Arts Council England has confirmed the £5 million HM Treasury funding for the Shakespeare North Playhouse to be built in Prescot town centre. The funding was pledged by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the budget announcement in May 2016. Since then, Knowsley Council and Shakespeare North Trust have presented a robust and … Read more
St Helens Council Leader Barrie Grunewald has announced his intended cabinet ahead of next week’s Annual Council meeting (17 May) where he will formally confirm the appointments. The intended cabinet is as follows: Leader of the Council: Councillor Barrie Grunewald Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Young People and Education: Councillor Jeanette Banks. Cabinet Member for … Read more
Lancaster Castle is raising the curtain on the production of a new murder mystery this month. The performance of ‘Secret Agent’, by Morecambe-based After Dark Murder Mystery Events, will take place on Saturday 20 May at 7.30pm. The show promises to be an evening of participation and fun, which brings the characters to life and … Read more
British workers will suffer a fall in real wages in both 2017 and 2018, as workers in most other advanced economies see their pay rise, according to new TUC analysis released today (Wednesday). The OECD forecast that that real wages in the UK are on course to fall by -0.5% by the close of 2018. … Read more
Visitors to Chorley’s Tuesday market and Flat Iron car park will notice some further changes from this week as the market moves from its usual location to the opposite end of the Flat Iron and work begins on the new car park arrangement. The move of the Tuesday market is part of Chorley Council’s preparation … Read more