Mayoral Engagements week commencing Monday 18th January 2016
DATE AND TIME VENUE DETAILS OF ENGAGEMENT Tuesday 19 January 10.50 a.m. Preston Flag Market The Mayor & Guest will attend the launch of the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of...
View ArticlePlanned road works in the North West: summary for Monday, 18 January to...
Summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week. The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday, 15 January,...
View Article£5.3 million investment for Knowsley Expressway and Speke Road junction
Knowsley Council has announced an investment of £5.3 million to improve the Knowsley Expressway and Speke Road junction. The A5300 Access and Connectivity Improvements Scheme, will be the second major...
View ArticleNew Look Fitness Suite at Meadows Leisure Centre Opens!
Residents from Maghull and beyond are pushing their fitness to new levels thanks to the transformation of the gym and fitness studio at Meadows Leisure Centre. The refurbishment, part of an extensive...
View ArticleBluebell Lodge opens to take pressure off A&E
A new ward opened at Ormskirk hospital this month to provide extra beds for patients over winter. Up to 22 patients can be accommodated at Bluebell Lodge in what was an unused ward. Contractors worked...
View ArticleHolocaust Memorial Day
West Lancashire Borough Council Leader Councillor Ian Moran is asking people to take time on Holocaust Memorial Day to remember the victims of genocide. Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday 27 January...
View ArticleResidents invited to roadshow event on flooding
Residents are being invited to have their say on flooding and find out more about the support available, at community roadshows around Lancashire. The drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for local...
View ArticleDial a doctor to avoid a trip to A&E
Patients in West Lancashire are being encouraged to use the GP Out of Hours service this winter and potentially avoid a wasted trip to Accident and Emergency (A&E). Local intelligence shows some...
View ArticleHave your say on local plans
St Helens Council wants to hear residents’ views on the forthcoming St Helens Local Plan – and on the final version of the Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan. The new Local Plan will help the council...
View Articleextra{ordinary} – exhibition by The Caravan Gallery pitches up in Preston
An exhibition of photographs taken across the UK over the last 15 years will begin in Preston later this month. The ‘extra {ordinary} – Photographs of Britain by The Caravan Gallery’ opens at the...
View ArticleCelebrate Harry Potter Book Night in St Helens Central Library
Calling all young Muggles! St Helens Central Library invites you to attend a spellbinding evening of activities to celebrate Harry Potter Book Night on Thursday 4 February. Now in its second year,...
View Article“We must never forget heroes like you”
Two D-day veterans from Warrington have received the French government’s highest honour: the Ordre National de la Legion d’honneur. Harry Mason (aged 96) from Penketh and Richard Massey (90), from...
View ArticleFamilies can become Sugar Smart with Change4Life
Warrington Borough Council is supporting parents to take steps towards helping their children to enjoy a healthy, balanced diet. The council’s public health team is promoting Change4Life’s campaign,...
View ArticleThatto Heath by election
Polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm for Thursday’s (21 January) by election in Thatto Heath ward. The by election follows the death of Councillor Sheila Seddon in September last year....
View ArticleNew scheme launched to help “flood proof” properties in Lancashire
The Government has announced details of a scheme to help householders and businesses make their properties more resistant to future floods. Under the scheme, householders and businesses affected by...
View ArticleFly tippers are wasting council time and taxpayers’ money
That’s the message from Warrington Borough Council after environmental officers were forced to spend several days last week removing illegally dumped tyres from various parts of the borough. The...
View ArticleCouncil promotes cycling with Cycle Hub project
St Helens Council is promoting cycling in 2016 with its Community Cycle Hub project, helping residents achieve their fitness-based New Year resolutions. The Cycle Hubs – six in total – are intended to...
View ArticleChorley and Lostock residents invited to find out more about railway...
Network Rail is inviting its lineside neighbours and other members of the local community in Chorley and Lostock to drop-in events this week to find out more about the work required to electrify the...
View ArticleAlmond hat-trick for confident Skem
COLWYN BAY 1 SKELMERSDALE UNITED 4 By Neil Leatherbarrow Skelmersdale United returned from North Wales on Tuesday night with a confident look after emerging comfortable winners in despite having...
View ArticleTeachers Get Top Marks
Outstanding! Outstanding! Outstanding! That’s the official verdict bestowed on a Wigan-based Initial Teacher Training Provider which produces some of the most “highly sought after” teachers in Wigan,...
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