Our West Lancashire councillors have questioned how committed the Borough Council is to its carbon neutrality plans.  This after news emerged that the council had not even considered the best available energy efficiency standards when planning 37 new council homes in…

Borough Councillors voted unanimously to receive a report in October seeking to recruit more young people to council apprenticeships after Our West Lancashire raised the matter at last week’s council meeting. OWL Chairman, Cllr Adrian Owens said, “Young people are 2.5…

Ormskirk Town Centre is set for a much needed deep clean after a long campaign from Council Independents, Our West Lancashire who first raised the matter more than a year ago. The Council responded by purchasing the equipment for such a…

“Rude and Petulant” County Council Leader starts to shift position on waste tips County Council Leader dispatches resident concerns to the bin, yet hours later starts to shift position on re-opening waste sites County Council Leader, Geoff Driver has been criticised…

The County Council need to announce a timetable for a controlled re-opening of Household Waste and Recycling Centres in Skelmersdale and Burscough say Our West Lancashire. The call comes as the Borough Council announced plans for community skips across the Borough…

Figures obtained by council Independents, Our West Lancashire show that in the 3 months to the end of January more highways defects were reported in West Lancashire than in any other Lancashire Borough.  In total 860 highways defects were reported in…

A meeting of the councils, Edge Hill University and police on parking problems in Ormskirk must consider long-term solutions not simply quick fixes say Council Independents, Our West Lancashire. The meeting this week (Thursday 30th January) is being held after Our…

Our West Lancashire recently proposed a motion that WLBC move to eliminate Single Use Plastics (SUPs) from its supply chain, and encourage local businesses to do the same. Following debate and minor amendments to our motion in the council chamber, the…

Councillor allowances or “pay” in West Lancashire is voted on and agreed by… you guessed it, councillors themselves. Our West Lancashire believe that this process should be more transparent than it is. That’s why today we are publishing our submission to…

Council staff who put up the stalls were not asked their views Continuing questions over the finance figures are to be considered by council’s external auditors Council Independents this week accused the Labour council cabinet of not having thought out their…

From 1 October, West Lancashire residents will be able to easily recycle more plastic waste following changes made by Lancashire County Council.  Along with plastic bottles, which are already collected, residents will be able to put clean plastic pots, tubs and…

Responding to news that work on the Local Plan review is to cease in its entirety and the process be restarted from scratch, Our West Lancashire warmly welcomed the news. Cllr Adrian Owens said, “This is the step we have been…