A man has been banned from B&M and Asda at a retail park. Michael Corkhill was charged with four counts of theft after meat ...

A shoplifter has been jailed for breaching a criminal behaviour order banning him from entering certain stores.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Ian Shacklady, 67, his partner Gillian Melville, 66, and her son Alan Causer, 45, ran their operation from their homes in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. It said ...

A gang thug's threatening phone calls from inside his prison cell have landed him more time in jail. Joel Dowling breached his gang injunction yet again which means he has now doubled his sentence ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Skelmersdale man has been arrested after he drove into a police vehicle. Officers conducted a stop check on an Audi Q5 driver. They tried to make off from the area but crashed into a police ...

Lenny Scott, 33, from Prescot, died in hospital after the shooting on Peel Road in Skelmersdale on 8 February 2024. Lancashire Police have confirmed Elias Morgan, 35, of Highgate Street ...