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Advertiser We Love Skelmersdale campaign: Tell us what makes you love Skelmersdale

OUR ‘We Love Skelmersdale’ campaign has come to an end in terms of its coverage in the paper, but that doesn’t mean we have stopped loving our town.Read

Skelmersdale crime file

TOWN CENTRE: A large battery, used for a HGV vehicle, was stolen from an industrial estate on Glebe Road between 5pm on Friday, July 2 and 5am on Monday, July 5.Read

Dead man named after crash on Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale

A LITHUANIAN man who died after his car crashed into a tree in Skelmersdale has been named.Read

Up Holland church gardener Lisa Jennings gets married at St Teresa’s Church

MOST brides have to make plenty of preparations for their big day, but Lisa Holland even cut the grass at the church.Read

Hockey wish by Formby woman who celebrated her 106th birthday

INTROA WOMAN who has celebrated her 106th birthday told how her big wish would be to play a game of hockey again.Read

Cleared Da Vinci painting solicitor arrested in Liverpool Quiggins compensation money probe

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

Lithuanian man killed in Skelmersdale car accident is named

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old man died following a road traffic collision in Skelmersdale.Read

Skelmersdale firm J Mallinson relay Wembley football pitch with Desso turf

The pitch of the world's most famous stadium was rescued by a Skelmersdale company last week.Read

Heartless thieves target Kingsbury Special School

HEARTLESS thieves stole gardening equipment which was bought in a bid to improve the lives of children with special needs.Read

We Love Skem: Plans for the future of Skelmersdale

OVER the past few weeks The Advertiser has been running a ‘We Love Skem’ campaign to highlight all that is good about our town.Read

Skelmersdale crime - 01/07/10

TANHOUSE: A thief stole a Saab car after entering an unlocked house and stealing the keys. The theft took place at some point between 2am and 4.50am on Tuesday, June 22. Later that day the car was seen in the Walton area of Liverpool. It was pursued for a short distance but the driver made off. The vehicle has since been recovered. Anyone with information is urged to contact PC Holdsworth at Skelmersdale police station on 0845-1253545 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555111.Read

Lithuanian man dies in crash on Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale

A LITHUANIAN man was killed after the car he was driving crashed into a tree at the weekend.Read

Skelmerasdale woman sentenced after £11,500 benefit fraud

A SKELMERSDALE woman who cheated the benefit system of £11,500 has been sentenced to a 12 month community order and 120 hours’ unpaid work.Read

West Lancashire tenants and the council give their views to the government on housing finance

THE views of tenants and councillors in West Lancashire about the way council housing is financed are being given to the government.Read

We love Skelmersdale campaign: What the people want

AS WELL as the great and the good, we also asked members of the public what they would like to see to improve Skelmersdale.Read

Fire starts at Victoria Hotel in Skelmersdale before England’s World Cup clash with Germany

DOZENS of regulars were forced to evacuate a Skelmersdale pub just minutes before England’s World Cup clash with Germany when a blaze ripped through an upstairs room.Read

West Lancashire company pitches in to replace Wembley turf

THE pitch of the world's most famous stadium was rescued by a Skelmersdale company.Read

Skelmersdale environmental campaigner Nicola Escott claims we don’t need Whitemoss Landfill site

Local environmental group ARROW claims that one does not have to rely on hazardous waste landfill in order to have genuine and sustainable recycling. Read

Lithuanian man killed in Skelmersdale crash

A LATVIAN man was killed after the car he was driving crashed into a tree.Read

Man attacked by yobs while waiting for bus in Runcorn

A MAN was viciously assaulted while waiting for a bus.Read

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