Improvement work set to start on Yarrow Valley car park
Visitors to a popular Chorley tourist attraction will soon benefit from better parking facilities as work begins on improving the car park at Yarrow Valley Country Park. Chorley Council is investing...
View ArticleLancashire schools are top of the class
According to recent government figures, 92.3% of schools in Lancashire are rated as good or outstanding. Based on Ofsted ratings, Lancashire is in the top quarter in the country. Figures to March 2017...
View ArticleArmed Forces muster for Healthy Living Fair
St Helens Council recently partnered up with the local 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery to hold a Healthy Living Fair for Army Reserve Armed Forces personnel at Prescot...
View ArticlePartners provide update on Skelmersdale Town Centre
St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, is encouraged by the level of interest from potential occupiers in its Skelmersdale Town Centre scheme following the hiatus of the legal challenge....
View ArticleAdvice given for safer baby sleeping during Safer Sleep Week
Parents across Merseyside were last week being reminded about the importance of safer sleeping for babies during Safer Sleep Week (13-19 March). Each year, up to 300 babies die suddenly, unexpectedly...
View ArticleMake your vote count in the Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election
The first ever Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election takes place on Thursday, 4 May 2017. All residents across the Liverpool City Region (St Helens, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral)...
View ArticleMayor’s charity events
Mayor of West Lancashire Councillor, Liz Savage, is rounding off her fundraising for the year in fine style with three exciting events. Councillor Savage has been working hard with the Mayor’s Charity...
View Article‘Hillsborough Voices’ celebrates World Book Night at Skelmersdale Library
The author of a book which tells the story of the Hillsborough disaster will be appearing at Skelmersdale Library to mark World Book Night. Author of Hillsborough Voices, Kevin Sampson, and survivor...
View ArticleEgg-cellent charity campaign for Rainford High
Pupils at Rainford High Technology College have collected over 1,000 Easter eggs for charity. The college has collected 1,192 Easter eggs as part of its latest whole school charity campaign for Spring...
View ArticleGolfers raise more than £16,000 for hospital children’s unit
Members of Hurlston Hall Golf Club have celebrated raising £16,400 for the Children’s Unit at Ormskirk and District Hospital over the past 12 months. Will Oldfield, the 2016 Club Captain 2016, said:...
View ArticleMucha exhibition in Liverpool
Tickets for major touring exhibition on sale from Monday 20 March Tickets for the Walker Art Gallery’s upcoming Alphonse Mucha exhibition are to go on sale online, from Monday, 20 March. Renowned for...
View ArticleFunding secured to support victims of domestic abuse
A multi-agency funding bid submitted by Knowsley Council has secured just over £300,000 of funding to support victims of domestic abuse. The funding from the Department for Communities and Local...
View ArticleJoin the Book Bench Trail
Decorated benches have been installed in a number of locations across Chorley town centre this week in the lead up to the town’s popular annual festival of words. The benches designed and decorated by...
View ArticleCouncil awarded for its effective CCTV operation
St Helens Council has been awarded for its effective CCTV service by the Government’s Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Receiving a five-year Certificate of Compliance from the Surveillance Camera...
View ArticleExciting times at the Tree House Skelmersdale
Fun events for people of all ages are just some of the great things happening at the Tree House Gallery, gift shop and Café at the Sandy Lane Centre in Skelmersdale. Children can make and paint their...
View ArticleEaster fun with the Junior Rangers Club
Children can have fantastic fun at free Junior Rangers Club events organised by West Lancashire Borough Council’s Parks and Countryside Ranger Service. All the Junior Rangers’ events start at 2pm. The...
View ArticleOpt in window to end for garden waste collections
Residents wanting to continue receiving garden waste collections in Chorley are being urged to join the thousands who have already done so and sign up for the new scheme. The new opt in service, a...
View ArticleMore than 100 housing estates receive regeneration cash boost
Funding will be distributed to local authorities and housing associations to speed up the building of thousands of new homes. More than 100 housing estates across the country are set to benefit from a...
View ArticleSpringtime fun in West Lancashire parks
Enjoy the great outdoors on some great events organised by West Lancashire Borough Council’s Parks and Countryside Service in April. The Clieves Hill Circular Walk on Monday 3 April is a six-mile...
View ArticleGreat events planned for the Chapel Gallery
Don’t miss a programme of exciting events taking place at the Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk over the next few weeks. From Saturday 1 April to Saturday 6 May, visitors to the gallery can enjoy the...
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