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JAMES Cavin, 20, of Priory Street, Warrington, pleaded not guilty to beating two women on October 20.

SKELMERSDALE’S regeneration took a step forward as West Lancashire Council approved the borough’s new Local Plan.

SKELMERSDALE Police arrested seven people last week after dawn raids in the town.

HUNDREDS of staff at the Co-operative Bank’s Skelmersdale call centre face an uncertain future after it confirmed a restructure that could lead to “significant” job losses.

RIOTS broke out on Digmoor estate on Mischief Night last week as wheelie bins were set alight, yobs hurled bricks and fireworks at cars and gangs filled the streets.

An ASHURST teenager has booked his place in the area final of a national singing competition after impressing judges with his talent.

DARIUSZ Miroslaw Klepek, 46, of Abbeystead, Skelmersdale, pleaded guilty before Ormskirk magistrates to breaching a restraining order preventing him from contacting a woman on October 28.

A FORMER factory worker who suffered noise induced hearing loss has received a four-figure payout and is calling on employers to offer more protection to their workers.

A BOY was beaten and robbed by masked yobs as he walked across a park in the early evening.

DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a late night robbery at a Skelmersdale convenience store.

X FACTOR star Steph Woods has been chosen to turn on Skelmersdale’s Christmas lights this weekend.

A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the council’s decision to demolish Skelmersdale’s bandstand saying it is evidence of ‘neglect’.

A SINGER songwriter from Liverpool has written a track about the Men Aces and has persuaded the team to sing the chorus.

JAN Holt, nutrition advocate at Skelmersdale’s Birch Green Care Home, has been named one of the region’s top care professionals.

DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a knife attack in Skelmersdale.

A TEENAGER who discovered she had a brain tumour is shaving her head after beating the disease, in an effort to raise money and awareness for two charities.

A DRUNK who set fire to a bin and then used it to block the entrance to a pub in which a disabled man was sleeping was jailed.

OUR week began with a very enjoyable get together at a charity dinner kindly sponsored by the Hop Vine in Burscough. The event was in support of the Mayoress’s Charities namely Queenscourt Hospice and the West Lancs Stroke Association.

THE search is on for Southport's unsung heroes - the people who give so much for so little in our community.

A RAILWAY for Skelmersdale is finally in the pipeline as a transport masterplan was revealed this week.

Skelmersdale in court

Skelmersdale’s future regeneration laid out in Local Plan

Skelmersdale Police storm houses in dawn drug raids

Skelmersdale jobs under threat as Co-operative Bank announces “significant” redundancies

Digmoor residents left terrified by mischief night riots

Ashurst teenager sings his way to area final of Open Mic UK

Skelmersdale in court

Skelmersdale factory worker receives £4,000 from Keyes UK after suffering hearing loss

Skelmersdale schoolboy beaten up for his iPhone 4S

Kenny Hives Tanfields store targeted by armed robbers

Skelmersdale’s Steph Woods gets ready to turn on the lights at The Concourse

Skelmersdale bandstand demolished due to safety concerns

Skelmersdale Men Aces star in new track by Asa Murphy

Birch Green’s Jan scoops top award

Skelmersdale police appeal for information after knife attack

Skelmersdale teen who overcame brain tumour shaves head to raise money for charity

Skelmersdale man who set Tanner Pub on fire jailed at Liverpool Crown Court

Mayoral Briefings with Cllr Iain Ashcroft

The search is on for Your Heroes 2013

Skelmersdale railway station plans set in motion under West Lancashire transport masterplan