Deal in Action hits Lowton and Golborne
Residents in Lowton and Golborne are being encouraged to find out more about activities and opportunities on their doorsteps in a week of action. Wigan Council’s Deal in Action programme has been...
View ArticleMore charging points will help Lancashire drivers go electric
Lancashire County Council is working on a project to introduce more charging points for people who own electric vehicles. The council was successful in a bid for £14.8m from the Department for...
View ArticleJD set to throw open doors to expanded store in Church Square Shopping Centre
Sports fashion retailer JD is set to open a new expanded store in Church Square Shopping Centre, St Helens, creating an additional five new jobs. The company is moving from Church Street into a new...
View ArticleWargrave rugby tournament and summer fayre another soaring success
Pupils from nine primary schools across St Helens battled it out at the annual Wargrave Rugby Trophy tournament, where Billinge St Aidan’s overcame Bleak Hill 3-1 in fascinating final to be crowned...
View ArticleSurge in people seeking help from Citizens Advice with their pensions
The number of people seeking help with pensions from Citizens Advice has doubled in the last year, according to new figures from the charity. Citizens Advice helped people with 12,898 issues related to...
View ArticleThatto Heath…. a small place with a big history
Have you ever wondered about the history of the Thatto Heath area? How it got its strange name and where it originated from? Then join Senior Library Assistant, Marie Roylance at Central Library on...
View ArticleHelping people in Fylde and Wyre to avoid a fall
Lancashire County Council is providing funding for an advice and support service to help reduce the chance of people being injured in a fall. The free hour-long ‘Steady On!’ sessions include practical...
View ArticleMan injured after assault by teen in Chorley
We are appealing for information about a serious assault on a Chorley man in April. At some time between 8.15pm and 10pm on Thursday 21 April, a 55-year-old man was approached by a group of three or...
View ArticleCash stolen in Morecambe burglary
Police have launched an investigation after a large amount of cash was stolen from a pensioner in Morecambe. Officers were called to an address in Trumley Court around 7.40pm on Saturday, June 11,...
View ArticleMan assaulted and stabbed in Blackpool attack
We are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted on a residential street in Blackpool last night (Tuesday 14 June). At around 6.55pm, a 26-year-old man who had made his way to an...
View ArticleThe District Primary School hosts garden party to mark The Queen’s 90th Birthday
Pupils and staff at The District Primary School joined the nation in celebrating The Queen’s 90th Birthday, by hosting a garden party at the school. Guests included parents and local residents, while...
View ArticlePlayground funding success
Warrington Borough Council has scooped £100,000 in grant funding towards two separate park developments. Funding towards projects at Poulton Crescent Play Area, Woolston Park, and at Liverpool Road...
View ArticleChorley features at international business event
Business people from across the world are finding out why they should ‘Choose Chorley’ at a prestigious event being held in Liverpool. Hundreds of people took the time to find out what Chorley has to...
View ArticleMill Green welcomes German visitors
Mill Green Special School welcomed pupils and staff from twin town Stuttgart’s Gustav Werner School for a week-long visit – which saw the overseas visitors take part in sports day and enjoy a party to...
View ArticleNew drive to tackle incorrectly fitted child car seats
St Helens Council’s Road Safety Team has launched a new initiative to raise awareness among parents, grandparents and carers about the dangers to young children of incorrectly fitted or inappropriate...
View ArticleLancashire Book of the Year celebrated
The 30th anniversary of the Lancashire Book of the Year awards will be celebrated at a special event in Preston. The ceremony, on Saturday 18 June at County Hall from 10am to 2.30pm, will also see the...
View ArticleLast chance to enter the West Lancashire Open Exhibition 2016
There is still time to request your entry form for the prestigious West Lancashire Open Exhibition at the Chapel Gallery. You don’t have to be an artist to exhibit at the Exhibition. If you enjoy...
View ArticleMotorists urged to avoid flood areas
Motorists are being urged to avoid Peasley Cross Lane and Boundary Road in St Helens – along with Southworth Road in Newton-le-Willows – due to flooding and related problems. With heavy rain forecast...
View ArticleGet set for Chorley’s Picnic in the Park
Families are being reminded to get their picnics ready and head to Chorley’s Astley Park on Sunday 26 June for an afternoon of free fun and entertainment as Mr Bloom from CBeebies heads to the town’s...
View ArticleUnion Jack flies at half-mast following the death of Jo Cox MP
The Union Jack is flying at half-mast over St Helens town hall today as a mark of respect to Jo Cox MP, who has died after being shot and stabbed on a street in her West Yorkshire constituency...
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