Sunday 16th June saw a team of 62 people take part in the Race for Life at Aintree Racecourse. The team of friends, relatives and family were called the “Blister Sisters” and have so far raised over £21,000 for Cancer Research UK. The team was set up by Laura Moss, who was diagnosed with Duodenal Cancer in October 2018 and is currently receiving chemotherapy. Laura wanted
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Family and friends are concerned for the welfare of a vulnerable adult. Josie Lowe and Phillip Lowe were due to meet someone at 10-10.30am today (Saturday June 15th). They failed to show. Josie (red coat in picture) has dementia and has been reported to Lancashire Police as missing vulnerable person. If you have any information or have spotted Josie and
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Local Police are appealing for information on Michael Bullen. The 43-year-Old, of Wheatacre, Skelmersdale, is wanted by police in relation to an assault, theft and criminal damage which occurred in Skelmersdale on May 5th. A man forced his way into an address, causing damage to the property, before assaulting the female occupant. He is also alleged to have stolen a
Read moreLocal Police have put a Section 60 in place after an incident where a 17 year-old-boy and a man, 18, were attacked on Sunday evening. The Section 60 powers will be in place covering the Birch Green, Elmers Green, Digmoor and Skelmersdale central areas (shown on the map image below) between 5pm Monday 27th May and 5am Tuesday 28th May.
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A 17-year-old from Chorley who has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Alex Davies, has appeared in Crown Court for the first time. The teenage boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, did not apply for bail during a 10-minute hearing at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday May 8th. Alex’s body was found in woodlands on Parbold Hill
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A fund to help the parents of murdered teenager Alex Davies, who was found murdered in a wooded area near Parbold Hill on Wednesday 1st May has past £3000 The fund was set to £500 but is now over £3300. If you would like to donate, please go to https://www.facebook.com/donate/1285822428233179/?fundraiser_source=external_url While formal identification has yet to be carried out, the
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A Burscough resident has set up a fund to help the parents of murdered teenager Alex Davies, who was found murdered in a wooded area near Parbold Hill on Wednesday 1st May. The fund was set to £500 but is now over £2000. If you would like to donate, please go to https://www.facebook.com/donate/1285822428233179/?fundraiser_source=external_url While formal identification has yet to be
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