County council election results announced
Lancashire County Council’s results have been announced for the election held on 4 May 2017. The results announced by the county’s returning officer, Jo Turton, are: Conservative 46 Labour 30 Liberal...
View ArticleHow St Helens voted in the Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election
The people of St Helens have had their say on who should lead the Liverpool City Region as Elected Mayor. Results for the whole borough are as follows: Roger Bannister (Trade Unionist and Socialist...
View ArticlePupils pen poems to reduce mental health stigma
Pupils at St Helens Council’s Tuition Service have been working with a local poet ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May), to create poems centred around raising awareness of the mental and...
View ArticleNurses from across the region to be thanked this International Nurses Day
Nurses from across West Lancashire and Sefton are being recognised this International Nurses Day. In West Lancashire and Sefton, nurses from across primary care, hospital, community and home care...
View ArticleMayoral engagements, week commencing Monday 8 May
Wednesday 10 May 1pm Coronation Park, Ormskirk The Mayor & Consort will attend a Health Walk run by West Lancs Ranger Service on a weekly basis for GP referrals or the general public who want to...
View ArticleMeet The Fornebei Vikings
Brace yourselves as the Vikings are coming to Formby Library. Formby Library have invited the ‘Fornebei Herfolk Group’ to politely invade Formby Library’s newly developed garden space for the day. The...
View ArticleWork to begin on £22m road scheme
Work is to start on creating a new dual carriageway for a major route into Liverpool city centre. National contractor Osborne is to begin widening the A565 (Great Howard Street/Derby Road) this week...
View ArticleGreat Sankey Neighbourhood Hub library vision outlined
Warrington’s Libraries Working Group has been learning more about what the new library services in the Great Sankey and Bewsey Dallam Hub developments will look like. The third public meeting of the...
View ArticleGive your child the best Start4Life
Warrington Borough Council is backing a new campaign to improve breastfeeding rates. Start4Life, a Public Health England (PHE) programme that helps parents-to-be and parents to adopt healthy behaviours...
View ArticleTransition and Beyond helps hundreds
Hundreds of Wigan Borough families got a chance to get first-hand experience of the wealth of opportunities for young people and adults with learning disabilities at Transition and Beyond. The event...
View ArticleMake sure you are registered to vote in the General Election
The Parliamentary General Election takes place on Thursday 8 June 2017 and voters all over the country will go to the polls. There is also a by-election to elect a West Lancashire Borough Councillor...
View ArticleEarly morning bird walk with the rangers
Birdwatchers are invited to grab their binoculars and join St Helens Council rangers this Sunday (14 May) for an early morning bird walk at Sankey Valley Country Park, where up to 40 different species...
View ArticleBusiness high-flyers to speak at next Skelmersdale Ambassadors networking event
Businesses with connections to Skelmersdale can hear from inspirational local guest speakers about their business success stories and meet other business leaders at the next Skelmersdale Ambassadors...
View ArticleCentral Library closure update
Following an investigation into the building fabric of the Central Library area of the Gamble Building, it has been established that remedial building work needs to be done in that area. It has been...
View ArticleWhat a great Saints Night In!
Saints Community Development Foundation, alongside St Helens Public Health and partners, hosted a ‘Saints Night In’ event to promote men’s health and wellbeing. The event, held at the Totally Wicked...
View ArticleBereavement Services open day proves a success
Over 200 people turned out at St Helens Cemetery and Crematorium over the weekend, as St Helens Council’s Bereavement Services hosted an open day for the first time in 25 years to help raise public...
View ArticleArts and culture takes over local museum
The Museum of Wigan Life will be transformed into a contemporary art and music venue for a special night of digital art installations, dance and sound. The popular ‘Museums at Night’ event returns with...
View ArticleTransform a child’s life – become a foster carer
The future looks bright for Ellis Kehoe as he looks forward to graduating from university and the arrival of his first child. And the 21-year-old is backing Foster Care Fortnight’s theme that foster...
View ArticleImprove your wellbeing this Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week, from 8 to 14, May encourages people to take time to look after their mental wellbeing. One in four people suffer from a mental health condition at any given time;...
View ArticleLancashire based Glaston Compressor Services supplies world class...
Force Technology is a leading technological consultancy company and a world class specialist supplier of precision springs. Their aim is to be the world’s most technically advanced and innovative...
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