Special service to remember victims
People from different faiths and cultures are being invited to take part in a special memorial service being held in Chorley to remember all those who died in the Holocaust and other acts of genocide....
View ArticleWords set to come to life
A fun festival for all the family is set to make a welcome return to Chorley, and local authors and story tellers are being sought to take part. Called ‘What’s Your Story Chorley?’, the festival has...
View ArticleNHS offers advice as cold weather warning is issued across the North West
Following the Met Office cold weather alert Level 2 across the North West, NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is reminding people to stay warm and to examine their options should...
View ArticleDigital delivery for baby Bailey!
Meet one-day-old Bailey James Taylor who was the first baby born following the introduction of an electronic patient record at Ormskirk hospital maternity unit. The launch of the Medway system at...
View ArticleStay warm and safe during cold weather
St Helens Council is urging residents to stay warm and safe and to look after vulnerable family and neighbours, as the North West braces for imminent colder weather. The appeal follows an announcement...
View ArticleBritain’s rock music history on display at railway stations in London and...
Visitors to London King’s Cross and Liverpool Lime Street stations will be able to enjoy some of the classic images taken by renowned rock photographer, Denis O’Regan, as he brings his ‘Rock Through...
View ArticleCouncil calls for re-think
St Helens Council is to call on the government to revise its proposals to cut public health spending. In a motion carried at last night’s full council, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing...
View ArticleCouncil offers English, maths and teaching assistant courses to adults
Want to brush up on your English and maths skills while gaining a qualification in the process? If so, then St Helens Council’s Adult and Community Learning team has the solution for you. Every...
View ArticleOnline applications for primary school places close tomorrow
Don’t forget, the closing date for online primary school place applications is tomorrow, Friday 15 January. The quickest and easiest way to apply is online, via the county council’s website – last...
View ArticleCouncil issues severe weather advice
The Met Office has issued a Level 3 cold weather alert across the region and Warrington Borough Council’s public health team is asking residents to take extra care. A Level 3 alert is triggered when...
View ArticleWorld Illustration Awards 2015 Touring Exhibition comes to Ormskirk’s Chapel...
Staff at the Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk are thrilled to host the prestigious World Illustration Awards 2015 Touring Exhibition after its hugely successful stint at Somerset House in London. The awards...
View ArticleCompany’s double first with West Lancashire Borough Council
Agricultural dealership Clarke and Pulman have achieved a double first with West Lancashire Borough Council. The Burscough business is the first company to be awarded a Let’s talk Apprentices grant by...
View ArticleOver 3,800 people across Warrington living a life blighted by chronic...
Warrington Borough Council, in partnership with LiveWire, is supporting Public Health England’s New Year campaign and encouraging smokers to quit for good. The campaign aims to urge smokers to contact...
View ArticleDon’t get dumped with a fine
Warrington Borough Council is warning residents to take extra precautions when it comes to recruiting trades people via social media. According to the council’s environmental crime officers, this...
View ArticleNew reed bed to improve river
An ambitious new scheme is to be created in Astley Park to help improve the water quality of the River Chor which flows through the park and woodland. The project, to create a reed bed to help ‘filter’...
View ArticleFunding boost aims to inspire young people
St Helens Council has confirmed that it is one of just six local authorities across the country to successfully bid for funding under the government’s Delivering Differently programme. The programme...
View ArticleCouncil praised for care and support provided to prisoners
The government’s chief social worker came to town this week and praised Warrington Borough Council’s approach to providing care and support to prisoners. Lyn Romeo, the chief social worker for adults...
View ArticleTalk about votes for women in Lancashire
Lancashire County Council’s community heritage team is helping people to discover more about the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Lancashire up until 1918. Staff will hold informative talks to explain the...
View ArticleGive your views to important research exercise for Ormskirk Town Centre
Ormskirk residents and businesses are being invited to take part in an important survey about the town centre. Developing a marketing strategy for Ormskirk is a key aim for the Ormskirk Town Centre...
View ArticleFurther £11m Cut to County Council Finances
The government’s latest financial settlement for local authorities will leave Lancashire County Council £11m worse off than anticipated. The Autumn Statement and Finance Settlement for local government...
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