Skelmersdale’s Millie Heaton comes home for Christmas
MILLIE-ROSE HEATON’S family and friends were overjoyed to have their little girl back home with them for the festive period.
View ArticleCastlehey Community Action and Engagement Day
PEOPLE living in Castlehey, Skelmersdale, can meet with West Lancashire Borough Council, police and fire service officers at a Community Action and Engagement Day on Thursday, January 9.
View ArticleMillie Heaton named as Skelmersdale’s person of the year
MILLIE-ROSE Heaton has been chosen as the number one person in Skelmersdale after the courage she has shown in battling against her childhood cancer.
View ArticleSkelmersdale in court
KAREN Gillian Robinson, 36, of Inglewhite, Skelmersdale, has been charged with stealing several health and beauty items from the Boots store on Chapel Street in Southport.
View ArticleSteph Woods releases debut single Miss Misguided
SINGER Steph Woods is determined to make 2014 a huge success with the release of her debut single “Miss Misguided.”
View ArticleBirchwood homeless charity receives £1,000 from rough sleep out
A HOMELESS charity has received a huge boost in donations after RED, a Church of England group based in Burscough raised over £1,000 by sleeping rough to highlight the plight of homeless people in the...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Police appeal for information after designer handbags stolen
THE new year has got off to a very bad start for one family after thousands of pounds worth of designer handbags were stolen from their home, leaving them distraught.
View ArticleSkelmersdale man finds historic plaque
A PLAQUE which commemorates the generosity of a newspaper editor has been unearthed thanks to a man with a metal detector.
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve fight in Skelmersdale
A FIGHT between revellers erupted on Bearncroft in Skelmersdale during the last hours of 2013.
View ArticleOld Skem mother distraught to find son’s resting place disturbed and another...
A GRIEVING mother who visited her son’s resting place said she was distraught to discover his grave disturbed and that another baby had been buried in there too.
View ArticleSkelmersdale in court
NATASHA Louise Mcnair, 20, of Fairstead, Skelmersdale was charged with stealing £50 from Andrew Carey on December 28, She was also charged with stealing four hair dyes, three packs of KitKats, a bottle...
View ArticleSkelmersdale mum goes from a size 28 to a size 10 thanks to slimming world
A SLIMMER from Skelmersdale is looking forward to a healthier 2014 after shedding six and a half stone.
View ArticleAlleged paedophile, David Wynn in court
A MAN has appeared in court charged with numerous counts of possessing indecent images of children and bestiality.
View ArticleSkelmersdale high school ban all fizzy drinks to help childrens behaviour
HIGH schools in Skelmersdale have banned all fizzy drinks, including energy drinks, in an effort to improve the health of their pupils.
View ArticleSkelmersdale Police issue warning after unlocked car is raided by thieves
POLICE are warning Skelmersdale residents to be extra vigilant following thefts from cars parked on the owners’ driveways.
View ArticleSkelmersdale in court
CURTIS Joel Fox, 18, of no fixed abode appeared before Ormskirk Magistrates on January 6, charged with stealing £50 from Andrew Carey on December 28 at Skelmersdale.
View ArticleSkelmersdale police take to the streets to talk about community concerns
POLICE took to the streets of Skelmersdale last week in an effort to begin the new year by addressing community fears and concerns.
View ArticlePolice appeal for information after Banksbarn Burglary
THREE thugs threatened a man with a knife after a burglary at a block of flats in Skelmersdale.
View ArticleBurscough Methodist Church set to begin redevelopment after grant
BURSCOUGH Methodist Church has been given a grant towards the redevelopment of the church.
View ArticleNew paths in Skem could have no lighting at night over bat safety fears
A NEW cycle way linking seven schools through Tawd Valley could be built without lighting – over fears it could impact on the local bat population.
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