The Prescot ladies hockey team pulled of an amazing treble this season by winning two cup finals this weekend to go with their division one championship and promotion. Prescot gained victory in the Greater Manchester Division One cup final against Urmston Ladies. The final finished up at 0-0  with the…

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council made the above-named order (“the Order”) on 29th April under Sections 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 19, 32, 35, 45, 46, 47 53 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”). …

Bellway has announced that it has acquired just over 14 acres of land on Waddicar Lane in Melling for a new residential development, and that work on site is now underway. The development, which is adjacent to Rainbow Park, will be known as Rainbow Fields. It will comprise a total…

Timeslips are one of the most fascinating incidents in the sphere of the paranormal, but what exactly are they? If you see the ghost of a top-hatted Victorian gentleman, that is a haunting, but if the street around him changes into a Victorian setting too, that is a timeslip.  In…

Former Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Emily Spurrell announced her intention to run for the Labour nomination for next year’s Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election. Emily, 31, was the deputy until March when she resigned her post after the Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy, made the decision to leave the…

Prescot Library, Prescot Centre, Aspinal Street, Prescot L34 5GA. Join qualified FACE Tutors to learn some new enjoyable hobbies and skills all to help with overall wellbeing! Family and Community Education are one of the key partners working with Culture Development and Events Service as part of the GEM (Great…

Stadt Moers Park, Pottery Lane, Whiston L35 3RG. The Friends meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month in the Environment Centre. Call 0151 489 1239 for more information

Knowsley Council has confirmed that it has started negotiations with St Modwen with a view to purchasing the company’s assets in Kirkby town centre. The radical move from the Council comes after months of speculation about the town centre. The delay in finalising St Modwen’s planned regeneration in Kirkby follows…

The European Parliament Elections will take place on Thursday 23 May 2019. More than five million people across North West England will have the opportunity to vote in these elections to select the region’s eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). To vote in these elections, anyone who has never…

Regal Entertainments’ cracking Easter panto The Wizard of Oz has opened to rave reviews from the public and press and will be entertaining audiences at St Helens Theatre Royal until Monday 22 April. Featuring a star-studded cast including Emmerdale and Brookside actress Linda Lusardi as The Wicked Witch and her…

Halewood Wines & Spirits has opened a new Factory Outlet at their head office on Wilson Road, Huyton L36 6AD. The outlet will be open Tuesday to Saturday from 12-7pm. The new outlet will be also be open to the public in addition to staff.  Iain Wilson, Fleet & Facilities…

Richard Tigwell takes a look at Prescot Cables season This season will be remembered with a mixture of immense pride and frustration.  There was a strange parallel between the opening weekend defeat away to Trafford to a goal conceded in the dying seconds and the final game of the season…

Halewood Leisure Centre, Baileys Lane, Halewood L26 0TY. Basketball coaching sessions for all abilities. Ages 7 upwards to adult. Contact Volair for costs – 443 2200. Contact club coach Reg Allen 487 8994 for further details

BE CANCER AWARE AND GET SCREENED Many of you will have been affected by cancer at some point in your life – it could be yourself or someone you know who has been diagnosed with cancer. Cancer screening aims to detect the disease before symptoms appear and can saves lives, so…