Chorley set to become digital hub
Chorley is set to become the centre of the rapidly growing digital sector in Lancashire thanks to an ambitious £8.4m scheme being developed by Chorley Council. A new advanced digital office park...
View ArticleLibrary to host transgender performance in support of LGBT festival
Head over to St Helens Central Library on Thursday 17 November, where a multimedia solo performance exploring gender issues is to be held. The world is in a mess, the nation is in a state and a good...
View ArticleFree parking in Chorley town centre
Motorists visiting Chorley are set to benefit from free parking across the town centre as part of plans to attract more shoppers. Just weeks after Chorley Council announced it was pressing ahead with...
View ArticleHelp your local NHS to shape mental health services in West Lancashire
NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is encouraging anyone with an interest in mental health, to help shape their plans for mental health services in West Lancashire. A mental health...
View ArticleLocal health body to meet in Hilldale, Ormskirk
Healthcare commissioners in West Lancashire are to hold their next governing body meeting in public at Hilldale on the Ormskirk Hospital site on Tuesday 22 November 2016 at 9.30am. Members of the local...
View ArticleLancashire supports National HIV testing week
People who are at risk of contracting HIV are being urged to take a test by health experts from Lancashire County Council. The advice comes in the run up to National HIV Testing Week, which begins on...
View ArticleNarnia 2017 Coming Soon
Divine Days Community Arts run a supported dance session for adults with additional needs every week. Why not come along? Session cost £3.50 and take place on Thursdays between 11am-12pm at the...
View ArticleLast chance to have your say on the borough’s roads
St Helens Council is encouraging anyone who uses the borough’s roads and footways to take part in a survey before it closes later this month. The consultation includes questions on the condition of...
View ArticleThe return of Blackler’s Santa
We’re going to need a bigger chimney! A giant Father Christmas, which delighted generations of Liverpool children in his former home at Blackler’s Department Store, goes on display for the first time...
View ArticleHome owners can apply for Winter Warm Scheme
Home owners can apply now for free gas heating appliance servicing, repair or replacement. Owner occupiers in West Lancashire are being offered another opportunity to have their gas heating appliances...
View ArticleNew Bus Service for Tanhouse
The 3A Lancashire County Council Bus Service from Burscough to Apply Bridge will now be extended to Tanhouse from 5th December 2016, every hour Monday to Saturday daytime. The new service will run...
View ArticleLocal Democracy Week
Local school children enjoyed taking part in mock meetings of the Council to learn more about how West Lancashire Borough Council operates. Local Democracy Week is an annual event to help young people...
View ArticleCuerden development could bring 4,500 jobs to the area
A major development of the Cuerden strategic site at the start of the M65 could create thousands of new jobs and bring furniture giant IKEA to Lancashire. The development could also attract other...
View ArticleOutcome of executive disciplinary hearings
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has confirmed today that the disciplinary hearings in respect of allegations against the former Director of Human Resources, Sharon Partington, and the former...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after Ormskirk attack
Police have launched a CCTV appeal following the assault of a 19-year-old man in Ormskirk. Officers were called after a male was attacked in the car park of the The Court Leet in Wheatsheaf Walk around...
View ArticleMarket Town Strategy Review approved by Council
Exploring more ways of attracting more tourists to Ormskirk and refurbishing Aughton Street to match the Moor Street improvements are just two recommendations in a new West Lancashire Borough Council...
View ArticleMystery of the missing trolleys
Have you noticed that there are less and less small trolleys available for shoppers at the ASDA superstore in Skelmersdale? SkemNews.com have received a number of calls telling us that the trolleys...
View ArticleFormer crane boss to ‘lift’ business event
Chorley’s business leaders are set for a ‘lift’ as the man behind the largest crane hire business in the UK will speak about how he built up the company he sold for £255m, at the next Choose Chorley...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Police looking to trace male acting suspiciously in Tanhouse
Skelmersdale Police are looking to trace above male who was seen on Eskbank in Tanhouse on a footpath near to Eskdale acting in a suspicious manner. Described as; White male tanned skin tone, foreign...
View ArticleFlower power marks Chorley as tourism destination
Chorley is being recognised as one of the top tourism spots in the county after beating off stiff competition to win a prestigious honour at the Lancashire Tourism Awards. Chorley Flower Show was voted...
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