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News that politicians are having 'second thoughts' on controversial changes to 'traditional marriage' laws have been welcomed by an Aughton pastor.

Billy McCurrie of Aughton Park Baptist Church is pictured by its 'wayside pulpit which currently highlights verses from Hebrews and Genesis.

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Pastor welcomes 'traditional' marriage calls News

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Posted on 11/05/2012

Residents of West Lancs are being asked to look out for the You Tell Listening Shop visiting their area over the next week or so - and to take the opportunity to give their answer to the question “Your Council - How Are We Doing?”

The You Tell Listening Shop is a new mobile consultation...

Your Council - How Are We Doing?

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Posted on 13/06/2003

West Lancashire District Council have collected over 700 tonnes of garden waste for composting, since the first round of green wheeled bins were delivered in March this year

10,000 green wheeled bins were distributed around Aughton and the Northern Parishes after a successful bid for funding....

Success Of Green Waste Scheme So Far

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Posted on 13/06/2003

National Men’s Health Week

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Posted on 13/06/2003

Residents of Birch Green, Little Digmoor and West Skelmersdale are being given the opportunity to have their say on the types of play areas their children will play on in three new play areas being created over the summer.

Earlier this year West Lancashire District Council, West Lancashire CVS,...

Residents of Birch Green have your say

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Posted on 13/06/2003

Noise is unwanted sound. You may not mind your dog barking, or enjoy listening to the radio out in the garden, but to your neighbour it may well be a real intrusion to their life. West Lancashire District Council is asking residents to do their bit towards reducing noise as part of Noise Action Day...

Don’t Be A Noisy Neighbour

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Posted on 13/06/2003

new Union Flag for Comrades Club

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Posted on 13/06/2003

An innovative, free telephone contact service will soon be in place across the District, offering emergency help and support for Carers, as a joint initiative between West Lancashire District Council, West Lancashire Primary Care Trust and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

Anyone who takes...

Emergency Telephone Service For Carers

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Posted on 13/06/2003

West Lancashire District Council’s pioneering Community Warden scheme has recently won an award from the British Security Industry Association, under the Best Regional Team category.

The category applies to teams of three or more people who have worked effectively together to provide an...

Award For Wardens

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Posted on 13/06/2003

Council plan to crack down on litter

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Posted on 13/06/2003

Council has collected almost £3,000,000

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Posted on 13/06/2003

A new mobile recycling site is now up and running in Skelmersdale, offering residents the opportunity to preserve valuable resources while minimising damage to the environment.

‘Recycling in Partnership’ is a District Council initiative in conjunction with local charity Midstream (West Lancs)...

Mobile Recycling For Skelmersdale

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Posted on 13/06/2003

West Lancashire District Council’s street cleaning service was awarded two stars out of a possible three, following a Best Value inspection earlier this year. Inspectors visited Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Burscough and some of the villages, speaking to residents, Councillors and Parish Council and...

Street cleaning in West Lancashire

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Posted on 13/06/2003

West Lancashire District Council has hit the ‘bull’s eye’ for its services, meeting many of the performance targets it set itself for 2002/2003.

Each year, the Council sets itself a number of targets for all service areas. These measure how effective the Council is at delivering quality...

On target

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Posted on 13/06/2003

A farmer from Skelmersdale is swapping his tractor for more modern means of transport to raise money for charity in this year's Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride.

Fifty-three-year-old Keith Dunderdale has been practising his cycling skills before he saddles up for the 53-mile challenge...

Skelmersdale farmer to raise money for charity

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Posted on 13/06/2003

Diabetes Week

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Posted on 11/06/2003

Residents are urged to attend a community meeting to discuss policing in Hyndburn on June 19 at 7.30pm.

A wide range of county initiatives will be on the agenda with Lancashire's extended use of speed cameras also under discussion.

The police authority community meeting will be at St...

Have Your Say - Policing in Hyndburn

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Posted on 10/06/2003

Aughton residents are urged to attend a community meeting to discuss crime and policing in their community.

A wide range of county initiatives will be on the agenda with Lancashire's extended use of speed cameras also under discussion.

The police authority community meeting will be at St...

Spotlight Falls on Aughton Police

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Posted on 10/06/2003

The AA Motoring Foundation and the Consumers Association who publish Which? were two organisations from the UK involved in the European wide EuroTest programme which conducted crash tests on 52 different child car restraints. Only 20 of the seats tested are sold in the UK. Their tests found that...

Child car seats ‘fail’ safety tests

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Posted on 10/06/2003

SHOPMOBILITY - in Ormskirk and Skelmersdale - Shopmobility offers people with mobility difficulties the opportunity to get around the shops in the town centre using motorised scooters or wheelchairs. A new branch of Shopmobility has opened in Skelmersdale and volunteers are desperately needed...

Voluntary Opportunities in West Lancashire

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Posted on 10/06/2003

Lancashire County Council's Countryside Service are holding a variety of guided walks, events and activities in July. These events are regularly over subscribed so you are advised to book well in advance.

Beacon Fell Country Park, Goosnargh near Preston

'Art Workshop'
Saturday 26th July...

Countryside Events in July

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Posted on 09/06/2003

A housebuilder specialising in prestigious homes has appeared before Accrington magistrates after falsely describing their houses were made from brick.

The Cheltenham-based property developer, Westbury Homes (Holdings) Limited, appeared before Accrington magistrates yesterday (June 5) following...

