Residents will be able to apply for trees again from the council after Our West Lancashire pressed the matter to a successful conclusion. WLBC’s ‘Free Tree Scheme‘ provides young trees to local residents and community groups. There is low tree coverage…

Question to the Council Leader from Cllr Adrian Owens on behalf of the Our West Lancashire Group: Weed control on Highways Annual plants form an important part of our biodiversity in our local countryside including highway verges. However, when they grow…

We almost lost community swimming facilities at Park Pool in Ormskirk. Remember October 2015 when the Labour council threatened closure of Park Pool? Our campaign and petition stopped those plans then. In Spring 2016 we were the first local political group…

Our West Lancashire have welcomed news that the Borough council will restore summer bedding to the roundabout by the Fire Station after Cllr Kate Mitchell raised the matter with the Director of Street Scene on Monday. Cllr Mitchell, who made improvements…

Hundreds of children look set to miss out on an opportunity to participate in a popular summer football tournament after a huge price hike resulted in the annual Ormskirk End West FC summer football tournament being cancelled yesterday – five weeks…

Our West Lancashire, the Independents on West Lancashire Borough Council are celebrating after making four gains in last week’s elections. Our West Lancashire made a clean sweep in Ormskirk winning all three wards. They now have the majority of councillors in…

Five high-calibre local residents have been selected to stand as Independents under the Our West Lancashire banner for the local elections to West Lancashire Borough council on May 2nd. Our West Lancashire currently have two councillors and are well-positioned to see…

Our West Lancashire would establish a showcase for the Borough’s heritage to be displayed by expanding the displays at Ormskirk’s Chapel Gallery. Council Officers have confirmed that utilising some of the recent space opened up in the Chapel Gallery for temporary…

Local voters need to use May’s local elections to kill off Labour’s damaging local plan proposals say the Council Independents, Our West Lancashire. Following a vague announcement from local Labour councillors about modifying the proposed Local Plan, Our West Lancashire Councillor…

Skelmersdale residents could soon be able to play on the 3G football pitch next to the former Glenburn school. That’s if West Lancashire College remove the remaining obstacle to stopping a community group running the facility say Our West Lancashire, the…

Jane Thompson from Scott ward said, “I’ve already been contacted by residents horrified by the scale and design of the proposed buildings, especially the 4 storey one – higher than anything else in the town. Personally I’d have thought that flats…

Mr Johnson who lives in Ormskirk himself concluded, “It is our understanding that glass should not be taken outside of licensed premises as a condition of their licence and our group leader Cllr Adrian Owens has written to the local police…

The company advising West Lancashire Borough Council on establishing a separate house building organisation have links to Lord Derby’s Estate, the same Estate who stand to benefit from the sale of large landholdings if the council releases green belt land in…

Residents in Westhead are benefiting from extra parking spaces after the ward councillors worked with residents to persuade the Borough Council to take action. Council tenants in the bungalows on Holly Close had very limited parking previously. As a result, on-street…

OWL Councillors have tabled a motion on Leasehold Reform for Wednesday’s Full Council meeting. This is a matter which is affecting West Lancashire residents who find among other dubious practices: Freeholds sold without their knowledge and without the right of first…

Council Independents have hailed the motion passed at Wednesday’s Borough Council Meeting to start the process to reduce the number of councillors as another example of the power of a good idea. Cllr Adrian Owens said, “Our West Lancashire have been…

The much loved Christmas Tree and Crib outside Ormskirk’s Parish Church is set to return again this year after its successful reinstatement last Christmas. Residents can donate at Scott’s Butchers on Church Street or online at the Our West Lancashire website.…

Labour resort to complete fabrications to distract attention from the fact that they can’t answer Resident Questions about new local plan consultation West Lancashire Labour have resorted to complete fabrication say Council Independents to distract attention from the fact that they…