Bickerstaffe Community Connections
Divine Days’ Community Connections project allows older people to try activities they used to enjoy and to sample new activities. Our session allows you dip into a wide variety of activities, learn a...
View ArticleJanette’s picture perfect discovery
For St Helens resident Janette Leatherbarrow, a recent Heritage Open Day celebration event at Central Library proved to be a worthwhile experience when she uncovered several family photographs from...
View ArticleCouncil looks back with pride – and forward with ambition
St. Helens Council Leader Barrie Grunewald has pledged to embrace the challenges that lie ahead and says he remains strongly optimistic about a prosperous, fair and equal future for St. Helens. In the...
View ArticleMayoral engagements, week commencing Monday 3 October 2016
Tuesday 4 October 9.00am Town Hall, Preston The Deputy Mayor will attend the Annual Judge’s Service at the Minister of St. John, Church Street, Preston Wednesday 5 October 2.00pm Astley Hall Museum...
View ArticleNegligent landlords fined £1000s
Two local landlords have been prosecuted and fined £1000s over serious failures to maintain rental properties to acceptable standards. Cedric Fitzpatrick, landlord of 72 Morris Street, Sutton, pleaded...
View ArticleTake care of your mental health
World Mental Health Day is just around the corner (10 October), and since one in four adults and one in ten children will experience mental health problems in any given year, St Helens Council is...
View ArticleLibraries set for more cultural events
The award-winning Cultural Hubs programme is back for another series of fantastic and often free cultural experiences, taking place in St Helens libraries between October 2016 and April 2017. The arts...
View ArticleSutton Leisure AstroTurf gets a refresh
You’ll have to be quick off the mark to get a place on Sutton Leisure Centre’s AstroTurf pitch, which has recently benefitted from a complete rejuvenation process. The facility at Sutton is very...
View ArticleExcitement builds ahead of Chorley Live
A buzz of anticipation is exciting Chorley, as organisers of the hugely popular Chorley Live event have released details of the full schedule of acts that will be playing over the two-day entertainment...
View ArticlePlanned road works in the North West: summary for Monday 3 to Sunday 9...
Summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week. The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 30 September...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Air Cadets recruitment intake night
Are you aged 12 (yr8) to 17 and are interested in becoming an RAF Air Cadet? If you can answer yes to the above question, then the next recruitment intake night for Skelmersdale Air Cadets is being...
View ArticleBeing a hoarder is out of order!
Residents of West Lancashire are being asked to help their local NHS in its aim to tackle the issue of medicines waste. A new campaign launched this week by NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning...
View ArticleOfsted recognises pace of change of improvements to Lancashire’s children’s...
A recent Ofsted monitoring visit has recognised that the “pace of positive change” has accelerated, as the county council makes improvements to its children’s services. Last month’s two day monitoring...
View ArticleCoastal Communities Fund
Sefton Council plans to submit a £2.7m Stage 1 bid, as part of the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), to help revitalise Southport Pier and Seafront. If successful, Sefton will be invited to submit a more...
View ArticlePersonal approach makes social care in Wigan Borough best in the country
A service which helps people return to independence at home after a hospital admission or following illness or disability is the best in the country after becoming the only one to date to be ranked...
View ArticleUpstairs, downstairs brought to life at Gawthorpe Hall
A ‘Meet the Butler and Housekeeper’ event will take place on Sunday 9 October, from 12pm to 4pm at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley. Visitors will get the chance to step back in time as history will be brought...
View ArticleMan evicted after using his bath as a toilet
An Ormskirk man has been evicted for neglecting his home so badly a Council officer said it was among the worst living conditions he had seen in 30 years of service. West Lancashire Borough Council...
View ArticleSurprise celebration event in Huyton
Knowsley Culture Development and Events are working with Public Health to create an exciting public event to celebrate World Mental Health Day. There will be over 40 participants involved in the event...
View ArticleTickets on sale for Knowsley’s Christmas panto
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a pantomime and this Christmas in Knowsley, you don’t have to go far. As part of its UK tour, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be visiting Knowsley Leisure and...
View ArticleMayor’s charity appeal receives boost from generous students
Thanks to the kind-hearted acts of students across the borough, councillors Dave and Jeanette Banks’ mayoral charity, Jenson’s Twinkle Stars, has received a much welcomed financial boost after £445 was...
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