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Skelmersdale band Endeavours are a big internet hit with the ITV Fixers

SKELMERSDALE band Endeavours were given a national audience last week after being invited to perform at a major showcase event being streamed on ITV.com.Read

People die younger in Skelmersdale, shocking figures reveal

PEOPLE living in Skelmersdale are likely to die eight years younger than people in more affluent areas of West Lancashire, according to shock figures that have been revealed.Read

Torrential rain floods homes in Tanhouse

THERE was misery for homeowners in Skelmersdale as torrential rain caused flooding across the town.Read

Family praised by firefighter for house blaze bravery

A FAMILY from Old Skelmersdale have been praised for their quick thinking after a fire broke out in their house.Read

Charity football match to be held for Skelmersdale toddler Joseph Stockton and Ormskirk Hospital children's ward

A CHARITY football match is being held in honour of a Skelmersdale child who suffers from a rare brain disorder.Read

Skelmersdale’s Hope House Project celebrates 18th anniversary

SKELMERSDALE community scheme the Hope House Project enjoyed a series of events to celebrate its 18th anniversary.Read

Skelmersdale campaign group ARROW accuses Lancas

ENVIRONMENT campaigners ARROW have accused a Lancashire County Council Planning Committee of Environmental Racism.Read

Whitemoss Landfill site boss denies Environmental group ARROW’s claims that landfilling is hazardous to the environment

ENVIRONMENTAL group ARROW claims that toxic material buried at Whitemoss will eventually leak into the environment. Read

Skelmersdale's Fredericks Dairy fined for ice cream River Tawd pollution

A SKELMERSDALE dairy has been forced to pay out £12,000 by the Environment Agency for turning the River Tawd into stream of ice cream.Read

Statement from Fredericks Dairies over pollution of River Tawd

FREDERICK’S Dairies has issued a full statement in response to the incident.Read

Skelmersdale Crime File 15/07/10

GILLIBRANDS: A large battery was stolen from an HGV parked in a warehouse unit on the industrial estate between 5pm on July 2 and 5am on July 5.Read

Skelmersdale family evicted for refusing central heating service

A FAMILY who put their own safety and that of their neighbours at risk by refusing to let engineers service their gas central heating have been evicted by West Lancashire Council.Read

Mural unveiled at Digmoor Annex in Skelmersdale

ARTISTIC residents have used their skills to help bring to life a spectacular new mural at Digmoor in Skelmersdale.Read

Watkins Hire move into Skelmersdale

WE SAID a few weeks ago that Skelmersdale was a great place to do business during our ‘We Love Skem’ campaign’.Read

Police make appeal after rider falls of bike in Skelmersdale

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was found seriously injured in a road in Old Skelmersdale.Read

Fredericks Dairies Ltd fined £12,000 for river of ice cream

A MERSEYSIDE dairy was ordered to pay out £12,000 for turning a Merseyside waterway into a river of ice cream.Read

West Lancashire Council evicts Pauline and Stephen Hawkes from their home in Skelmersdale

A FAMILY who put their own safety and that of their neighbours at risk by refusing to let engineers service their gas central heating have been evicted by West Lancashire Borough Council.Read

Police appeal for witnesses after man is found with serious injuries

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was found seriously injured in a road in Old Skelmersdale.Read

Skelmersdale solicitor Marshall Ronald arrested over £800,000 theft claim

A SOLICITOR was arrested for allegedly stealing £800,000 from one of the founders of former Liverpool cultural centre Quiggins.Read

Victims of a conman posing as a facilatator in a Liverpool bipolar self-help group have called for a Charites Commision probe to be made public

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