Skelmersdale Advertiser - Tag - cllr david westley

West Lancs residents to be offered new blue recycling bins in £360,000 scheme, while council tax frozen again

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

BLUE recycling bins will be offered to all residents across the borough, with £360,000 allocated in this year's budget to get the scheme off the ground.

Plans for housing development at iconic former mill in Burscough given green light

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A BID to convert the derelict Ainscough Mill in Burscough into 50 apartments and build 66 new homes on surrounding land were given the go-ahead by planners.

Fears that protected greenfield land in West Lancs could be at mercy of developers until Local Plan approved

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

FEARS that areas of West Lancs green land could be at the mercy of housing developers have been sparked following a landmark appeal.

West Lancashire Dial-A-Ride celebrates after being awarded quality mark and seeing borough council funding extended

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A VOLUNTARY organisation received a double boost this week – after winning an award and seeing its borough council funding extended for another year.

Boost for high street as £654k refurbishment scheme for Ormskirk town centre revealed

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT

ORMSKIRK town centre is set to benefit from a £654,000 facelift to help breathe new life into the high street.

West Lancashire council to face new wave of spending cuts

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMT

MINISTERS were accused of inflicting real hardship after new spending cuts for councils were revealed.

More space for shoppers in Skelmersdale as Sandy Lane car park set for extension

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SANDY Lane car park will be extended in a £63,000 council project.

Burscough container tank firm fears for future after bid to create 30 homes on industrial site rejected by West Lancashire council

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE council’s decision to reject plans for up to 30 homes could put the future of a Burscough business in jeopardy, according to its bosses.

Skelmersdale traders anger after council pass through pay-and-display parking plans for Sandy Lane

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

FURIOUS traders on Sandy Lane fear they could go out of business or have to let staff go following a controversial council decision to pass through pay-and-display parking plans for the street.

West Lancs council pass through £500,000 of savings in heated meeting over Major Service Review

Skelmersdale Advertiser — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A RAFT of savings to plug a £500,000 budget gap were passed through at a heated West Lancashire council meeting.