A teenage boy has been sentenced to four years in a youth detention centre after admitting stabbing another teenager. The 16-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife. The youth, from Skelmersdale, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday 4th February and was sentenced
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A local man has been jailed for child sex offences following investigations by Lancashire Constabulary. Colin Mooney arranged online to carry out the sickening abuse but was arrested in May 2019 after turning up for a face to face meeting. Mooney, of Ormskirk Road, Skelmersdale, admitted offences of arranging and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and attempting
Read moreLancashire Police are asking local people to lend officers a helping hand this winter by taking simple steps to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime. The Helping Hand campaign launched on Monday 9th December 2019 and aims to encourage people across Lancashire to do their bit in keeping our county safe, offering a helping hand to the
Read moreA woman who died following a collision in Ormskirk has been named. Police were called around 12.30pm on Thursday October 17 to Park Road after a 73-year-old woman was struck by a DAF Lorry as she crossed the road. The road was closed for a number of hours whilst police and paramedics attended the scene but sadly the female died at the scene.
Read morePolice are appealing for information after a woman sadly died following a collision in Ormskirk on Thursday 17th October. The collision happened at 12.30pm on Park Road, near the pedestrian crossing at Moorgate. A 73-year-old woman was struck by a DAF Lorry as she crossed the road. The woman, from Ormskirk, suffered serious injuries and sadly died at the scene.
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Lancashire Police have confirmed that a woman has died following a collision with a lorry near Moorgate in Ormskirk. Police closed the one way system along Park Road from St Helens Road to Aughton Street and also stopped traffic joining from Moorgate. The incident happened near the traffic lights on park Road near to Marks and Spencer’s. A lorry at
Read moreDetectives are appealing for information after three males were shot in Skelmersdale on Tuesday afternoon.. Police were called to an address on Belfield at about 1.30pm on Tuesday, October 15th, following reports that shots had been fired. Officers attended and three men aged 46, 45 and 21 were treated for gunshot wounds. An investigation is underway and police are appealing
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