UPDATED The Our West Lancashire party has said their concerns over the future of the Borough’s leisure centres and Chapel Gallery has been heightened by the long and illegal delay in the council’s response to a nomination of the facilities as…

Democracy and Freedom …enshrined by Magna Carta 800 years ago – alive in West Lancashire today? 800 years ago this week Magna Carta, signed at Runnymede, espoused the principles of Freedom and Democracy for all. But what does this mean for…

Our West Lancashire’s Knowsley ward spokesman, Peter Banks has given a warm welcome to the decision of council planners to refuse a change of use, which if passed would have lost another retail shop in Ormskirk. Council planners have refused the…

This week has seen two blows to Skelmersdale from both the main political parties. First, the Labour county council announced the closure of Glenburn High School without any strategy to improve secondary schooling in the town. This was followed by the…

Our West Lancashire will continue to put the interests of residents first and foremost. This assurance came from Cllr Adrian Owens, Leader of the new Our West Lancashire group on West Lancashire Borough Council. He remains Our West Lancashire’s voice in…

Tomorrow is polling day. If you want a councillor who does what they are told – then vote Conservative or Labour If you want a “not invented here” culture – then vote Conservative or Labour If you want basic council services…

Cllr Adrian Owens, Leader of the Our West Lancashire Group on West Lancashire Borough Council proposed a Motion at Wednesday’s Council meeting that the public of West Lancashire should have a greater opportunity to influence democracy by having the ability to…

On the news that West Lancashire Borough Council have appointed Consultants to produce a Leisure Strategy (based on a Facilities Planning Model Study which tests the impact of closing facilities), reporting in June after the local Elections, Cllr Adrian Owens, Leader…

The importance of supporting young people who have recently completed their education/study by giving them the right employment experience and opportunities within their Borough has long been accepted as essential. Cllr Adrian Owens, Leader of the Our West Lancashire group on…

Say NO to the Whitemoss hazardous waste site extension Our West Lancashire are urging supporters to contact Eric Pickles urging him to halt the extension of Whitemoss Hazardous Waste Site. Planning Inspectors have sent a report to Eric Pickles but not…

Much has been written recently about the Government’s intention to allow users of car parks throughout the UK to have a 10 minute grace period before they are officially booked for over staying. Cllr Adrian Owens, Leader of the Our West…

A popular footpath used as a daily route for parents and toddlers, school children, and people walking to and from the station – as well as dog walkers and others has been litter picked by a team of volunteers from Our…

All new homes on the housing estate planned by Taylor Wimpey for High Lane in Ormskirk will be protected from conversion to student HMOs after a local ward resident and Our West Lancashire member wrote to the Borough council. The news…