West Lancashire

West Lancashire wheelie bins

‘Take responsibility’: council slammed over bin collection delays

80 years of Hunts, local SPAR retailer

'We've seen it all' - celebrating 80 years of SPAR retailer Hunts

The bus to the left of the picture had to cross the pavement to pass by, while a car can also be seen on the kerbside as it tries to get out of the way of the double decker X2 service as it heads along a gridlocked Station Road

‘Buses completely stuck’ in village amid chaos on road closure diversion route

Bank Bridge in Tarleton was the site of three accidents over the summer - the first of which collapsed one of the sides of the structure

Safety work to begin on blackspot bridge with major route shut this week

Lancaster Town Centre PCSO, Tom Caldicott (left), and Lancaster's Neighbourhood Sgt, Richard Tredennick (right)

West Lancashire police welcome new e-bike fleet

Do you recognise the man in this image?

Appeal to speak to man in connection with theft of 32 wheelbarrows

Tour de France in Lancashire: the exact route the race will take at a glance

West Lancashire Borough Council offices

West Lancs Borough Council hits out at overhaul of planning system

The permanent safety barrier ends before the part of the bridge that is most often struck - meaning emergency concrete blocks have to be put in place to prevent an exposed drop

Council responds to claim ‘it’s a matter of time’ until vehicle falls off bridge

Bank Bridge in Tarleton awaiting the installation of emergency safety barriers following one of three accidents over the summer

'Do something before someone ends up in the river': safety plea over bridge

Children's soft play (generic picture)

"We tried everything" - play centre announces heartbreaking closure

West Lancashire Borough Council offices

Call for more future development sites in West Lancashire

The patched-up pavement on Aughton Street in Ormskirk being assessed by Our West Lancashire county councillors Gordon Johnson (right) and Adrian Owens (centre), along with local resident Steve Kyriacou

'Put our paving stones back': call to end 'patchwork quilt' of footpath repairs

The three most peaceful areas to live in Lancashire according to property specialists SAM Conveyancing

Three Lancashire districts named in top 5 most peaceful in North West

Simon Gettings was killed in a collision with a train.

Second probe into death of van driver killed in rail crash at crossing

Some 4,200 people are still missing following the catastrophic floods in Nepal.

Flood disaster victims receive £50k from West Lancashire Freemasons
At least 1,259 deaths and 5,083 missing persons were confirmed in Nepal with an additional 21 dead and 541 missing in neighbouring Tibet.
Catherine Musgrove

West Lancashire bins

'I apologise' - This is why bins in West Lancs haven't been emptied

A ground floor room of this property on Church Road in Tarleton will become home to Nestled Coffee

Villager to open 'modest' coffee shop in part of their own home

Richard Bassett with children Amelia and Mark

'Hospice care for my husband was amazing - but they're in crisis'

The proposed Aughton housing site viewed from Prescot Road

'Once it's gone, it's gone': objections roll in to 300-homes plan for village

The service previously provided by West Lancashire Dial-a-Ride will resume in September

'I've not left home for weeks': delight as bus for vulnerable residents returns

Litter bin

50 new litter bins to be installed across this Lancashire borough

West Lancashire garden waste bin

Extra Garden Waste bin collections for residents of this Lancs borough

Tomasz Samel was aged 45 when he died

Trial hears man was set on fire and dumped in rural Lancashire

Names of Lancashire's four new councils approved by government

The closure of the Burscough Bridge Post Office will be felt in communities in different parts of Lancashire

'Devastating for everyone': all these Lancs post offices are closing this week

[Clockwise from top left] Would places like Appley Bridge, Up Holland, Aughton and Banks like to head for the exit from Lancashire?

The parts of Lancashire that would 'probably prefer to leave the county'
Big changes are coming to Lancashire’s local authority set-up - but one leader believes they could have been bigger.
Paul Faulkner

Croston Railway cycle hub designed by local school children and artist Gosha Gibek

"Adding a little more colour and joy to Croston" - shelter overhaul

People living in West Lancashire have raised concerns about a plan for an 80-homes estate in a rural village and its potential impact on farmland, local services and road safety.

'New estate of 80 homes would change nature of the parish completely'

Explained: why the government chose to carve Lancashire into four

Pendle has been named the independent coffee capital of the North West, with 92.1 per cent of its coffee shops run by independents rather than chains according to research by SEO agency Dark Horse

This Lancashire place has been voted one of the best for coffee

Lathom's Ring O Bells, looking north

'There are so many birds and deer in area' Homes controversy

West Lancashire Dial-a-Ride says it has not got the funding it needs to continue providing its services

'Vital' transport service for vulnerable residents announces sudden closure

Funeral director Neal Buckley - now and 30 years ago (right)

Funeral home marks 30 years with local 'Race Across The World'

M&S has proposed move from Ormskirk to Burscough

'If M&S move, I certainly won’t be going there'

Operation Sceptre saw more than 700 knives emptied from bins in Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire

More than 700 knives emptied from bins by police

Ribble Vets issue food bin warning

'Don't wait for symptoms' - food waste poison warning to pet owners

Potholes are amongst the issues that AREN'T the responsibility of most of the Lancashire councils with elections this week

Why Preston and Chorley's local elections AREN'T about potholes

Ormskirk Hospital site new build and refurbishment opportunities in a report 2025

This Lancashire hospital still 'key' amid plans to move services

Ormskirk Hospital

Travel distances to A&E services will ‘more than double’, say critics

Eight of Lancashire's 15 councils are not holding elections this year

Why there are no elections in these parts of Lancashire this year

The children's A&E at Ormskirk Hospital is set to move to Southport in three years

Government urged to get involved over children's A&E closure

Last chance to have your say on Lancashire council mergers in major shake-up

Very impressed with the staff and the care provided at the Southern Area Hospice (this is a general picture of a hospice, not one of Newry)

'We might have to reduce vital services'- hospice's stark announcement

Hope's Therapy Dogs - Ali and her daughter Hope, Hope with Pippa, and a workshop with Ali.

The mum using dogs to transform lives, in memory of daughter, 9

Ashley Dalton MP at Ormskirk Hospital

MP calls for rethink over axing of A&E service at Lancashire hospital

Homes and green space near Digmoor shopping parade, Skelmersdale

Young people must be at the centre of neighbourhood overhaul

The full list of all the 80 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

The full list of over 100 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

Ashley Dalton MP speaking in Parliament in her health minister role

MP leaves government health role as cancer treatment continues

Children's A&E at Ormskirk Hospital

Date announced for major A&E decision near you

Ormskirk and Skelmersdale 'save our pools' swimming pool protesters at West Lancashire Council

Pools saved from closure amid protests could get huge cash injection

Norovirus can be severe enough to send some people from their own bed to a hospital ward - as it has done dozens of times across the North West in the last fortnight

Strict visiting rules brought in at hospital near you - this is why

Pendle Wavelengths

‘Reform may do well on immigration but other things are important too’

Elm Place is one of the roads where parking restrictions will be introduced after bin lorries struggled to get through

Parking ban for these residential roads after bin lorries blocked

'I hope people actually go and vote now the local elections are happening'

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