Acclaimed author visits Chester Lane Library
Sunday Times best-selling author, Carol Drinkwater, visited St Helens last Friday evening (28 July) to talk about her life as a successful author, actress… and farmer. Known for her award-winning...
View ArticleHandy guide to the St Helens’ best summer activities
Summer is here and while the weather might not always reflect this, there’s plenty to see and do in St Helens whether you want to get active, learn something, be entertained or meet new people. Here’s...
View ArticleTheatre Walk takes centre stage
Visitors to Chorley town centre can now enjoy an impressive walk to the theatre after improvement work was completed on the alley between Peter Street and Market Street. The alley, which will now be...
View ArticleGuaranteed welcome every day of the week
We all might need a safe place at some point in our lives; Wirral now has designated safe places open every weekday across the borough. ‘Places of Welcome’ is a growing network of small community...
View ArticleNew drive to make Wirral greener
A new plan to increase recycling in Wirral is set to be rolled out following a major consultation last year. Wirral Council is investigating bringing in a new food waste collection service, which would...
View ArticleSensory garden success
A sensory garden has opened in Great Sankey with the help of volunteers and money from the Community Initiative Fund. Great Sankey Children’s Centre Parents Forum received a £640 grant from Warrington...
View Article£15 million Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund to boost region’s tech,...
Towns and cities across the North can bid for grants to help build a lasting regional legacy from the Great Exhibition of the North. Towns and cities across Northern England will be able to bid for a...
View ArticleYoung people helped into employment through volunteering
A new outdoor volunteering project is helping young people with special educational needs into employment. More than 40 young people from Wigan Borough have found employment after regularly...
View ArticleFamilies join Captain Tuck for healthy park events
Families gathered earlier this week in Newton-le-Willows’ Mesnes Park for the first of a series of summer fun days, happening throughout August in parks around the borough. Organised by St Helens...
View ArticleAppeal for information made by police after thief pours petrol on shop worker...
A staff member has had petrol poured over them by an armed thief during an attempted robbery at ASDA in Leigh. A little before 22:45pm on Friday 28 July 2017, a man has entered the store on Windermere...
View ArticleSchoolkids spruce up flood defences in Westy, Warrington
School kids take up the challenge to decorate part of flood alleviation scheme Flood defences in Warrington have been brought to life thanks to a group of budding Picassos from Cardinal Newman Catholic...
View ArticleCreate Wishing Wings for Digmoor Parade
Come and enjoy a free family fun day at Evermoor Hub on Tuesday 15 August and give your views on what improvements can be made at Digmoor Parade. West Lancashire Borough Council’s Arts Development...
View ArticleStill time to enter Ormskirk MotorFest Concours d’Elegance
There is still time for owners of really high-quality cars to enter a really special contest taking place at the Ormskirk MotorFest on Sunday 27 August. The Concours d’Elegance competition will be a...
View ArticleMayoral engagements week commencing Monday 7 August 2017
Thursday 10 August 9.30 a.m. The Co-op Food Store, 58 Town Green Lane, Aughton The Deputy Mayor & Deputy Mayoress will attend the new store and the Deputy Mayor will perform the official...
View ArticleSlavery Remembrance Day 2017
Dr Gee Walker to deliver Slavery Remembrance Lecture on 22 August Dr Gee Walker campaigner, educator and founder of the Anthony Walker Foundation, will deliver the Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance...
View ArticleSenior Road Users event heads to Formby
Sefton Council is holding a road users event offering support and advice for those over the age of 60. The Sefton Senior Road User’s Event, led by the Council’s Highway Safety Team, aims to ensure that...
View ArticleCan you help to find a missing dog from Skelmersdale?
Can you help to find a missing dog from Skelmersdale? If you have seen the dog in the picture can you please follow the instructions in the poster and hopefully the dog can be found and reunited with...
View ArticleAppeal made to help find missing 16 year old from Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale Police are appealing for your help to trace a 16 year old male who is missing. Wesley Powell was last seen on Fairlie in Skelmersdale at around 17:30pm on Thursday 3rd August. Wesley is...
View ArticleAppeal for information to help find missing teenagers from Appley Bridge
Skelmersdale Police are appealing for your help to help us trace two 14-year-old boys who are missing from Appley Bridge. Damian Howes and Alfie McIntosh were last seen in the Wigan area at around...
View ArticleLocal bereavement charity benefits from mayor’s charity donation
A St Helens-based charity has received a huge financial boost after receiving a cheque for £10,853.00 from last year’s mayor and mayoress of St Helens. Kelly Wellens, founder of recently registered...
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