Good news for Council tenants over Government rents plan
People currently living in West Lancs Council accommodation have had some good news with the Government scrapping proposals to force those who earn over £31,000 a year to pay more in rent for their...
View ArticleFriends of St Helens Cemetery to host Tree of Remembrance service
A Tree of Remembrance service will be held at St Helens Crematorium next weekend where personalised messages can be displayed on a Christmas tree in memory of lost loved ones. Organised by the Friends...
View ArticleGet your skates on in Chorley this Christmas
Chorley’s Christmas is set to get even better from Friday when this year’s main attraction glides into town. From Friday 9 December Chorley’s Flat Iron car park will be transformed into a magical...
View ArticleMake this Christmas a safe and happy one
Lancashire Constabulary has launched its annual Christmas crime prevention campaign which is aimed at helping to ensure all of the county’s residents have a safe and happy Christmas. Officers will be...
View ArticleMayoral engagements week commencing 5 December 2016
5 December 2016 12.15pm Twinkle House, Skelmersdale The Mayor and Consort will visit Twinkle House, Skelmersdale 6 December 2016 6.55pm St Anne’s Pastoral Centre, Prescot Road, Ormskirk, L39 4TG The...
View ArticleDigmoor Foodbank Christmas Appeal
Can you help someone who is less fortunate than yourself this Christmas by helping to fill a basket? If so the Digmoor Foodbank Christmas Appeal is looking for your help. The Digmoor Foodbank, which is...
View ArticleHelp older people this winter
West Lancashire Borough Council’s Cabinet member for older people is encouraging borough residents to lend older people a helping hand during the cold winter months. During the cold weather older...
View ArticleAwards hat-trick for Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council has won three of the four awards on offer at the national British Youth Council Youth on Board Awards, announced on Saturday 3 December. The awards recognise the county...
View ArticleFundraising schools could win a Mayor’s Charity trophy
Schoolchildren that raise money for Mayor of West Lancashire’s Charity could be in line to win a great reward. To assist with her fundraising activities, the Mayor of West Lancashire, Councillor Liz...
View ArticlePlanned roadworks in the North West: summary for Monday 5 to Sunday 11...
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 2 December and...
View ArticlePupils on song at Christmas carol concert
Primary school children across the borough were certainly in fine tune as they performed before a packed out Parish Church over two nights at the annual Christmas carol concert. The service – part of...
View ArticleCentral Library hosts multi-faith lighting ceremony
Faith communities from across St Helens came together at Central Library for an inclusive multi-faith lighting ceremony. Christian, Jewish and Hindu faith communities joined Mayor and Mayoress of St...
View ArticleLancashire schools praised by Ofsted
Figures from the latest Ofsted annual report show that the vast majority of Lancashire’s children and young people are taught in schools that are either good or outstanding. The latest Ofsted...
View ArticleHave your say on borough’s growth
St Helens Council is currently holding a public consultation on its ambitious plans to transform the borough, with a draft 30-year vision for growth, known as the Preferred Options of the Local Plan....
View ArticleBluecoat receives major funding from National Lottery players to reveal...
Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, has been awarded a £210,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to reveal its 300-year history. Thanks to National Lottery players, the project,...
View ArticleTERRACOTTA WARRIORS – LIVERPOOL
Exhibition to be staged at World Museum in 2018 The Terracotta Warriors will be returning to the UK, it has been announced today by Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Rt Hon Karen Bradley...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Police appeal for help to trace stolen mobility scooter
Skelmersdale Police have made an appeal for help from the public in tracing a TJA Mystere mobility scooter, which was stolen without keys from a rear garden on Eskbank, Skelmersdale. The mobility...
View ArticleSanta Claus is coming to Central Link and Parr Children’s Centres
Santa and his elves will be dropping in at Central Link and Parr Children’s Centres over the next few weeks to spread the Christmas cheer. Old Saint Nick will set up his grotto at Central Link...
View ArticleDon’t miss the Magical Lempen Puppet Theatre show
Families can enjoy a fabulous show at the Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk in the run up to Christmas. The legendary Lempen Puppet Theatre perform ‘The am-A-zing Thing’ on Saturday 17 December This is an...
View ArticleSkelmersdale Ambassadors Network Launch hailed a great success
A number of West Lancashire Businesses have eagerly signed up to become Ambassadors for Skelmersdale after a successful event was held to launch the scheme. The Skelmersdale Ambassadors Network aims to...
View Article