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Knowsley Council has brought a number of offenders to justice for fly tipping across the borough.

St Chad’s Church, Kirkby, has been successful in securing a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £199,800 for an exciting…

The Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot will be a major new visitor attraction for the town and the wider region.…

Residents, school children and visitors celebrated Prescot’s special history at this year’s fabulous Elizabethan Fayre, on Saturday 4 May.

The first phase of work to transform Eccleston Street in Prescot will begin on Tuesday 7 May.

Swanside Community Centre offers support for older people and organises great activities to allow our older residents to get out, enjoy themselves, meet new people, learn new skills, and find new interests.

Congratulations to Knowsley and St Helens U13s, who are ESFA North West League Champions… months after they thought they had played their last game together.

Five Knowsley parks will benefit from improvements, thanks to a successful bid to a government parks’ funding initiative.

Knowsley Flower Show is once again returning to the beautiful grounds of Court Hey Park where we’ll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the incredible moon landing and supporting the Year of the Environment.

Knowsley Council has given planning approval for a new sports and community facility to be built at Lord Derby Memorial playing fields in Huyton.

Plans to bring a new memorial building and heritage centre to Knowsley Cemetery in Whiston, have moved one step closer.

A new intervention team is taking to the streets in Knowsley to help tackle issues such as flytipping, anti-social behaviour, nuisance scrambler bikes and more. 

Following on from the renovation of its outdoor space in September last year, the Age Uk Mid Mersey Roby Hub…

The LCR Pride Foundation, of which Knowsley is part, has revealed plans to bid to host the 2026 Gay Games here in the Liverpool City Region.

A Huyton community association is celebrating after being awarded £100,000 in lottery funding to provide learning opportunities for local people.

Local leaders, including Cllr Graham Morgan from Knowsley, have launched the LCR Pride Foundation to make our region the most LGBT+ friendly in the UK.

Funding secured for Halewood Park is set to bring improvements including better paths and a programme of ‘Get Active’ sessions. 

Parents and youngsters alike are delighted after an agreement was reached over the future of a local schools football team.

Knowsley has a brand new online archive catalogue and new and improved local history website– making it possible to search…

Knowsley Council has today received news from Merseyside Police of their plans to reduce the opening hours of the General Enquiry Office in Kirkby.

Work is set to get underway to refurbish Halewood Police Station and open a new Community Police Station within the building, Merseyside’s Police Commissioner has announced.

The Age UK Mid Mersey Roby Hub has recently renovated their kitchen facilities, thanks to support from FirstArk, Countryside Homes and the local ward councillors.

Another month, another chance to find a new book in Knowsley’s libraries that might just become your new favourite book. Crime stories, feel-good reads, tales of romance…what do you feel like getting stuck into this month?

Knowsley Council recently asked for the view of people who visit, live or work in Huyton Village to share their views on how they would like the village centre to look over the coming years.

Learning CAN improve your health and wellbeing according to the recent findings from a national survey undertaken to explore the impact of learning on a person’s mental health. 

The Leaders of both Knowsley and St Helens Council have once again appealed to the English Schools FA over the future of a local youth football team.

A new maze-style garden has been unveiled at Henley Park, Whiston.

Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is asking local people if they would be willing to pay a little extra through the police precept, which is collected alongside the council tax, to help protect 100 police officer jobs and recruit 40 new officers.

As part of Knowsley’s multi-agency working, including Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police, Mersey Fire and Rescue Service, Registered Providers of Social Housing and Knowsley Youth Mutual, to raise awareness of and prevent knife crime, the council has invested in knife wands.

Residents in Stockbridge Village have been working on an important project to understand how social isolation can be tackled in their community.

Installation of state-of-the-art CCTV in Huyton Village Centre has helped to secure an arrest of a suspect last week. Reports…

An agreement has been signed by Knowsley Council to secure the future of Prescot Cables Football Club. The council has completed the freehold purchase of Volair Park, the club’s home ground, and a new 99 year lease has been granted for the club.

If you’re having a festive furniture clear out, a Stockbridge upcycling project may be able to help.

Plans for the regeneration of 12 hectares of public open space in Huyton are being shared with the community in order to gather comments and feedback.

Pupils from St Mary and St Paul’s RC Primary School in Prescot have taken part in a litter pick around Bryer Road with equipment and support from Knowsley Council’s Environmental Education Officer, Paul Costello.

Knowsley’s Open Art Exhibition – an annual showcase of visual art created by the talented people of Knowsley – is now open in Kirkby Gallery.

Would you be interested in going to support Prescot Cables at a home match?  If you’re a community organisation, charity, youth organisation or local Knowsley resident, then you can go along and watch a match for free!

A ground-breaking event to mark the start of restoration work at one of Merseyside’s most historic parks has taken place.

Following a public consultation, the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in the Westvale area of Kirkby has been extended for a further year – here’s what that means.

A lasting memorial to those who lost their lives in the two World Wars has been unveiled at a centre for older people in Huyton.

Across Knowsley, people of all ages remembered the fallen in the run up to Remembrance Sunday on November 11 – here are some of the things that happened.

Activate Community and Education Services – The Bracknell Centre – in Knowsley, has beaten schools around the UK in a competition to win one of 30 state-of-the-art education technology packages through the Promethean Grant programme.

Children at St Columba’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Huyton are Knowsley’s latest pupils to take part in Merseyside Police’s exciting ‘Mini Police’ scheme.

Hundreds of people came together to celebrate the amazing Lost Castles project which took place at Knowsley Safari during the summer.

A new strategy outlining how the council, partners, residents and businesses will all work together to achieve a Dementia Friendly…

Excitement in Prescot continues to build as another new restaurant opens its doors.

