Other Council News

Get back into employment event in Preston
LANCASHIRE Adult Learning, the county council’s adult education service, together with Job Centre Plus and Sure Start, are holding a 'Pathways to Work and Training' event in Preston on Tuesday, 20 May.  

See all Lancashire County Council News

LGA News

LGA News is not currently available logo: Local Government Association

My News

LANCASHIRE County Council Adult Learning will be hosting a series of free taster courses and events at local venues across West Lancashire as part of Adult Learners Week, which takes place from 17-23 May.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 20th May 2008.

A NEW bus map and guide for the West Lancashire area has been produced by Lancashire County Council.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 15th April 2008.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 8th April 2008.

WEST Lancashire residents had a unique opportunity to scrutinise how their council tax is spent at a recent meeting.

A PROJECT to help tackle climate change has been given the green light by Lancashire Local West Lancashire.

7/3/2008 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held at the West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 12th March 2008 at 7.00 pm.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 4th March 2008.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Wednesday 27th February 2008.

8/2/2008 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 14th February 2008.

16/1/2008 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held at the West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 23rd January 2008 at 7.00 pm.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 22nd January 2008.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 15th January 2008.

POTS of cash are available for local groups from Lancashire County Council, but applications need to be in quick to beat the deadline.

6/12/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 13th December 2007

A GRANT from the Lancashire Local West Lancashire committee has proved a knockout with Skelmersdale Police Amateur Boxing Club.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 27th November 2007.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 20th November 2007.

7/11/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held at the West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 14th November 2007 at 7.00 pm.

22/10/2007 -  Watch out for the duck bus! 
A SPECIAL ‘Duck Link’ bus service is being provided by the West of Lancashire Community Rail Partnership to take birdwatchers to Martin Mere Wetland Centre while BBC Autumnwatch is filmed there during November.

The West Lancashire District Partnership Board for Older People is to hold its next public forum meeting on Thursday, 11th October at the Ecumenical Centre in Skelmersdale.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 16th October 2007.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 9th October 2007.

27/9/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 4th October 2007

ROAD users in West Lancashire will receive a boost after £1,000s of improvements were agreed.

13/9/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held at the West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 19th September at 7.00 pm.

3/9/2007 -  Call to try out the 315 
RESIDENTS in a part of Ormskirk are being urged to try out a demand responsive public transport service to the town centre.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 4th September 2007.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 28th August 2007.

WEST Lancashire residents are being urged to have their say on proposals for a new Ormskirk Bypass.

THE West Lancashire District Partnership Board for Older People is to hold its next public meeting on Thursday 2 August 2007 at Mossy Lea Village Hall, Wrightington.

19/7/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 26th July 2007

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 24th July 2007.

MUSIC-lovers and users of a village hall are to benefit from two cash awards given by members of Lancashire Local in West Lancashire.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 17th July 2007.

4/7/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held in the Council Chamber, West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 11th July 2007 at 7.00 pm.

I am a member of the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 12th June 2007.

8/3/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held in the Council Chamber, West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 14th March 2007 at 7.00 pm.

THE West Lancashire District Partnership Board for Older People is to hold its next public forum meeting on Thursday, 15 March (11.30am) at the Ecumenical Centre in Skelmersdale.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on Tuesday 6th March 2007.

16/2/2007 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 22nd February 2007

22/1/2007 -  Audit Committee 
A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on the 29th January 2007.

22/1/2007 -  Pension Fund Committee 
A meeting of the Pension Fund Committee will be held on the 26th January 2007.

18/1/2007 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held in the Council Chamber, West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 24th January 2007 at 7.00 pm.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 24th January 2007.

THE West Lancashire District Partnership Board for Older People is to hold its next public meeting on Thursday, 25 January (11.30am) at Upholland Library to discuss the Market Towns initiative for Burscough and Ormskirk.

8/12/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 14th December 2006.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 12th December 2006.

8/11/2006 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held in the Council Chamber, West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 15th November 2006 at 7.00 pm.

23/10/2006 -  Audit Committee 
A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on the Monday 30th October 2006.

The Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the 31st October 2006.

28/9/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 5th October 2006.

THE newly launched West Lancashire District Partnership Board for Older People is to hold its next meeting on Thursday, 5 October at the Mere Brow Village Hall in Mere Brow to discuss local public transport.

19/9/2006 -  Audit Committee 
A meeting of the Audit Committee will be held on the 25th September 2006.

WEST Lancashire residents will have the chance to quiz the decision makers at a special event in Ormskirk next week.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 19th September 2006.

