Ormskirk, England News

WHILE the rest of us will be tucking in to our Christmas dinner Ormskirk firefighters will be on duty for Christmas Day to ensure the people of the town are safe.

THE BOOKIES are currently taking bets for a white Christmas but the threat of snow is sending some people into a flurry of panic.

A DEVOTED father has spoken about his heartbreak at spending his first Christmas without his eldest son.

A CANAL barge enthusiast fell to his death when he slipped from his boat and through sheet ice into freezing water.

ABOUT 800 people flocked to Emmanuel Christian Church in Ormskirk to enjoy the church's annual Christmas Tree Festival.

JUDGING by the number of 'fairy lights' and other decorations adorning houses and shops, there's no doubt that the Christmas season is well and truly under way.

IT'S panto time again at Ormskirk Civic Hall as the Derby players prepare for their production of Jack and Beanstalk.

FESTIVE shoppers will be quids in if they head to Ormskirk this Christmas because the Council is offering some 'good will' parking deals.

HEALTH services have been transferred from Southport Hospital to Ormskirk without people being told, it has been claimed.

SHOPKEEPERS in Ormskirk are being invited to take part in a Christmas window display competition.

TOP musicians are teaming up with Parbold children for a Christmas extravaganza.

A MAGICAL 24,000 was raised at a charity ball in aid of The Legacy Rainbow House.

SCOUTS in Burscough have been celebrating the fantastic new reffurbishment of their scout hut.

THE fundraising campaign to save Burscough FC last night topped 10,000 - giving the club a lifeline until the end of the season.

LANCASHIRE Constabulary is closing its borders to people who intend to commit robberies and burglaries in the run up to Christmas as part of a major operation.

A MERSEYSIDE man has been charged with robbing a teenage girl of her shoes. Craig Ellis, 27, of Brodie Avenue, Mossley Hill walked into Copy Lane police station with a solicitor on Friday after the Ormskirk Advertiser printed CCTV pictures of a man police officers wanted to speak to.

A MOTHER with terminal cancer travelled 1,000 miles in 24 hours in a "jailbreak" for charity.

A NEW 3million state-of-the-art health centre has opened in Ormskirk. West Lancashire Health Centre, based at Ormskirk & District General Hospital, officially opened its doors on Monday and is expected to improve health services for people across the district.

BRIDES and grooms can experience a celebrity wedding courtesy of fiery TV chef Marco Pierre White.

DO you know this man? That's the question police officers are asking Ormskirk commuters as they hunt a robber who preyed on a teenage girl.