Baby friendly award for Lancashire Children’s Centres
Lancashire’s children’s centres have been recognised with a prestigious award for the high standard of care they provide to new mums and children. The centres, which are run by Lancashire County...
View ArticleJoin the Great British Spring Clean!
West Lancashire Borough Council is inviting you to support the Great British Spring Clean. Following the success of the ‘Clean for the Queen’ Campaign in 2016, which attracted over 250,000 people to...
View ArticleRainhill Rotary offers grants to local good causes
The Rainhill Rotary club has called out to charities and organisations that support people in St Helens, to apply for grants. Rainhill Rotary has raised funds at recent events including the Santa...
View ArticleGet online at your local library
Lancashire County Council is supporting the national Be Online campaign to help people to get to grips with the internet. This year’s campaign, which takes place from Monday, 27 February to Sunday, 12...
View ArticleOutcome of executive disciplinary appeals
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust confirmed today that the disciplinary appeal hearings in respect of allegations against the former Chief Executive, Jonathan Parry, and the former Director of...
View ArticleStorm Doris: Safety advice for residents and Ormskirk Market is cancelled for...
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning forecasting strong winds of up to 80 miles per hour on Thursday 23 February 2017 as Storm Doris passes through West Lancashire. The strongest winds...
View ArticleWitness appeal after serious collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a road collision left a teenager with serious injuries. The incident happened at shortly before 8pm yesterday (Wednesday, February 22nd) when a pedestrian...
View ArticleFuneral details of Marion Carey announced
St Helens Council has arranged for the funeral of a recently deceased resident to take place early next month. Mrs Marion Carey, of 118 Heyeswood, Haydock, passed away on Thursday 9 February aged 81....
View ArticleHave your antiques valued for free this Saturday at the St Helens Antiques...
Got something old in your attic that might be worth a small fortune or you’d like to know more about? Blow off the cobwebs and bring it along to St Mary’s Market this Saturday (25 February) for a free...
View ArticleSt Helens GPs and Council support campaign to keep antibiotics working
St Helens Council’s Public Health team and local GPs are supporting a new campaign which highlights the dangers of taking antibiotics when you don’t need them. Public Health England’s ‘Keep Antibiotics...
View ArticleCouncil wants to hear your views on important stage for the Local Plan
West Lancashire Borough Council’s Cabinet approved plans to consult on a new Local Plan for West Lancashire and the Council want to hear your views as we start the preparation of this extremely...
View ArticleGet your entries in for Chorley Flower Show
Gardening enthusiasts will be able to submit their entries for the award-winning Chorley Flower Show as the amateur section is now open for applications. After the phenomenal success of the first two...
View ArticleAdvice on energy bills comes to West Lancs
People in and around West Lancs are being offered expert advice on cutting their energy bills, thanks to the Energy Best Deal initiative run by Citizens Advice and funded by the energy companies...
View ArticleLandlord calls for tax U-turn in Hammond’s Spring Budget
A Liverpool City Region landlord is calling for the government to reconsider the forthcoming tax changes for buy-to-let landlords in March’s Spring Budget. From April 2017, the government will...
View ArticleResidents encouraged to have their say about low priority & gluten free...
The NHS in West Lancashire is hosting two events to discuss its ‘low priority prescribing’, which anyone from the local community is invited to attend. In line with many other NHS organisations in...
View ArticleExciting schemes planned for housing
New Council homes in Beechtrees and plans to install hundreds of new bathrooms form part of a series of exciting plans for West Lancashire Borough Council housing in 2017/18. The schemes were approved...
View ArticleNew schemes agreed as Council sets budget for 2017/18
West Lancashire Borough Councillors have agreed important new schemes whilst maintaining frontline services despite difficult financial challenges. Like many councils in the country, West Lancashire...
View ArticleAppeals for relatives of deceased man
St Helens Council is looking to trace the relatives of a man who passed away earlier this year to inform them about his funeral arrangements. Mr Graham Noughton – who passed away on 17 January, 2017,...
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View ArticleMayoral engagements week commencing 27 February 2017
Thursday 2 March 6.45 p.m. The Birches Restaurant, Wirral Metropolitan College The Mayor & Consort will attend a Dinner for Civic Heads of Neighbouring Authorities hosted by the Mayor &...
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