Little change to Chorley cabinet

Coun Dennis Edgerley, Coun Alistair Bradley, Coun Adrian Lowe, Coun Peter Wilson, Coun Terry Brown and Coun Beverley Murray

6:10pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The new executive cabinet for Chorley shows little change after the council’s annual general meeting.

Bright T-shirt pair in Chorley attack

6:02pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Police are investigating a serious assault earlier this month in which a man suffered a fractured eye socket, a broken nose and swelling to the brain.

Retired midwife is new South Ribble mayor

Coun Gardner and husband Melvyn, her consort

5:16pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A retired midwife was installed as the 40th Mayor of South Ribble at a formal ceremony at the Civic Centre, Leyland.

Praise for Croston housing development

Dalton Fold

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A housing scheme in Croston built by Adactus Housing Group has been praised for its architecture and named among the top 50 affordable housing developments in the country.

Appeal for information on anti-social behaviour in Leyland

6:11pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Police are appealing for information after a series of incidents of criminal damage and anti-social behaviour have taken place over the last few days in Leyland.

Party pays off for Derian

6:01pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Energy company, NIS Ltd, held a tea party at their offices in Chorley to raise funds for Derian House Children’s Hospice.

Enjoy maggot racing and boat building at Yarrow Valley

5:59pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Families are being invited to Yarrow Valley Country Park on Monday, May 27, to make a boat for a race on the lake.

Birds of prey at Hoghton Tower

5:56pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

There will be Bank Holiday fun at Hoghton Tower on Sunday and Monday, May 26 and 27.

Wi-fi hits Chorley hotspots

5:55pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BT Wi-fi has announced that it has reached nearly 7,700 “hotspots” in Chorley.

Tea party for Heath Charnock children

Children at the event

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Hollybrook Children’s Nursery is urging other groups to hold charity events after they signed up to hold a tea party.

Housing risk to Chorley greenfield sites

5:11pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Council bosses have demanded a meeting with ministers after a planning decision which they believe may leave greenfield land “wide open” to housing developments.

Astley Park School in Chorley wins top prize

4:50pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ASTLEY Park School in Chorley has won a top prize in Lancashire county council’s Chairman’s Challenge 2013.

ICare Group in Chorley offers basic home care to its clients

4:49pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

MAKING a cup of tea is the most popular request made by elderly people receiving home care, according to a meals on wheels firm which is piloting a new service in Lancashire.

Chorley firm raises thousands for charity with sponsored cycle

Cyclists chairman Andrew Porter, managing director Steve Collinson, financial controller David Holden and sales manager Mike Salmon

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A Chorley firm has raised almost £8,000 for charity in a 127-mile cycle challenge.

Street Pastors founder visits Chorley

Rev Les Isaac (right) with police and crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw

8:00am Monday 20th May 2013

The founder of the street pastors movement visited Chorley last week, and met Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

Chorley theatre boss gets top am dram gong

Ian Robinson

8:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

The man who has rejuvenated Chorley Little Theatre has received one of the amateur theatre world’s top accolades.

Chorley 'Twincess' appeal takes to the skies

Matt Parry with Finlay, left, and Jodie with their twins Abigail and Isobel, right, with Deborah Leeson, third left, Leonie Raw, centre, and Leonie's husband Aaron

8:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

An appeal set up by the parents of two little girls with Down’s Syndrome is getting a high-flying helping hand from Boots in Chorley.

National awards success for Leyland firm

4:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A Leyland accountancy firm is celebrating a winning double, with national awards success for a second successive year.

Eccleston cyclist Bradley Wiggins withdraws from Giro d'Italia

Wiggins struggled on yesterday's stage

9:40am Friday 17th May 2013

Eccleston cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of a chest infection.





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