A 28-year-old Skelmersdale man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after admitting inciting children to perform sexual acts online. Mark Hughes, of Windrows, Skelmersdale, was jailed at Preston Crown Court on Thursday, April 11 2019. Police executed a warrant at Hughes’ address in September 2018 after information about suspected online sexual communication offences was provided by
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Due to the age and condition of Skelmersdale Police Station it is no longer fit for purpose and as such is having to be upgraded and modernised. Work is expected to begin from the start of June 2019. The investment in the new station is a positive move for the residents and community of Skelmersdale and the local areas. The
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Local Police are appealing for information after two men were stabbed in Skelmersdale on Saturday 30th March. Police were called around 12.45pm after two men were found with stab wounds in Southway close to the job centre. It is believed the pair, both in their early 20s, had been attacked near the subway between the CoOp Building and Eskdale. One
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A former parish councillor has been jailed for 12 years after the attempted murder of his estranged wife in July 2018. Mark Gibbons, 62, of Bold Lane, Ormskirk, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he admitted deliberately driving a vehicle at his estranged partner in July last year. He was also given an extended licence of three
Read moreLocal Police officers want to identify this man in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Ormskirk recently. The alleged assault took place at 7.30pm on February 12. An 18-year-old woman had just got off a bus in Moor Street when she was approached by a man. After reviewing CCTV, police want to identify the man in the picture in
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A man from Kent has died following a collision in Halsall. Police were called at around 7.45am this morning to Renacres Lane to reports an HGV had collided with a concrete post. Emergency services attended the scene and the driver – a 54-year-old man from Kent – was taken to Southport Hospital. He sadly passed away a short time later.
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A sixth arrest has been made following an incident of disorder close to a college in Leyland. It happened shortly before 4pm on Monday, March 4th when a group of young men had gone to confront a rival group in relation to a prearranged fight. Around 12 people arrived in a Volkswagen Polo, a Vauxhall Astra and a Nissan Micra.
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