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20 October 2021
Vol 28 l Issue 42
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INSIDE THIS WEEK: Family pay tribute to 15-year-old who ‘touched many lives in the community’ Teenager Eve died in tragic rail incident THE Family of a 15-year-old girl have paid tribute to their daughter who died in an incident on the railway line near to New Lane station in Burscough on Sunday, September 26. The funeral of Eve Lewis was held at St John the Baptist Church in Burscough on Saturday (October 16). Her family said: “As many of you locally will be aware, on Sunday, September 26 there was an incident on the railway line. As a result, our beautiful 15 year old daughter, Eve Lewis, was fatally injured whilst walking the dog. “During her short time with us Eve touched many lives in the local community. She went to 1st Class nursery before starting at Lordsgate and was in her final year at Priory. “Eve also went to several clubs at St John church, including Brownies as well as being a keen and accomplished gymnast for Dazzlers at the sports centre and other clubs locally.” The tribute was signed by Paula, David and Charlotte.
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Flowers were strictly for family only but people were asked to donate to https://www.seedlancashire.co.uk/ (Support and Education for Eating Disorders) The family want to point out that donations for the support scheme will be ringfenced for the education programme outlined, by following the instructions given on the webpage.
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ORMSKIRK has been named in the top 10 postcode areas for car thefts. The statistics were revealed following a Freedom of Information request to the DVLA by the national media. The figures show the number of vehicles the police have recorded as stolen and on DVLA records by UK postcode area throughout 2020. First is LE2, which is categorised as part of Leicester, with 342 car thefts, and in 10th place is L39, listed as Ormskirk with 177. However, police chiefs in West Lancashire have queried the figures and pointed out that a “significant portion of the L39 postcode area” goes into Merseyside. West Lancashire Geographic Inspector, Danny Clough said the following on the statistics: “I have conducted research into the figures presented in the report. “For the areas within the L39 postcode our records show that between 01/01/2020-31/12/2020, we have 36 reports of vehicle taking and three reports of aggravated vehicle taking. “This takes into consideration the whole of Ormskirk Central and Ormskirk Rural which probably includes some locations outside of L39 but are within our policing boundary. “I widened the search parameters and found that in the whole of West Lancashire (theft of unauthorised vehicle taking and aggravated vehicle taking in 2020), incorporating Skelmersdale East, West and Rurals, the
But police chiefs question figures that put Ormskirk in national top ten list
figure is significantly lower than what is being reported and is 124. “There is a significant portion of the L39 postcode area that does in fact stretch into Merseyside which I am unable to comment on, but it is incorrect to list the data within the postcode as simply Ormskirk when they are not.” In second place in the study were two postcodes in Slough followed by a postcode in Swindon, then Aldershot, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Stockport, Darlington, and Slough. The most stolen cars were Fiestas, then VW Golfs, Ford Focuses and Vauxhall Corsas. In the UK, thieves take one car every seven minutes. Insp Danny Clough wanted to give the following reassurance: “The West Lancashire policing teams work hard to ensure the safety and security of everybody covered by us, and we also collaborate with our neighbouring force areas of Merseyside, GMP and Cheshire to address crossborder criminality having achieved some fantastic results in the last 12 months alone. “I would ask the residents and business owners of West Lancashire to remain vigilant. We are coming into the colder weather where some vehicles are left alone defrosting. Please ensure vehicles are never left alone unlocked or with keys inside and place any items where they can’t be seen. This will prevent the vehicles being targeted by opportunist criminals or those seeking such opportunities.”
MP pays tribute to Sir David WEST Lancashire Labour MP Rosie Cooper has paid tribute to the veteran Conservative backbencher Sir David Amess, shown above, who was stabbed to death on Friday. Sir David had been holding a routine constituency surgery at Belfairs Methodist Church at Southendon-Sea in Essex. His death comes after MP Jo Cox was murdered in 2016 and threats made to the lives of Rosie Cooper and Stephen Timms MP. Ms Cooper paid the following tribute: “My thoughts and prayers are with David, his wife and children at this very sad time. Why anyone would want to end the life of another is beyond my understanding.
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