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- Chapel Gallery brings back a cinema experience for everyone in West Lancashire
Published: 18/04/2019Chapel Gallery brings back a cinema experience for everyone in West Lancashire
- Refuse and Recycling Collections - Easter Holidays
Published: 17/04/2019There are no changes to bin collection days over the Easter break across West Lancashire
- Get Active and lose weight
Published: 15/04/2019If you are wanting to lose weight for health reasons, a special family occasion or a holiday on the beach then Active West Lancs has just the plan for you
- Folk nights at the Chapel Gallery
Published: 09/04/2019Folk music fans can enjoy a great night out at the Chapel Gallery which is hosting some fabulous entertainers in its event space
- Enjoy the Great Outdoors in West Lancashire Parks this spring
Published: 05/04/2019Spring has well and truly sprung in West Lancashire and there is no better time to enjoy the great outdoors, particularly as the school Easter holidays are about to begin
- Join the Great British Spring Clean!
Published: 01/04/2019West Lancashire Borough Council is inviting you to support the Great British Spring Clean
- Council launches new Clean and Green Service
Published: 01/04/2019An important new service has been launched by West Lancashire Borough Council to help improve the local environment
- Have an egg-citing time at the Chapel Gallery this Easter
Published: 01/04/2019Spring into Easter with craft activities and storytelling sessions in the Birds Nest Creative Space at the Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk
- World Illustration Awards exhibition a big hit with visitors to Ormskirk's Chapel Gallery
Published: 22/03/2019Visitors are coming to Ormskirk from far and wide to enjoy the World Illustration Awards Exhibition 2018 at Ormskirk's Chapel Gallery
- Partners working together to keep Ormskirk safe
Published: 18/03/2019West Lancashire Borough Council and Lancashire Police are working together to keep Ormskirk safe
- West Lancashire Borough Council's Building Control Team earn national accreditation
Published: 15/03/2019The Council's Building Control team has been recognised by a national body as providing a high quality service
- Ormskirk MotorFest 2019 to celebrate important milestones in British motoring history
Published: 15/03/20192019 marks some significant anniversaries in British motoring history and organisers of the Ormskirk MotorFest are looking to celebrate these at this year's exciting extravaganza
- Still time to give your views on the Polling Districts and Places Review 2019
Published: 14/03/2019There is still time for you to have your say on the Council's review of all polling districts and polling places across the Borough
- Apply now for a postal or proxy vote for the 2019 West Lancashire Borough Council and Parish Council Elections
Published: 14/03/2019Voters in 18 West Lancashire Wards and 10 Parish areas will go to the polls on Thursday 2 May for the 2019 local elections
- Lightcube to be lit up for World Down Syndrome Day
Published: 12/03/2019A well-known West Lancashire landmark – the Lightcube – will be lit up in red and blue to mark World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March 2019
- Council CCTV continues to help keep crime low in West Lancashire
Published: 12/03/2019The Council's CCTV system and the company who operate it are continuing to help the police tackle incidents and keep crime low in the borough
- Sign up and pay for the garden waste collection service for 2019/20
Published: 11/03/2019People living in West Lancashire who wish to use the Borough Council’s chargeable garden waste collection service from week beginning 3 June 2019 can sign up and pay online
- Be a part of Skelmersdale's exciting future!
Published: 08/03/2019Mark Whitworth (CEO of Peel Ports) and Chair of the Skelmersdale Place Board welcomed members of the Ambassadors Network, at an exclusive evening event which took place at the Lancashire Manor Hotel
- West Lancashire Borough Council celebrates National Apprenticeships Week
Published: 05/03/2019West Lancashire Borough Council is celebrating National Apprenticeships Week by reporting that it is exceeding its target for facilitating new apprenticeships at the Council
- New homes and continued improvements to existing housing form part of £13.4M programme
Published: 01/03/2019The Council is set to deliver an exciting housing investment programme that will deliver new homes and ensure existing homes are warm, dry and have modern facilities
- Council launches Tawd Valley Developments
Published: 01/03/2019 - Important schemes agreed as Council sets budget for 2019/20
Published: 01/03/2019The Council has set its budget for the next financial year, ensuring the continuation of frontline services at current levels.
- West Lancashire to raise the Commonwealth Flag
Published: 28/02/2019Local school children will be helping West Lancashire Borough Council raise the Commonwealth Flag at a special ceremony on Monday 11 March, to mark Commonwealth Day 2019
- Public speaking at meetings of the Council
Published: 28/02/2019Residents are being reminded that they can give their views on an item on a Borough Council agenda
- Mayoral engagements, week commencing Monday 4 March
Published: 28/02/2019Mayoral engagements for the week commencing Monday 4 March
- Refuse and Recycling Services Tuesday 26th February
Published: 26/02/2019 - Would you like to be a Councillor?
Published: 25/02/2019On Thursday 2 May 2019 voters in West Lancashire will be going to the Polls to elect Councillors for their area
- Come along to the Corporate and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Published: 22/02/2019The Council would like to invite residents to attend the next committee meeting of the Corporate and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee and hear the debate on a wide range of topics regarding Council services
- West Lancashire Borough Council nominated for 'Council of the Year' Award
Published: 20/02/2019West Lancashire Borough Council nominated for 'Council of the Year' Award
- Mayoral Engagements week commencing 25th February 2019
Published: 19/02/2019 - New homes on Walmsley Drive in Ormskirk
Published: 04/02/2019Good progress is being made on new homes being built by Cruden Construction in an exciting project by West Lancashire Borough Council
- Man prosecuted after setting fire to flytipped waste next to a stubble field
Published: 04/02/2019A Merseyside man has been prosecuted for flytipping a large amount of boxes next to a stubble field in West Lancashire and setting fire to them when parts of the country were suffering serious wildfires
- Polling Districts and Places Review 2019
Published: 28/01/2019The Council is reviewing all polling districts and polling places across the Borough
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