The Conservative Group is highly critical of Labour's Budget Proposals due to be discussed at this week's Full Council Meeting. The proposals are poorly thought out, represent unnecessary cuts in important frontline services and the new charges mean residents will be paying more for less. The proposals include: 1.75% increase in Council TaxNew £30 pa charge for a reduced Green Waste Collection of 38 weeks Public Toilets to be closed10 CCTV cameras to be scrapped and reduction in live monitoringStreet Sweeping and Grass Cutting to be reducedBuilding Control to be allowed to continue to lose £100k a year
"I have just been to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government. And I accepted. In David Cameron, I follow in the footsteps of a great, modern Prime Minister.
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 painting, drawing or taking photographs and friends and family comment on your talent, now is the time to enter.
Council services reacted quickly to flooding in West Lancashire due to heavy rainfall on Thursday 16 June.
Council surveyors are visiting all the affected Council homes to assess any damage caused by flooding. The Council currently believes about 70 of its properties were affected. However, only 15 have so far been confirmed to have suffered internal flooding. The tenants worst affected had three feet of water in their homes. No tenants have needed to be rehoused.
With the EU referendum fast approaching, West Lancashire Borough Council is urging residents to register to vote by the Tuesday 7 June deadline, and to check the Electoral Commission’s voting guide for advice on how to take part.The referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union will take place on Thursday 23 June 2016.
If you are aged between 12 and 19 and fancy some free football then come to the Wigan Athletic Community Trust Football 4 All sessions at Glenburn Sports College.Boys and girls and young men and women aged under 19 can come along and every Wednesday between 6pm and 8pm. All abilities can be catered for at the sessions, and those taking part could also play in competitions against other Premier League and football League teams that run similar schemes.
Take a step back in time and find out what life was like in West Lancashire 900 years ago by coming along to the marvellous Ormskirk Medieval Weekend at Coronation Park.
