Chorley Council

The planned entrance to the Botany Hill development (image coutersy of FIREM)

Botany Bay industrial development approved as homes are swapped for jobs

The pre-vaccine Covid era saw restrictions and rules change regularly

Lancashire was seen by government as more 'Covid co-operative' than Manchester

Issuing a statement on their Facebook page Chorley Council said that they had been left with no choice but to close the Lancastrian Suite in Chorley Town Hall after finding a number of cracks on the ceiling

Christmas events cancelled at popular Lancashire venue

Chorley town centre parking and charges have been announced for over the Christmas period

This is where you can park for free in Chorley over Christmas

The land on Babylon Lane in Heath Charmock, where 40 homes could be built (image: Chorley Council)

Village housing and brass band building knocked back over sewage flood fears

New research by waste experts Direct365 has shown Chorley to be one of the most complained about councils in the UK for bin collections

Council receives 5,299 complaints over bin collections

Chorley's proposed new civic square would provide a focal point for events and be a place to meet

Chorley's £20m town centre facelift is back on after Levelling Up Fund boost

Saxon Fields is a modern collection of two, three and four bedroom homes available on the northern fringe of Chorley in Lancashire. Photo: Laurus Homes’

A choice of four bedroom homes on the outskirts of Chorley

How the apartment block at the junction of Dole Lane and St. Thomas's Road will look (image via Chorley Council planning committee)

Town centre apartment block ‘that could harm theatre and pub’ gets the go-ahead

Tesco Express included in weekly planning list

Chorley Council has officially acquired Chorley bus station

Chorley bus station gets new owners

Challenge Cup winning Leigh Leopards Rugby League star Josh Charnley will be doing the honours of turning the Christmas lights on for Chorley in Market Street next Sunday (November 19)

Rugby star to switch on Christmas lights

Winter Hill fire 2018.

This is what could land you a £1,000 fine on Lancashire's moorland

Some of the competition winners from Coppull who helped design the mural against hate crime to coincide with Hate Crime Awareness Week

Graffiti artist stamps out hate crime with mural

The overgrown site on Water Street where the apartments were proposed to be built (images via Chorley Council planning portal)

'I think we can add up': council says no to apartment block over height dispute

Chorley Council said 'human error' was to blame after Lancaster Drive in Brinscall was briefly renamed 'Lancashire Drive' after a mix up over street signs

Confusion as cul-de-sac 'renamed' after 50 years
A street sign blunder which caused confusion for delivery drivers was “a case of simple human error”, says Chorley Council.

These guys look like they were having a whale of a time

Two day musical festival hits the high notes

Chorley Live 2023 is back this weekend across 35 venues for a two-day event

Popular musical festival set to return this weekend

The Bretherton Arms at Eaves Lane is getting ready to serve its first pint under new management after being closed for over two years

Pub set to reopen after two years

A flashback to an earlier CHorley Live

Chorley Live is back for 2023 - here's how to get your wristbands

All Seasons Leisure Centre is one of three such facilities in Chorley that has needed financial support (image: Chorley Council)

Chorley leisure centres saved from collapse at £1.1m cost to the council

Alan Whittaker first became a councillor in Chorley more than 40 years ago (image: Matt Price Photography)

80-year-old councillor re-elected after 14 years away told to "get a life"

The Euxton Mills Hotel with its now permanent decking area, seen in the far left of the picture (image: Google)

Pub retains outside seating amid claim houses have been 'vibrating with noise'

The fly tip on Coppull Hall Lane, Coppull that Chorley Council Officers attended in July 2022

Man slapped with £440 fine for failing to help council

By-elections called for seats held by councillor who died earlier this summer

'A gateway to the town centre' - new owners takeover bus station

Takeaway attracting 'persistent anti social behaviour' forced to close
A Chorley takeaway has been slapped with a three month closure order to tackle anti-social behaviour which has caused alarm and distress to the area.

