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Skelmersdale rail link plan rejected

THE Department for Transport has rejected proposals for a long-discussed rail connection and station in Skelmersdale after reviewing a strategic outline business case (SOBC) which was submitted to it last year by Lancashire County Council.

The plan, which had been developed in partnership with

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