Skelmersdale residents terrorised by teenagers after a firework is thrown into a children’s home

Nov 4 2010 by Gemma Jaleel, Skelmersdale Advertiser

Fireworks

FIREWORKS were thrown into a children’s home in Skelmersdale by a group of teenagers at the weekend.

At around 7pm on Saturday, October 30, the windows were smashed in at Elm House on Lime Grove.

Fireworks were then thrown into the building and a couch caught fire. Although staff managed to put the fire out with an extinguisher, the fire service were also called to the scene.

The rear window of a car was also damaged after a brick was thrown at the vehicle parked at the side of the home.

A Lime Grove resident said: “I’m not surprised there has been an incident at the home. There has been trouble around there since it opened and I would be a lot happier if they closed it.

“They should open an old people’s home there instead.”

Another neighbour added: “I’m not to happy hearing about fireworks being thrown into homes and I would be worried if that happened again.

“I’ve not heard of any trouble at the home.”

The incident was just one in which Skelmersdale residents were terrorised by groups of youths throwing fireworks and shouting abuse.

Despite this police say their Operation Bright Sparx initative is in full swing and neighbourhood policing teams have been targeting anti-social behaviour in the area.

Officers seized alcohol in Old Skem and fireworks in Tanhouse after reports of a group of youths on Eskdale harrassing the public later that night around 9.50pm.