The River Yarrow was close to breaching on Sunday, even after Croston's flood defence system swung into action (image: Cllr Chris Worthington)

‘Make it work faster’: flood defence plea after homes are damaged by water

Brinscall swimming dates back to just before World War One (image: Specialist UK Restorations, via Chorley Council website)

Historic swimming baths to get revamp as part of work to prevent pool's collapse

Play area gets £110k investment

South Ribble Borough Council leader Paul Foster wants a seat at Westminster

South Ribble leader selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the area

The entrance to the now approved estate on Charter Lane, shown on the left of the picture (image: Google)

Village to get new affordable housing estate in spite of residents' roads fears

Empty homes can cause problems for those still living nearby

Push to bring 120 empty homes back into use to reduce antisocial behaviour

The proposed site at Chorley Rugby Union for the 16 home development

16 new homes proposed at rugby club site

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Councillor Danny Gee and Mayor of Chorley Tommy Gray at Chorley’s Shopmobility Centre

ShopMobility centre welcomes MP for celebrations

A proposal to turn an unused field at Charnock Farm in Leyland into a camping area with five camping pods and a shepherd's hut for a bathroom has been submitted to the council

Unused field earmarked for camping haven

Mayor of Chorley Cllr Tommy Gray and his mayoress, daughter Michelle Gray (image: Paul Heyes)

Chorley's new mayor knows his history and wants to help others by fundraising

A Taste of Chorley food and drink festival will be returning once again next month. Chorley Council leader Alistair Bradley and Sir Lindsay Hoyle with Jack Swinsco and Will Singleton of Cuckoo Gin, pictured at last year's event

Popular food and drink festival returns for two-day event

Chorley Wildcats (pictured) - a group that helps children with disabilities at All Seasons Leisure Club in Chorley is in danger of stopping after a time slot dispute with the council which they claim is costing them £96 a week

Chorley group make a plea to the public

Chorley Council has amended the record to reflect the actual election result in one of its wards

Chorley election result corrected after vote declaration mix-up

In celebration of the coronation Chorley Council decided to move the family favourite to last Saturday (May 6), allowing visitors to watch the historic event on a big screen

Hundreds descend on park to watch coronation ceremony

Debating the big issues in Chorley ahead of the local elections (clockwise from top left) - Labour council leader Alistair Bradley, Conservative opposition group leader Alan Cullens and Chorley Green Party co-ordinator Andy Hunter-Rossall

Is Chorley building too many houses? Politicians debate ahead of local elections

An alteration to the colour of a wind turbine at a house on Belmont Road is awaiting a decision from the council

Chorley weekly planning list

Chorley Council elects a third of its members on a three-in-four-year cycle of polls

Chorley's local elections 2023 – who should I vote for on the council this year?

Vote counters will soon be hard at work in Chorley town hall, as they were pictured here last year

All of the candidates standing in Chorley's local elections this year

An application for work to a protected tree at Grove Farm Railway Road is awaiting a decision

Chorley planning weekly roundup

Botany Bay will open its doors to the public for the first time since 2019

Major event is returning to Chorley's Botany Bay for the first time since 2019

An application for the insertion of a new window to the front elevation of a home at Gordon Street is awaiting a decision

Chorley weekly planning roundup

More than £900,000 will be spent on resurfacing roads in Chorley in the year ahead

Chorley's bid for pothole repair powers rebuffed by highways chiefs

An application for an extension to an existing front dormer is awaiting a decision

Chorley planning weekly roundup

Astley Hall is getting ready for an Easter extravaganza weekend

Astley Hall welcomes visitors for spring

An application for a single storey rear extension at a Crawford Avenue home is awaiting a decision

Chorley planning weekly round up

Lara Pritchard (10) on the book bench trail in Chorley as part of the What's Your Story Chorley festival

Chorley tells its story!

Chorley's Picnic in the Park will return with an earlier date of May 6 this year to coincide with the coronation of King Charles III which will be televised at Astley Park

Chorley's Picnic in the Park will be fit for a King!

An application for a certificate of lawfulness for a dropped kerb at a property on Astley Road awaits a decision

Chorley weekly planning list