Top doctor backs Dry January
A top doctor is urging people to support Dry January as he marks three years without alcohol. Rob Gillies, Executive Medical Director at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, gave up booze in January 2013....
View ArticleAnna Soubry in Croston, Lancashire to meet business owners recovering from...
Small Business Minister Anna Soubry visits Croston in Lancashire to speak with local business owners affected by flooding. Today (4 January 2016) Small Business Minister Anna Soubry visited Croston in...
View ArticleGive yourself a creative boost this January
New Year blues? Give yourself a creative boost this January and reduce stress and depression! The New Year can often be a difficult time of year when we can all feel down and worried about the year...
View ArticleDon’t stand by on Holocaust Memorial Day 2016
St Helens Council will host a special Holocaust Memorial Day service on Wednesday 27 January, 2016, in St Helens Town Hall at 10am. The public service will include a dance performance by Carmel College...
View ArticleNominations open: 2016 E3 Business Awards
1 Events Media, the host of the annual E3 Business Awards, has announced that nominations for the 2016 event are now open. There will be sixteen separate award categories and entries are encouraged...
View ArticleStargazing event in Huyton
Local stargazers will converge on a Huyton park to witness the wonders of the night sky. Knowsley’s Green Space Ranger Service is holding a free stargazing event at Court Hey Park, Huyton on Friday, 29...
View ArticleNew Year career boost for young people
Hundreds of North West-based opportunities for young people will be showcased this month (Thursday 21 January) at Warrington’s second Apprenticeship and Jobs Fair. The fair, brought together by...
View ArticleNew Year, new start for young people in Chorley
Apprenticeships, training and college courses are among the opportunities that will be on offer to young people in Chorley at an information event on Monday, January 11. Organised by Lancashire County...
View ArticleCouncil appeal ensures Christmas gifts for young people
Over 350 children and young people woke up to Christmas gifts after a successful appeal for toys and foodstuffs set up by the Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) of St Helens Council. The...
View ArticleNight closures for Manchester’s smart motorway upgrade
Sections of the M60 and M62 will be closed overnight for 6 nights in January while work continues on Manchester’s smart motorway upgrade. Contractors for Highways England need to close short stretches...
View ArticleEnthusiastic restaurant manager lands dream role
A restaurant manager with an appetite for quality food and service has landed a role with the award-winning Seafood Pub Company. Dan Mcdonald (26) from Cheadle, Manchester, is the new general manager...
View ArticleConsultations on County Council Budget begin
Lancashire County Council is urging local people to have their say on how it plans to tackle the huge savings it needs to make. Over the next five years to 2020/21 the council must deliver savings of...
View Article£3.6m to support rural business in Lancashire
Rural companies in Lancashire are being encouraged to apply for a share of £3.6m to grow their business. Lancashire County Council has announced the funding through its new Lancashire LEADER programme...
View ArticleWest Lancashire Borough Council to help residents dispose of flood damaged goods
West Lancashire Borough Council is continuing to help residents following flooding in West Lancashire over the Christmas and New Year period. As well as assisting the lead agencies such as Lancashire...
View ArticleOur West Lancashire hails successes in 2015 and membership growth
The new group of council Independents, Our West Lancashire have marked their first anniversary by welcoming a growing membership and issuing an annual report charting their impact in 2015. One of their...
View ArticleSt Werburgh’s bring back popular sessions this New Year
There’s something for everyone at St Werburgh’s Community Hub this New Year. A whole host of events return to the popular, Warrington Borough Council-supported venue. From a film club and coffee...
View ArticleMake 2016 the year you foster
If you have what it takes to give a child love, support and stability at a time when their own family can’t, why not make 2016 the year you Foster for Knowsley? Knowsley Council is always on the...
View ArticleBenefit cheat ordered to pay back more than £18,000
A benefit cheat who defrauded Warrington Borough Council of £18,312.99 has been caught and ordered to pay back the money. Stephanie Green, 27, of Winchester Road, Great Sankey, appeared at Chester...
View ArticleCouncil Tax to rise
St Helens Council’s Cabinet has proposed a 3.99 per cent increase in Council Tax for 2016-17 – and is consulting with stakeholders and the public on the rise. Councils with social care responsibilities...
View ArticleWhitemoss dumps on Skem and dumps on taxpayers
In reply to a Freedom of Information request the Planning Inspectorate has confirmed that £232,252 will be incurred by taxpayers from a bill of £552,982 for the examination of the Whitemoss Landfill...
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