The Latest Breaking News from Skelmersdale

Suspected gas explosion leaves five injured at block of flats in Lancashire

Firefighters, police, and paramedics were called to Skelmersdale at around 6pm

Manchester Evening News · May 17, 2022

Explosion damage to Skelmersdale flats as walls blown apart and sofa falls out of home

Fire crews, police and paramedics are at the scene

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2022

Family's heartbreak as toddler given 5 per cent chance of living past five

Gabriela Bolmane, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire has a rare heart condition and has been in and out of hospital since her birth

Manchester Evening News · May 2, 2022

Investigation update over 'kidnap and murder' of loving dad

Three men were quizzed in connection with the death of Christopher Hughes, said by police to have died following a "frenzied attack"

Liverpool Echo · Feb 28, 2022

Cocaine dealer caught with gun after being released from prison

He was last jailed for having £24,000 of cocaine in his underpants in a speeding Audi

Liverpool Echo · Feb 24, 2022

Road and bridge sealed off after body found

Officers were called to White Moss Road South in Skelmersdale

Liverpool Echo · Feb 22, 2022

Man in his 70s dies two days after crash

He was rushed to hospital before he sadly died

Liverpool Echo · Feb 14, 2022

Man runs up £192,000 phone bill in just four days during family holiday in Turkey

John Nisill, from Skelmersdale in Lancs, said he almost fainted when BT told him he'd used 43GB of data - costing an eye-watering £192,000 - while on his family break to Marmaris in Turkey in October

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2022