Community Fundraising Effort Launched to Reinstate Much-loved Christmas Tree by Ormskirk Parish Church A group from the Ormskirk community led by Our West Lancashire has come together to launch a fundraising appeal to raise funds to reinstate the large Christmas tree…

A debate has been called at the Borough Council this week because of the looming funding gap of £1.3 million faced by local councils, police and fire services from the large percentage of student housing in West Lancashire. Councillors are being…

Local Councillor renews call for Park and Ride to Ease Ormskirk’s Congestion and Parking Problems An Ormskirk councillor has renewed the call for a Park and Ride facility to ease the town’s congestion and parking problems after identifying a possible location…

Lancashire County Council have finally agreed to maintain three roadside planters on Burscough Road in Ormskirk after a two-year campaign from local activist, Jane Thompson which has seen the community adopting and maintaining one of the planters itself during that time.…

Now Borough Council needs to halt plans to review “existing service specifcations” for grass cutting Our West Lancashire have welcomed news that the County Council have reinstated the higher standard of grass cutting for 2018 after the reductions this year had…

‘Crazy’ Decision by County Council to Refuse Offer of Free Professional Grounds Maintenance on Ormskirk Gateway Roundabout A decision by Lancashire County Council to refuse the offer of free professional grounds maintenance of the roundabout by Ormskirk’s fire station has been…

Plans put forward by the Labour-run Borough Council to reduce the grass cutting and street cleaning budget by a further £150,000 should be rejected say Our West Lancashire as the current service is already inadequate. Instead the Independents are calling for…

Question from Independent councillor at Council Meeting draws admission from Portfolio Holder Controversial plans to install enforcement cameras on Ormskirk’s council car parks have been dropped after a public outcry. Responding to a question from Our West Lancashire councillor, Adrian Owens,…

Residents’ concerns are being debated in the council chamber this week, after the council Independent group tabled motions on reducing car parking charges in Ormskirk and the sorry state of grass cutting and weed control along the Borough’s roads. Cllr Adrian…

Tony Daly, who was a well-known Ormskirk man and an expert on antiques who had had books published on Ormskirk’s clockmakers of centuries past has been commemorated by Our West Lancashire with a plaque on the Burscough Road planter they maintain.…

Independents on West Lancashire Borough Council boosted their representation last night when Ian Davis of Our West Lancashire won the Derby Ward by-election with a majority of 109 votes. Speaking after the result was declared, Ian said, “What an achievement, we…

Older residents at one of Ormskirk’s sheltered housing schemes have approached Our West Lancashire for help after being asked to pay the council’s unpopular £30 green bin charge. This is even though the gardens belong to the council and the residents…

West Lancashire Borough Council made a surplus on its Revenue Account of £391,000 in the last financial year equivalent to 5% on council tax. Now, Our West Lancashire is calling for a reversal of recent changes saying they are not necessary.…

Our West Lancashire are calling for a change in approach from planners and a halt to any further conversions of family houses into student accommodation. Ormskirk councillor, Adrian Owens said “From discussions with student landlords we estimate that there are already…

One in Five voters support Our West Lancashire in Lancashire County Council Elections Ian Davis and Gordon Johnson, the Our West Lancashire Candidates at the Lancashire County Council elections, have thanked all their helpers and voters for the wonderful local support…

Our West Lancashire say “No” to “Search and Fine” In January, the Labour council cabinet excluded the public and press from the cabinet meeting and then agreed to negotiations with a private company, Bemrose Mobile, to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition…

Further Action Possible at Fiveways Junction after Halsall Lane One way plans dropped The Independents welcomed the news that the county council had finally listened to local residents and dropped plans for a one-way system on Halsall Lane in Ormskirk. However,…

The unpopular £30 green bin charge which will be introduced in West Lancashire in June should instead have been scrapped say Our West Lancashire. Cllr Adrian Owens, who was Finance Portfolio holder for six years pointed out that the council has…

UPDATED: 27 February 2017 Lancashire MP calls on Cllr Moon to resign from one of his two council seats saying his action “looks self-serving”. To download the documents from the MP click here. Fresh questions face West Lancashire councillor, Paul Moon…

Our West Lancashire activists, Ian Davis and Gordon Johnson are calling for action from the county council and a new approach to West Lancashire’s potholed roads. Ian Davis said, “Last year, our research uncovered that West Lancashire had the worst pot-holed…