Mike Prendergast warns against giving Labour a blank cheque to concrete over the Green Belt in West Lancashire Monday, 1 July, 2024 · Mike Prendergast warns against giving Labour a blank cheque to carry out their plans to concrete over the Green Belt in West Lancashire – ruining precious green spaces. · This warning comes as Labour briefed The Sunday Times that their assault on the Green Belt will happen ‘within days’ of a Labour government – forcing councils to reclassify land and build on green spaces, irrespective of local... Articles
Funding to be protected for eight West Lancs voluntary groups 12th January 2013 Funding for eight voluntary organisations in West Lancashire is set to be protected, thanks to local Conservatives. The amount of funding currently tops £85,000... Local News
Funding pledge to help flood-hit communities 6th January 2013 West Lancashire's Conservative councillors have pledged financial assistance to help flood-hit residents. The Group introduced a recommendation at Full Council... Local News
Shoe box cheer for Womens Refuge 20th December 2012 The West Lancs Social Action Team supported the local Domestic Violence Support Services in the run up to this Christmas with a very succesful shoe box appeal. Local News
Armed Forces to get priority housing in West Lancs 11th December 2012 Members of the Armed Forces and those who work or make a community contribution will be given priority for council houses under new proposals from the... Local News
Public debate in West Lancs over 'Meeting Future Housing Demand' 26th November 2012 RESIDENTS from across West Lancashire are being invited to a public debate over how to meet future housing demand. West Lancashire Conservative Association's... Local News
War memorial improvement plan welcomed 4th November 2012 Plans to improve the area around the war memorial in Sandy Lane, Old Skelmersdale, have been welcomed. Edward McCarthy, Conservative Candidate for Skelmersdale... Local News
West Lancs community groups net more than £7k cash boost from Conservative council 4th November 2012 Community groups across West Lancashire have been handed a £7,000-plus cash boost from Conservative-run Borough Council. Local News
Labour vote against more litter and dog fouling enforcement in West Lancs 28th October 2012 Labour councillors should hang their heads in shame for voting against plans to make West Lancashire's streets cleaner. The Labour Group voted to reject... Local News
West Lancs Labour quizzed over secret cuts 28th October 2012 West Lancs Labour Group have been accused of a 'dereliction of duty' and 'not being straight' with local people for failing to come up with alternative ideas to... Local News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News