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…

A survey of the views of local residents on local health services has been sent to decision makers at the Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and the West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group. Our West Lancashire started the survey after rumours…

Users of the health suite at Park Pool will benefit from a new steam room which is being installed next week (6th February), in the latest of a series of improvements at the popular Ormskirk facility. The news has been welcomed…

The proposals by the county council to alter traffic flows in Cottage Lane and Halsall Lane in Ormskirk must properly address concerns that some of the proposals will increase road safety hazards and the impact of flooding in Halsall Lane and…

Cllr Paul Moon’s attendance record shows he can’t fulfil the role at West Lancashire and Wyre at the same time and should resign In October, after a local blog site, West Lancashire Record revealed that Hesketh Bank councillor Paul Moon was…

Residents pose Questions on Potholes and Parking Charges to West Lancashire’s Council Leader The state of West Lancashire’s roads and Labour’s promises over cutting car park charges feature in questions asked on behalf of local residents at this week’s council meeting…

Speaking after the Labour council voted to press ahead with the planned £30 green bin charge at Wednesday’s Borough Council meeting, Our West Lancashire councillor, Adrian Owens said, “Labour have shown their utter contempt for local residents. They cynically withdrew the…

Local West Lancashire councillor is also a councillor in Wyre UPDATED: Evening of 23 October 2016 – OWLs call on Cllr Moon to resign – see correspendence below A local blog site, West Lancashire Record has revealed that Hesketh Bank councillor…

A 960-strong petition was presented this week to West Lancashire Borough Council. It calls on the council to abandon plans for the unpopular £30 green bin charge ahead of the decision-making meeting on 19th October. The petition was organised by Our…

For the first time in many years there is now spare capacity in student accommodation in Ormskirk and that should lead to a change of approach from the council according to our Ormskirk activist, Jane Thompson. Research by Jane of local…

Two dozen local residents helped spruce up Ormskirk parish churchyard this weekend, clearing 55 bags of vegetation, weeds and detritus. Our West Lancashire members, including Ormskirk activists Jane Thompson and Peter Banks were joined by local residents including some with family…

Figures released by the county council show that West Lancashire’s roads are the worst in Lancashire say council Independents, Our West Lancashire. They are now calling for West Lancashire to receive a greater proportion of the funds available to repair the…