Slip Lands Housebuilder in Court

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Posted on 06/06/2003

A supermarket chain have been fined £750 by magistrates after Lancashire Trading Standards officers found expired yogurts on sale in Leyland.

South Ribble magistrates were told how six cartons of Onken Natural Set Yogurt were found in a refrigerated display unit during an inspection at the E H...

Expired Food Exposed

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Posted on 05/06/2003

A Bamber Bridge couple who sold fireworks to a 13-year-old girl during a trading standards 'sting' have been punished by Leyland magistrates.

Husband and wife Shoaib and Salima Mall, who run Bamber Bridge News on Station Road in the town, both pleaded guilty to a charge brought under the...

Fireworks Sold To 13-year-old

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Sun Awareness Week

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Local car thieves are getting bolder in their thirst for expensive cars.

According to local police they are now targeting workplaces to steal car keys and it's advisable to ensure that all vehicles are locked and secure with valuables removed.

"There's no doubt about it, the thieves are...

New tactics by car thieves

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Workmen who think it's too much hassle to take their tools in from their vans at night are learning the hard way that criminals find them easy targets.

"Just putting a sign saying 'no tools left in vehicle over night' is not good enough," warned PC Gary Southam from Ormskirk police.

There has...

Tool thefts warning

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Ever heard of an ASBU - or an ASBO for that matter?

It's commonplace in the everyday language of local police and council staff who deal with anti social behaviour matters.

But it's such an important topic that the local community safety partnership's invested £80,000 in a new purpose built...

ASBU explained …

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Work on Ormskirk new wine bar on Railway Road had come to an abrupt end – until yesterday!

Workmen were seen bricking up the frontage after work seeming to have ceased over the last few weeks.

The man behind the plan, John Fay of Maghull is believed to have bought the old Autocamp shop for...

What now for wine bar?

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Once the home of the LCC road maintenance yard, Town End Close is one of Ormskirk's newest housing developments.

Liverpool building firm Frank Rodgers has transformed the site at the bottom of Prescot Road into a select mews with homes and flats all snapped up.

Town End homes completed

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Posted on 05/06/2003

It’s believed to be one of the oldest water towers in the country - but the future is still uncertain for the architectural gem on, appropriately, Tower Hill.

Once mooted as the home for the new hospice, recent plans to develop it as luxury flats have been withdrawn.

Future uncertain for water tower

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Posted on 05/06/2003

One of the great things about Ormskirk town centre is the way in which you can have a relaxing drink after work.

And that’s just what this party were doing on Friday after a long hot day at the office!

They retired to the Buck for a not so swift half to end the day is the best of spirits.

Summertime - and the living is easy

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Posted on 05/06/2003

OFSTED visit Greetby Hill

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Burscough parish councillors are backing the idea of a youth council for the village.

It’s been proposed by parish councillor Dawn Woolsgrove who has noted the success of a similar scheme in Parbold.

Representatives from Parbold parish council have been invited to the future meeting of the...

Youth council backed

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Local community bobby Ash Cooper is playing the go to jail card with local youngsters to help keep them in the straight and narrow!

He has selected ten youngsters - eight boys and two girls - who he thinks will benefit from a trip to the prison later this month to experience what life’s really...

Short, sharp shock for village youngsters

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Burscough parish councillors want to pay tribute to local football club chairman Frank Parr.

At their last meeting, councillors decided to investigate having a new shield donated to the club named after him. The move received unanimous support and a shield will be presented annually to the...

Club chairman to be honoured

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Local residents attended the last meeting of Burscough parish council in a bid to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the new car boot sale site in Higgins Lane.

The event was scuppered after the field was ploughed over - local police are now investigating a case of criminal damage.

Mystery continues over foul play at proposed new car boot sales

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Pictured is the new extension at Moorgate Nursery School that is being built to provide facilities for a new breakfast, luncheon and tea club activities.

The popular toddler group and aims to provide services to meet the growing needs of families in town who'll also use it.

Times are a changing at Moorgate Nursery School

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Members of Aughton Christ Church took advantage of the lovely weekend weather to get back to nature after their Sunday morning service.

They celebrated Conservation Sunday with a special picnic and work party on the new Gorse Hill Nature Reserve off Gaw Hill Lane.

Activities included...

Christ Church gets back to nature

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Posted on 05/06/2003

A mystery prize for anyone who’s spotted some magic in the air locally!

This fairy adorns a magical new shop in Ormskirk that even boasts its own (almost human) tree.

Confused? Don’t be – all will be revealed soon as the new shop brings some real magic back into town.

Mystic magic on mystic mews

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Getting through Ormskirk quickly is simply not possible - even if you have the blues and two employed to full effect as this ambulance showed on Friday afternoon when it came to a dead stop outside the parish church.

It can now take up to half an hour to cross town at rush hour (not the best...

Ambulance stuck in traffic

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Here’s a tasty offer from Broughs butchers in Ormskirk - a £100 barbeque for free.

Pictured with the barbeque is manager Ian Bannerman. To enter the raffle, customers simply have to spend £5 at the local Broughs on Burscough Street. Good luck!

Win a barbecue!

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Posted on 05/06/2003

Drive off crimes have been a problem for local garages, as thieves perceive Ormskirk to be a soft touch.

But the police are striking back with an unusual secret weapon - a T reg Astra patrol car that is parked on various forecourts to keep the toe rags guessing.

It’s been spotted at the Spar...

Police reveal their (not so) secret weapon against garage crime

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Posted on 05/06/2003

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