HomeServe Wigan backs national Gas Safety Week
Local heating firm encourages residents to check on vulnerable and elderly community members and to ensure a Gas Safe registered engineer checks their boilers and other gas appliances A Wigan-based...
View ArticleOrmskirk enters Great British High Street competition
Ormskirk is set to compete against towns from all over the country in the Great British High Street (GBHS) competition. Great British High Street is an organisation which supports those working to...
View ArticleCouncil considers Development Company proposal
West Lancs Council is looking into forming a new company to help it achieve its ambitions for development within the borough. The Council has been working on major projects for housing in Firbeck and...
View ArticleOctober parks events
Halloween will be a scream at Coronation Park, Ormskirk, and many other exciting free events are planned by West Lancashire Borough Council’s Parks and Countryside Ranger Service in October. West...
View ArticleAppeal after 14-year-old injured in Burscough collision
We are appealing for information following a collision which has left a 14-year-old girl with serious injuries. The incident occurred at around 3.45pm yesterday (September 21st) on the A59 Moss Lane,...
View ArticleScrutiny Committee Calls In Property Strategy Decision
Lancashire County Council’s Scrutiny Committee has decided to “Call In” a cabinet decision made on 8 September in relation to the Property Strategy. A special meeting of the committee was held...
View ArticleSouthlands High School opens with new facilities and more school places
Children and staff are enjoying some brand new facilities for the start of the term at the expanded Southlands High School, Chorley. A new sports hall, changing rooms, classroom, offices and a...
View ArticleViews sought as Sefton bus network review gets underway
Residents have the chance to give their views on bus services in Sefton as part of an on-going review of the whole Liverpool City Region bus network. Working as part of the Bus Alliance, a formal...
View ArticleSporting Challenge Activities Wii Night in Burscough
Sporting Challenge has organised a new location for their Wii night. They now enjoy their Wii night at Burscough Wharf’s Arts Centre hosted by Domino Partnerships. Sporting Challenge organise evening...
View ArticleBickerstaffe Community Connections
Divine Days’ Community Connections project allows older people to try activities they used to enjoy and to sample new activities. The session allows you dip into a wide variety of activities, learn a...
View ArticleMan dies following collision in Pendleton
We are appealing for witnesses after a man has died following a collision in Pendleton. At around 1.35am this morning (Monday, September 26) a silver Volkswagen Golf was travelling east along Whalley...
View ArticleLancashire County Council Cabinet Upholds Property Strategy Decision
At a special meeting this morning, Lancashire County Council’s Cabinet has decided to uphold its decision of 8 September to proceed with the council’s Property Strategy. The meeting was called after...
View ArticleGawthorpe Hall guided tour celebrating Charlotte Bronte
A guided tour of Gawthorpe Hall will be held later this month, as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bronte’s birth. The tour will take place on Wednesday 28 September at...
View ArticleAppeal following petrol station robbery in Ormskirk
We are appealing for information following a robbery at a petrol station in Ormskirk. The incident occurred at around 12.03am yesterday (Sunday) at the BP Service Station on County Road, when two men...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Air Cadets receive funding from local councillors towards Open Day
RAF Air Cadets at 1439 Skelmersdale squadron are delighted to have received financial support from two local councillors, Councillor Terry Aldridge and Councillor Westley. They very kindly donated...
View ArticleSt James Palace visit for Skelmersdale Air Cadets Civilian Instructor
Congratulations to ex Cadet Warrant Officer and now Civilian Instructor Miss Jane Carey who this week attended St James’ Palace, London to be awarded her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The award...
View ArticleCommunity Safety Lead welcomes funding for projects to tackle hate crime
County Cllr Julie Gibson has welcomed the Government’s recent announcement of funding for projects for Community Groups involved in tackling hate crime. Groups are invited to apply for funding of...
View ArticleFlooding report published
Lancashire County Council has published an overview report on the December 2015 floods, as a first step in making public the findings of investigations into how the county’s communities were flooded...
View ArticleIndependent review confirms scale of challenge to county council finances
Independent review confirms scale of challenge to county council finances Lancashire County Council has published an independent review of its finances which confirms that its long-term financial...
View ArticlePast Forward
Celebrating 40 years of Merseyside Archaeological Society. The Museum of Liverpool has joined with Merseyside Archaeological Society to develop a fascinating conference on 8 and 9 October 2016. Aimed...
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