County council buildings go on sale
Lancashire County Council is selling six former library buildings, as it works to ensure people still have good access to good services close to where they live, whilst facing the need to make massive...
View ArticleYour local NHS offers advice as cold weather warning is issued across the...
Following the Met Office issuing a cold weather alert Level 2 across the North West, health chiefs at NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The Level 2 alert means there is a very...
View ArticleWitness appeal made after car is stolen in Wigan
An appeal for witnesses has been made by police after a car was stolen from a driveway in Wigan. At 6:15pm on Wednesday 21st December 2016, a young girl had been on the driveway outside her house on...
View ArticleDivine Days – Bickerstaffe Youth Club Monday 16th January 7pm-9pm
Our new youth club is for local Bickerstaffe children aged 7 to 13 years of age. Come to our first event and have your say about this new club. On our first night we have karaoke, arts/crafts, boccia,...
View ArticleAdoption information evening – come along and find out more
Anyone thinking about starting or growing their family through adoption is invited to an information evening in Preston to find out more. The event will be held on Wednesday 11 January 2017 at County...
View ArticleLibrary book crafts to remember Holocaust and book burnings
St Helens libraries are to hold commemorative arts events ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) paying homage to the books burned in Berlin in the 1930s. On the night of May 10, 1933, an event...
View Article‘Outstanding’ start to 2017 for Grange Valley Primary School
Grange Valley Primary School has started 2017 in the best possible way after receiving an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report. Inspectors visited Grange Valley mid-November (2016) and were so impressed with...
View ArticleAppeal made by police after violent attempted robbery on 83 year old woman in...
Were you in the Burscough area on the afternoon of Monday 2nd January 2017, close to Tesco and The Grove Community Centre? At approximately 2:30 PM, an incident occurred on The Grove Community Centre...
View ArticlePrimary school applications will close soon
Online applications – the quick, easy and secure way to apply for primary school places for autumn 2016 – will close soon on Lancashire County Council’s website. The online application system is open...
View ArticleYour local NHS offers advice as level 3 cold weather warning is issued across...
Following the Met Office issuing a cold weather alert Level 3 affecting the North West from Wednesday 4 January 2017 to Friday 6 January 2017, health chiefs at NHS West Lancashire Clinical...
View ArticleDivine Days Creative Arts CIC Job Vacancies
Divine Days Creative Arts CIC was set up to make the Arts accessible to all – we run various creative workshops including Music, Dance, Creative Art and Relaxation. We are now providing support for...
View ArticleNHS asks for views on plans to improve living with chronic pain
The NHS in West Lancashire is considering introducing a new specialist chronic pain service to help local residents living with chronic pain receive additional support. As no specialist chronic pain...
View ArticleCheck your details on the 2017 Register of Electors
West Lancashire Borough Council is urging people to check their details are correct on the 2017 Register of Electors. The revised version of the Register of Electors is available for inspection, under...
View ArticleWarning to poultry keepers as bird flu is confirmed in Merseyside
Recent reports have now confirmed that bird or avian flu (a disease that affects birds) has been found in wild birds in Merseyside. The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has issued guidance...
View ArticleGet up and running in 2017 with the award-winning Couch to 5k project
Burn off that Christmas excess by taking part in St Helens Sports Development’s award-winning community sport project which gets people off their couch, to running a full 5k in just 10 weeks. The Sport...
View ArticleTenant evicted after being accused of anti-social behaviour in the neighbourhood
A 20-year-old man has been evicted from his home in Skelmersdale after a series of complaints about his anti-social behaviour and that of his associates and his failure to pay his rent throughout his...
View ArticleCitizens Advice geared up for New-Year debt worries
Local Citizens Advice workers are getting ready to help the area’s share of more than 370,000 people across the UK who are expected to turn to the organisation with post-Christmas money worries this...
View ArticleParents in St Helens encouraged to ‘Be Food Smart’ with launch of new health...
Children in England eat almost 3 sugar cubes at breakfast time alone, which equates to half their recommended daily amount Currently more than one in four 4- to 5-year-olds and one in three 10- to...
View ArticleChildren ask smokers to quit in moving new health campaign film
PHE figure reveals 45 people die every day of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking Currently around 1 in every 5 people living in St Helens smoke Smoking increases the risk of heart disease by a...
View ArticleStride out in the New Year and walk your way to better health
Let your feet hit the street in 2017 by joining West Lancashire Borough Council’s health walks. Grab some comfortable walking shoes and join our walk leaders for short, sociable walks across different...
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