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Brighter Future Workshop gets £392,000 National Lottery funding boost

A CHARITY for the disabled has secured a brighter future thanks to a £392,000 Lottery grant.Read

Two men wanted on prison recall could be in Skelmersdale

TWO wanted men are believed to be on the run in Liverpool after breaching the terms of their release.Read

Police hunt masked raiders after garage terror

THREE MASKED men forced a bystander to lie under a van as they tried to rob it.Read

Lung condition man chased by mob of hoodies for bottle of shandy

HUNTED through the streets of Skelmersdale by a pack of nine teenage yobs, a shop worker today described how he ran for his life.Read

Advertiser reader to turn on Skelmersdale Christmas lights at the Concourse Shopping Centre

SKELMERSDALE people are being invited to one of the biggest nights of the year in the countdown towards Christmas.Read

Skelmersdale Crime File - 29/10/09

TANHOUSE: Two laptops and a games console were stolen from a house on Tawd Road between 8.20pm and 5.40pm on October 19.Read

Skelmersdale firebugs warned their illegal bonfires could be put out

FIREBUGS are being warned that if they set bonfires in places not desginated for them they could be put out.Read

Historic Burscough FC is up for sale as chairman Chris Lloyd walks away

WEST Lancashire’s most successful soccer club is under threat of closure – unless a new buyer is found.Read

Lancashire Police confirm man found dead at house in Skelmersdale

A MAN’S body has been found at a house in Skelmersdale.Read

Talented Skelmersdale singers perform at at ‘Royal’ Variety show at St Francis of Assisi School

PERFORMERS young and old took to the stage for Skelmersdale’s very own ‘Royal’ Variety night.Read

Royal Mail delivery staff are on strike today

ROYAL Mail delivery staff accross West Lancashire are on strike today as part of the national dispute.Read

Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs Shop Local campaign

THE Advertiser’s Shop Local campaign has received backing from the most powerful man in the country.Read

Skelmersdale actress Jodi McAllister to appear in movie with Danny Dyer and 50 Cent

A SKELMERSDALE actress is set to appear on the big screen alongside Danny Dyer and rapper 50 Cent.Read

Skelmersdale Crime File - 22/10/09

ASHURST: A 20-year-old man was convicted of shoplifting from McColls on Lyndhurst and Asda on Ingram and given a four month curfew order at Ormskirk Magistrates Court on October 13. David McKenna, of Fairlie was also ordered to pay £236 in compensation to Asda and £16 to McColls.Read

Almond Tree pub in Skelmersdale raided by police as part of drug operation

DRUGS and cigarettes were seized in two police raids as part of a month long crackdown on drug crime.Read

Anti-bullying seminar to take place at Skelmersdale and Ormskirk College

SKELMERSDALE is hosting an important event next month as part of Anti-Bullying Week.Read

Skelmersdale friends Dominique Knox and Katie Hayes raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Care and Motor Neurone Disease

TWO lifelong friends from Skelmersdale celebrated coming of age together by raising £1,000 for two causes very close to their hearts.Read

Digmoor events for Halloween and Bonfire Night

HELP to make Digmoor a cleaner, safer and greener place to live in the run up to Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night.Read

Almond Tree pub raided in Skelmersdale

FORTY police officers raided a Skelmersdale pub and recovered 900 imported cigarettes and a small amount of cannabis.Read

Mum left for dead in Skelmersdale by hit and run driver

A WOMAN who was the victim of a hit and run accident is devastated there is not enough evidence to charge anyone.Read

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