THIS week we have soccer mad Darren Donnelly who dreamt of becoming a professional footballer back in 1986.
The football fanatic from Flordan, Birch Green, Skelmersdale had already gained a place in the Blackburn Rovers before being named as 'best pupil' during a course for the Lancashire Schoolboys team.
Darren, 14, was a pupil at St Thomas the Apostle, and was picked as cream of the crop out of eight other West Lancashire boys competing.
Darren said: "The course was great, my ambition is to become a professional player like Kenny Dalglish."
Next we have the Douglas Valley Lions who awarded a cheque of £500 to Granada TV's 'Santa Sails for Children' appeal.
Fred 'the Weatherman' Talbot stopped at the Ring O'Bells in Lathom to collect the money from crowds of fans that turned up.
Fred was due to turn up in his canal narrow boat but British Waterways has drained part of the canal at Martland Mill in Wigan to carry out some maintenance work.
Landlord Eamonn Connelly said: "The day was fantastic."
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