GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE BROW COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
There was a great turnout for The Brow Community Clean Up today (15/03/2024). Halton Borough Council officers along with Halton Veterans and Plus Dane Housing were out litter picking, clearing up rubbish and engaging with residents. The clean-up was a great success and through the efforts of everyone involved we cleared over 45 bags of […]
Measles is spreading – make sure you are protected.
Warrington Borough Council’s public health team is urging local people to check that they and their children have had the MMR vaccine that protects against measles. With measles continuing to increase across the country – and cases now in Warrington – it is particularly important for people to make sure they are vaccinated. Nationally, the […]
COUNCIL MAKES PLEDGE ON MENTAL HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION
Photo:L/R: Council Chief Executive, Stephen Young, Council Leader Cllr Mike Wharton, and former Everton and England star, Trevor Steven – Mental Health Ambassador for Causeway Technologies.Halton Borough Council has taken a major step in helping tackle mental health in the construction industry which has an extremely high rate of suicide among young men. The Council’s […]
Spring Clean campaign launches to Keep Liverpool Tidy
Liverpool City Council is rolling out a £4.6m investment boost to improve cleanliness around the city. The new funding has already translated into the recruitment of 18 new streetscene staff to focus on litter hot spots – with more staff to be hired to target enforcement on issues such as flytipping. And to add to […]
Half marathon and 10 mile road race taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 17 March
Around 9,000 runners are to take to the streets of Liverpool on Sunday 17 March for the 30th anniversary of the BTR Liverpool Half Marathon and ninth staging of the BTR Liverpool 10 Mile Road Race. Both races start at 9am from the Pier Head, and roads around the route will be closed before and […]
Smoking – it’s never too late to quit!
Warrington Borough Council’s Public Health team is encouraging smokers in the borough to give up this No Smoking Day (13 March). Smoking is still the single largest preventable cause of death in England – estimated to account for 64,000 deaths annually. A recent survey with 5,000 local residents showed that 1 in 14 adults currently […]
COUNCIL KICKS ON WITH SPORTS PITCH UPGRADE PLANS AFTER CABINET APPROVAL
St Helens Borough Council’s Cabinet has today (Wednesday 13 March) approved the next step of a scheme to refurbish a sports pitch at a council-run leisure centre. Subject to securing grant funding from the Football Foundation – the UK’s largest sports charity – it’s planned to upgrade an aging sand-based outdoor pitch based at Newton-le-Willows Health and Fitness […]
Key development progress made to create a greener, cleaner Ancoats
Progress at three key developments in Ancoats come together to mark the final phase of the Ancoats redevelopment story – and the beginning of the end of more than 20 years of regeneration in the city The investment will deliver a bigger and much-improved city centre park, new and enhanced green public spaces, an innovative mobility […]
Dementia care support extended in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council is to extend its dementia support services with the opening of new beds for respite and specialist care. Sedgemoor care home in Norris Green is expanding, with 10 additional permanent beds for dementia patients and a further 10 short term beds for carers, who need some respite. Demand for care for families […]
Package for Val campaign launches in libraries to fight city-wide period poverty on International Women’s Day
A campaign to tackle period poverty has launched across Manchester on International Women’s Day (8 March). The Package for Val initiative, has been rolled out in 18 community libraries to address the lack of access to menstrual products girls and women are facing in the city due to the cost of living crisis. According to […]