M58 eastbound closed between Junction 3 and Junction 4
Due to a serious accident having taken place, the M58 eastbound has been closed. Emergency services are on the scene. It has been advised that traffic follows the solid square diversion symbol, or if...
View ArticleFurniture transformation project supporting homeless initiatives
A project supporting homeless people in Sefton is using upcycling and furniture restoration training to enable homeless and unemployed people to get back into their own accommodation and gain valuable...
View ArticleStand-up comedy for the whole family at Central Library
Hold onto your socks and enjoy stand-up comedy for the whole family with James Campbell, founder of Comedy 4 Kids and author of Boyface, as seen on CBBC’s Blue Peter. Making fun of everything from...
View ArticleNurse recruitment open evening at Southport hospital
Southport hospital is hosting a recruitment event for nurses interested in working at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. This open evening follows a number of successful events in 2016 and is...
View ArticleOnline applications for primary school places will close soon
Don’t forget, the closing date for online primary school place applications is this Sunday, 15 January. The quickest and easiest way to apply is online, via the county council’s website – last year,...
View ArticleCrossley Road to close for eight weeks as electricity improvement works resume
Scottish Power Energy Networks are investing in the electricity network in the Crossley Road area of St Helens in order to improve the quality and reliability of local power supplies. The project...
View ArticleNew year, new you?
With 2017 now in full swing, health experts in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire are highlighting the benefits of eating healthier and being more active to patients as they focus on New Year’s...
View ArticleMayoral engagements week commencing 16 January 2017
18 January 2017 7:20pm Junction Hotel, Rainford The Mayor and Consort will attend a presentation evening of funds raised by the Bickerstock Festival Committee 20 January 2017 2:00pm Preston Guild...
View ArticleLibraries start 2017 with new clubs for youngest members
January sees the introduction of new clubs and activities in St Helens Libraries for children and young people, with a handy homework club and a fabulous, free reading project for the under-sevens....
View ArticleSpecial service to remember victims
People from different faiths and cultures are being invited to take part in a special memorial service being held in Chorley to remember all those who died in the Holocaust and other acts of genocide....
View ArticleTeenager, 18, dies following Chorley collision
We are appealing for witnesses after a teenager died following a collision in Chorley today (January 15). Police were called around 12.05am following reports of an accident close to the junction of...
View ArticleSave the date for Knowsley Flower Show
Knowsley’s popular annual Flower Show will return to Court Hey Park on Sunday 6 August with this year’s show celebrating “50 Summers of Love”! Renowned as the largest free horticultural show of its...
View ArticleMayor’s tasty tour of Vigour
The Mayor and Mayoress of St Helens recently enjoyed a tasty tour of the town centre’s new go-to place for healthy eating. Councillors Dave and Jeanette Banks joined town centre manager Gary Maddock on...
View ArticleFlushed with success
Chorley Council is flushed with success after scooping three national awards for its public toilets. The council received a top accolade of a Platinum Award for the toilets at the Covered Market in the...
View ArticlePlans progress for new A Level centre in Knowsley
A plan to bring a new A Level centre to Knowsley are moving forward after a meeting between the Government and local representatives. Now, the Department for Education have asked Knowsley Council and...
View ArticlePlans for new galleries at Merseyside Maritime Museum
Merseyside Maritime Museum has been awarded funding as part of £4 million grants announced for English Museums and Galleries under DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund. Grants totalling...
View ArticleTrain for 10k free with GoActive
The St Helens 10k is coming soon (5 March), and with many people looking to get fit and healthy or do something great for charity in 2017, St Helens Council’s GoActive team is inviting residents to...
View Article5 Ways to Wellbeing campaign launched
St Helen’s Council’s Healthy Living team is supporting a campaign that highlights five ways of improving and protecting mental health and wellbeing. On the back of research from the New Economics...
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 24 January 2017 at 9.30am. Members of the local...
View ArticleSkelmersdale man jailed for sex offences
A 24-year-old man from Skelmersdale has today (January 16) been jailed for inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity. Samuel Brown, of Glebe Road, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court. Between...
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