1/9/2006 -  Pension Fund Committee 
A meeting of the Pension Fund Committee will be held on the 8th September 2006.

I am a member of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 8th August 2006.

6/7/2006 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The next scheduled meeting of the Lancashire Local – West Lancashire will be held in the Council Chamber, West Lancashire District Council Offices, Derby Street, Ormskirk, on the 12th July 2006 at 7.00 pm.

LOCAL residents aged 55 and over across West Lancashire are being invited to have greater say in how local services are shaped and provided through the creation of a multi-agency partnership board.

Young people in Skelmersdale are benefiting from Lancashire’s Grants For Growth scheme which has enabled the Crisis Centre in the town to employ a worker to help co-ordinate training.

A thriving faith group based at St John’s Church in Burscough is helping people find ways of helping others through volunteering.

A special competition for Lancashire primary school pupils to design a logo for this years Lancashire Maths Week has been won by Harriet Bowyer.

5/5/2006 -  Pension Fund Committee 
A meeting of the Pension Fund Committee will be held on the 12th May 2006.

3/5/2006 -  External O&S Committee 
The next meeting of the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 10th May 2006.

24/3/2006 -  External O&S Committee 
The External Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the 30th March 2006.

23/3/2006 -  Internal O&S Committee 
The Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the 29th March 2006.

7/3/2006 -  Education O&S Committee 
The Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the14th March 2006.

15/2/2006 -  Clean Sweep 
Action to clean up Digmoor.

14/2/2006 -  External O&S Committee 
The next meeting of the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 15th February 2006.

13/2/2006 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 16th February 2006

2/2/2006 -  Taming by the SHREW 
SHIRDLEY Hill village green is set to be improved after plans were handed over to local residents.

26/1/2006 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The people of West Lancashire will have an opportunity to make their views known on local issues at the next Lancashire Local on the 31st January 2006

19/1/2006 -  Internal O&S Committee 
I am a member of the Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 25th January 2006.

11/1/2006 -  Internal O&S Committee 
I am a member of the Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet on the 18th January 2006.

11/1/2006 -  Education O&S Committee 
The Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the17th January 2006.

Christmas Day is almost here, but what are you planning do do with the tree, cards and all that wrapping paper afterwards?

21/12/2005 -  External O&S Committee 
The next meeting of the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 4th January 2006.

A brand new children’s fun centre in Skelmersdale has been set up with the help of a Rosebud loan.

20/12/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 9th January 2006.

12/12/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet on the 15th December 2005

An exciting new project in Skelmersdale aimed at developing a home grown skilled workforce for the local construction industry has been officially opened this week.

28/11/2005 -  “Ve vant your blood!” 
Strangers prowling the corridors of County Hall, blood being drained from Councillors - what’s going on?

24/11/2005 -  Pop Down your Local. 
The people of West Lancashire will have an opportunity to make their views known on local issues at the next Lancashire Local on the 30th November 2005.

22/11/2005 -  External O&S Committee 

The next meeting of the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 24 November...

21/11/2005 -  Internal O&S Committee 
The Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the 23rd November 2005.

17/11/2005 -  A Clean Bill of Health? 
The County Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Watchdog meets on the 22nd November 2005.

14/11/2005 -  Education O&S Committee 

The Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on the15th November 2005.
I am one of...

2/11/2005 -  Remember, remember ……. 
As bonfire night approaches here are some handy tips to make sure you enjoy yourself safely

10/10/2005 -  External O&S Committee 
There will be a meeting of the External Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the 13th October 2005.

10/10/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 11th October 2005.

27/9/2005 -  Internal O&S Committee 
The next meeting of the Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be on the 28th September 2005.

24/8/2005 -  Step in the right direction 
PUPILS in West Lancashire are taking road safety step by step with the help of an award-winning child pedestrian training programme.

27/7/2005 -  Internal O&S Committee 
I am a member of the Internal Overview and Scrutiny Committee which will meet this morning.

26/7/2005 -  External O&S Committee 
The External Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on the 21st July 2005.

14/7/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 19th July 2005.

14/7/2005 -  Full Council 
The Full Council will meet later today.

13/6/2005 -  Training day 
I get some training on my website

1/6/2005 -  The County’s Health Check 
The next meeting of the Health Equalities Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be held on the 7th June 2005.

24/5/2005 -  Full Council 
The first meeting of the Full Council after the local government election will be on the 26th May 2005

24/5/2005 -  Spinning my own Web 
Your local County Councillor joins the 21st century on the World Wide Web!