A free family fun day for families in Knowsley accessing special educational needs and/or disabilities support was an overwhelming success.

Knowsley Council has confirmed that a popular bus service between Broadgreen Hospital and Prescot will continue.

Willowbrook Hospice has recently opened a charity shop in Prescot to raise funds for their hospice which provides care for patients with life-limiting diseases in Knowsley and the surrounding areas.

A new archive exhibition ‘This Sporting Life’ is celebrating the first British Special Olympics games which took place right here in Knowsley

Work has started on the new MATE Creative Bistro and Piazza at Market Place in Prescot.

Knowsley Community Hub will be celebrating the launch of the borough’s Incredible Edible community growing project in Huyton on 16 August.

There is a drop in event to find out more about this work, view the proposals and talk to the project team and to discuss practical arrangements.

The name of the street that will be home to the new Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, has been chosen.

It’s Love Parks Week – 13 – 22 July – and there’s never been a better time to get out and about and explore Knowsley’s great green spaces.

Another round of Knowsley Better Together funding is helping more than 40 community initiatives get underway, improving the lives of people in the borough.

A garden has opened at Halewood Academy in memory of former pupil Megan Hurley who sadly lost her life in the Manchester Arena attack in May 2017.

A new space for individuals and community groups to get involved in arts and culture has opened in Huyton Library.

National health retailer Holland and Barrett has announced it will be opening a new store in Huyton Village Centre. 

The first Foodie Friday in Huyton proves to be a success, with more than 600 people seeing what it’s all about!

Councillors, residents, community leaders and businesses joined forces to improve Swanside for the benefit of the whole community.

Residents and visitors celebrated Prescot’s wonderful heritage at this year’s fantastic Elizabethan Fayre, on Saturday 2 June.

Work on a new housing development in Stockbridge Village is underway and is expected to be completed in May 2019.

A new hard hitting advertising campaign highlighting the fact that ‘we’re not messing’ when it comes to cracking down on environmental crime, gets underway across the borough this week.

A series of striking photographs of Kirkby taken by John Wakefield in the 1980s and 1990s, entitled ‘Mapping Kirkby’s Past’, are back on display in the ARK exhibition space (in Kirkby Library) until Tuesday 14 August.

Improvements will be made to the access to Charlotte’s Pagsy and Saxon Green open spaces, thanks to a funding boost.

Planning permission has been improved for a number of high quality apartments and houses in Prescot.

Find out what’s being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in Huyton.

Merseyside Police will be working with partners including the council to tackle the issue of anti-social behaviour in Hillside and Page Moss.

Find out the details about a Public Spaces Protection Order being introduced in Hillside and Page Moss.

Result of the Page Moss by-election on Thursday 29 March 2018.

A new pedestrian crossing on a busy road in North Huyton will help to improve safety.

Groups that meet in Huyton Library came together for an Afternoon Tea celebration, as a thanks for their fundraising efforts and their contributions to make the groups a success.

Work to enhance the footpath and road on Pennywood Drive in Whiston has started.

Reduce your chance of being a victim of burglary with these tips.

Plans to provide improved community sports facilities and redevelop Liverpool Football Club’s training facilities in Kirkby have moved another step forward.

If you’re commuting through Huyton train station soon, take a look at the new artwork celebrating the town’s railway heritage in the subway beneath the station.

Read some key advice about keeping your home and vehicle safe, and find out where you can go to discuss your concerns about burglary and theft from vehicles in Swanside and Roby.

Ahead of the construction of the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a team of archaeologists from Salford University have carried out an investigation of the Mill Street site in Prescot.

Driving offences involving drugs in Merseyside reached record figures during the December/Christmas period.

Get involved in shaping Liverpool City Region’s cultural future by having a look at the Draft Cultural Strategy and sharing your feedback.

The council has started work on a new shared footway and cycleway along Longview Lane and through King George V playing fields in Huyton.

Firefighters and neighbourhood police officers have moved into a new shared Community Fire and Police Station in Prescot.

The Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner is holding a community roadshow in Knowsley this week as part of a consultation into funding the police.

Ever thought about volunteering, taking up a new hobby or joining a community group? The Live Well website would be a good place to go if so.

Kind local people and organisations spread some festive joy recently by giving out food hampers to local families.

Help is available for people who want to use computers and get online.

Residents in Knowsley will be given help to remain independent in their own homes, thanks to three new initiatives.

Volunteers and local councillors have been delivering Christmas meals to residents as a kind gesture.

Start off the new year feeling great about yourself by becoming a Community Navigator and helping local people.

Students from Bluebell Park School learnt a lot after setting up their very own Christmas shop in Kirkby – for one week only!

The outdoor education centre has been refurbished and has reopened, along with the launch of a brand new award.

Knowsley’s Children’s Centre service has been undergoing a period of change with the needs of local families firmly at the heart of developments.

From Monday 20 November, part of the public car park at Mill Street in Prescot will be closed.

Plans for a development of affordable homes and an Extra Care scheme in Kirkby have been given the go-ahead.

Hundreds of high quality new homes are set to be built across three different sites in Knowsley.

As part of Knowsley Better Together, the council is encouraging the development of micro enterprises to meet some of the adult social care priorities in Knowsley.

Thanks to the kindness of local volunteers, Swanside in Huyton has had a bit of a makeover.

A truly inspirational night was had by all at Knowsley’s Children’s Social Care Annual Celebration of Achievement Awards, held at The Venue, Huyton.

Knowsley Council is introducing a range of new measures to promote responsible dog ownership in the borough.