Protect yourself and your family this winter
With winter looming and a drop in temperature, flu incidents tend to be on the increase. However, you can help to protect yourself and your family by having the flu jab. For the majority of people, flu is an unpleasant, but not life-threatening illness. However, it can be very serious…
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Bickerstaffe’s community spirit benefits elderly
Following their Harvest service at Holy Trinity Church, pupils from class Four at Bickerstaffe CE School generously volunteered their time and efforts into benefitting the local community. They began with collecting the heaps of food donated by parents, local farmers and village parishioners, and then went on divide it up…
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Major new developments given go-ahead
A host of exciting new developments have been given the green light in Knowsley, including a major retail scheme and supermarket in Kirkby, the Shakespeare North theatre, a hotel and hundreds of new homes. The different projects were considered and approved by Knowsley Council’s Planning Committee on Thursday 9 November….
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Get your life back on track after cancer treatment?
Staff at the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Aintree University Hospital are inviting local people living with and beyond cancer to get in touch and benefit from a free course. The HOPE (help overcome problems effectively) course supports people to rediscover their strengths, manage the day-to-day impact of…
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Police appeal for people to hand over guns and ammunition
Merseyside Police is appealing for people to hand over guns and ammunition as part of a two-week firearms surrender. It has been three years since the last national firearms surrender, when forces across the UK asked members of the public to surrender unlawfully held or unwanted guns and ammunition to…
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Knowsley schools scoop awards at the Educate Awards 2017
Three schools in Knowsley have been honoured at the prestigious Educate Awards ceremony on Friday 17 November. Nearly 600 guests gathered for the Educate Awards ceremony held at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, hosted by broadcaster Simon ‘Rossie’ Ross. The awards, in partnership with Copyrite Systems and Ricoh, is now…
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Knowsley Parks and Green Spaces update
The Knowsley Parks & Green Spaces Review Board has now published the detailed findings of its review into the future funding and management of Knowsley’s parks and green spaces. In addition to publishing the report and summary version online, the chair of the board, Gideon Ben Tovim has also formally…
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PRESCOT PARISH CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAYRE
PRESCOT PARISH CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAYRE, Saturday 25th November from 10 am to 2 pm in the church meeting room. Come and visit our stalls selling crafts, cards, books, cakes, toys, bric-a-brac. Tombola, Raffle, Refreshments and more. All very welcome.
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102 year old fundraiser Kath inspires children
The pupils of Bickerstaffe CE School were in awe during a visit from Kathleen Thomas, who is 102 years young. Kath, who is a local and parishioner, mesmerised the children by talking about her experiences during the First and Second World War and showed them photographs from that time. She…
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Opinions sought on Knowsley bus network
Knowsley residents are being given the chance to give their views on bus services in the area as part of an on-going review of the whole Liverpool City Region bus network. Working as part of the Bus Alliance, a formal partnership with operators Arriva and Stagecoach, Merseytravel is looking to…
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Huyton ABC remember fallen
Huyton ABC recently held a boxing show at The Venue in Huyton to mark Remembrance Sunday and remember the fallen in conflicts around the world. Huyton ABC coach, Andy Robinson said: “The idea was to bring the boxing community together to recognise a significant date in our calendar and how…
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Halewood Fashion Show in support of former pupil
The community of Halewood came together to support a fashion show hosted by Year 11 pupils to promote body confidence and celebrate the life of a former student. Teachers and students of Halewood Academy took to the catwalk to show off a selection of dresses from Cinders dress store worth…
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New powers introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour in Kirkby
Following consultation with residents and businesses, a Public Spaces Protection Order in the Westvale area of Kirkby will be introduced on Monday, 27 November 2017 for a period of 12 months. The Order prohibits a range of activities taking place within the restricted area in Westvale. The boundary of…
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Tales of mystery from long ago
Winter is just around the corner and since prehistoric times, people have gathered together to share tales of bravery, hope, daring and the supernatural to defend against the dark of a long winter’s night… and we have delved into the Archive to rediscover some tales of mystery from long ago……
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MOONBEAMS – COFFEE MORNING/CRAFT CLASS
River Alt Resource Centre, Woolfall Heath Avenue, Huyton L36 3YE. We support parents and carers of children with special needs. We currently have a coffee morning and a craft class, you can drop in at any point between those two times. For further information please contact Yvonne 07403 348849 or…
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