embarked on a convoy through West Lancashire in support of a Tarleton ballet dancer.Read

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