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Four Mersey non-league footballers banned for betting breaches

FOUR Merseyside non-League footballers were given bans totalling 28 months following betting breaches.Read

Police release E-fit of man they would like to speak to after pensioner has handbag stolen from her in attack

A 71-YEAR-OLD woman had her handbag stolen from her in the street in Skelmersdale.Read

Baby rescued from burning block of flats in Skelmersdale

AN 11-MONTH-OLD baby was rescued from the top floor of a burning block of flats.Read

Red-haired people given free bus fares in Skelmersdale

SKELMERSDALE’S newest bus company is offering free tickets to passengers with red hair.Read

Skelmersdale soldier Michael Bird returns from six-month tour of Afghanistan

A SKELMERSDALE soldier has received an operational medal after returning safely from one of the toughest operations the British Army has carried out in Afghanistan.Read

Skelmersdale Crime - 10/12/09

TOWN CENTRE: A man stole money from a cashier at Thomas Cook in the Concourse around 12pm last Friday (December 4).Read

Brighter Futures Workshop in Skelmersdale named as UK Social Enterprise of the Year

A SKELMERSDALE-based organisation is celebrating being named the best in the United Kingdom.Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown sparks confusion in Skelmersdale by backing Kirkby stadium scheme

A SKELMERSDALE campaigner fears Gordon Brown’s statements backing Everton’s move to Kirkby has increased residents’ confusion over what is happening with the town.Read

New 150 seat live gig venue at Skelmersdale’s Westgate Studios

A RECORDING studio’s expansion will see a new 150 seat venue opened for live gigs.Read

Advertiser Sports Awards winners Skem Men Aces take on Skelmersdale Police officers in a football match

SKELMERSDALE Police officers showed their community spirit by playing a match against a team with learning disabilities.Read

Police hunt man after attack on elderly lady in Skelmersdale

A 71-YEAR-OLD woman was dragged to the floor by a thug who snatched her handbag.Read

Skelmerdale recycling firm recognised in national awards for its work for and with the disabled

SKELMERSDALE recycling company Brighter Futures Workshop has been named UK Social Enterprise of the Year and picked up a £5,000 prize at the Social Enterprise Awards 2009 in London.Read

Police appeal for witnesses after woman is robbed

A 71-YEAR-OLD woman had her handbag stolen from her in the street in Skelmersdale.Read

Baby rescued from top floor of burning block of flats in Skelmersdale

AN 11-MONTH-OLD baby was rescued from the top floor of a burning block of flats.Read

Free bus travel for redheads

A MERSEYSIDE bus company is offering free tickets to passengers with red hair.Read

One-year-old tot rescued from fire in Skelmersdale

A ONE-YEAR-OLD tot was rescued from a fire in Skelmersdale at dawn this morning.Read

£350m vision for Skem back on track after Everton's Kirkby stadium rejection

Michael Byrne looks at what the Everton FC stadium rejection will mean for town’s futureRead

Former X Factor contestant Steph Woods wins Star Idol in Blackpool

FORMER X-Factor contestant Steph Woods earned top prize in a talent competition in Blackpool.Read

Parents of Skelmersdale father-of-two Ian Harris pay tribute to him

THE PARENTS of a devoted father-of-two have paid tribute to their son who was ‘always joking’.Read

Skelmersdale Burglar Reynolds back behind bars

A BURGLAR sentenced to two years in prison after a crime in Skemersdale has been arrested in the West Midlands after being out on licence.Read

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