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Knowsley Council secured £1.8m of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for improvements at the busy County Road / Old Rough Lane / Hall Lane junction in Kirkby Town Centre and also at the M57 Junction 6 Valley Road junction, also in Kirkby.

There’s lots of fun craft for children in Knowsley’s libraries over the school half term holidays plus board games and jewellery making activities.

Key council positions, including Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet, were all agreed at the Annual Meeting of Knowsley Council on Friday.

The European Parliament Elections are being held on Thursday 23 May. Here’s what you need to know. About the election…

Dementia Action Week takes place from Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May. There are 850,000 people in the UK…

This summer, Willowbrook Hospice in Prescot will be holding their annual 45-mile cycle challenge, ‘Ride45’, to raise much-needed funds.

This summer, Prescot-based theatre group Imaginarium Theatre (formerly MATE Productions) will be visiting parks across Knowsley and Merseyside to perform an amazing production of Shakespeare’s tragic love story Romeo and Juliet.

Element, the £8m second phase of development at Network Space’s Alchemy Business Park in Knowsley, has completed.

Knowsley council has clarified its policy on new build ‘leasehold’ homes in the borough.

A group set up by Knowsley teenagers following the tragic death of a friend is helping other young people improve…

Knowsley’s population is growing and this is expected to continue due to natural growth in the population and the new…

Merseyside Junior Mentoring works with children aged five to 11 who are experiencing difficulties which could be having a negative impact on their learning, confidence and social skills.

This Foster Care Fortnight Knowsley’s Fostering Service is asking people to think about the change foster care can make to a child’s future.

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…

Mental Health awareness week runs from 13 to 19 May 2019. This year’s theme is body image – how we…

Find out what new titles you can find in your local library this month.

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

Monday, 13 May sees the launch of National Smile month, which this year focuses on the health risks associated with the consumption of sugary drinks in under fives. 

Green fingered gardeners can get composting and pick up a cut price composter during International Compost Awareness Week.

On the second anniversary of the election of a Metro Mayor for the city region, Knowsley is reflecting on the benefits it has brought to the borough.

A big thank you goes to more than 200 local litter heroes across the borough of Knowsley, who joined the…

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

The Lane End Group have been shortlisted in the prestigious North West Construction Awards.

Local elections took place in Knowsley on Thursday, 2 May, with votes counted on the morning of Friday, 3 May.…

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

Three Knowsley residents have been successful in securing supported employment, thanks to the Empower Job Carving programme introduced in Knowsley.

All Saints Catholic School in Kirkby was presented with a cheque for £500 recently, as a thanks for their support with the major transport improvement scheme happening in the area.

Thousands of residents have signed up to receive their Council Tax electronically. In response to requests for residents to be…

Children from St Mary & St Pauls C of E Primary, Prescot have been busy creating work to go on display at the Elizabethan Fayre on Saturday (4 May).

With rumour and speculation continuing about what the future holds for Kirkby town centre, we sat down with Mike Harden, Chief Executive of Knowsley Council, to ask for an update on St Modwen’s regeneration plans and what truth there is to the many rumours which seem to be circulating.

The council is supporting the British Heart Foundation’s campaign throughout May and encouraging residents to get their blood pressure checked.…

How would you like to watch one of Shakespeare’s most popular and best loved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in…

Government changes to Pension Credit rules will affect pensioners with younger partners who make a new claim from 15 May 2019. From next month, pensioners who live with their partner as a couple will both need to be over pension age (currently set at 65) to make a new claim for Pension Credit.

Make sure you check the waste collection calendar for changes to waste collections over the May Bank Holidays. The waste…

The work of a Kirkby boxing club to combat young offending and antisocial behaviour has received a cash boost.

The European Parliament Elections will take place on Thursday 23 May 2019.

Young people aged five to 16 can take up the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike safely, and enjoy cycling in a safe environment with qualified coaches at Liverpool Century Road Club.

Two Knowsley businesses will be presented with Queen’s Awards.

A generous donation of mulberry wood artefacts has been gifted to the Shakespeare North Playhouse.

Knowsley Better Together is a way of working that involves people coming together to share ideas, skills and time to achieve a shared goal or vision.

A team of five little fighters from Liverpool Elite Taekwondo headed to Bradford to compete and proudly returned to Huyton armed with a gold medal each.

Arcola Energy, a leading UK clean-tech business working in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, has secured 15,000 sq ft newly-built premises at Huyton Business Park.

The LCR Pride Foundation, which Knowsley is part of, has revealed the theme to its inaugural programme of events, cultural and community activities – Come As You Are!

The Prescot Festival has announced a must-see line-up of arts, music, culture and entertainment for June 2019.

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.

People in Knowsley are being asked to consider whether working in the care sector could be the right career move for them.

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

The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the NHS as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.…

With 39% of Knowsley nurseries graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, compared to only 24% nationally, parents can be confident their child will be well looked after.

The mental health and wellbeing of pupils will be at the heart of every single school in Knowsley, as they all work towards a ‘Wellbeing Award’.

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.

Venus 217, is located on Knowsley Business Park and provides 217,765 sq ft of high quality manufacturing / logistics accommodation.

Media students from Liverpool John Moores University are helping to promote an innovative project to support adults with a learning…

This week is Diabetes Prevention week (1-7 April) and residents are being urged to eat healthily and be more active in order to help reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

As the UK plans to leave the EU, the government has developed information to help keep residents and businesses up…

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

Free courses to help pregnant women and new mums in Knowsley to be active and healthy during pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood are to be offered in Knowsley.

From 23 April – 4 June Kirkby Library is hosting a special exhibition – entitled ‘Diary of a Dude’ –…

Knowsley has been chosen as one of just ten areas across England to pilot a new four-year programme to detect lung cancer earlier.

AiM is the regional adoption agency for Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral, bringing together a team of around 50 staff from across the four councils. 

We meet Kirkby Market’s Trader of the month for April, who says the market’s busy location and helpful managers make it the ideal location for her business.

From Monday 8 April, Kier will start enabling works for the construction of the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot.

Did you know that every 15 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with bowel cancer? It is the third…

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet meets on Wednesday, 27 March, at the earlier than usual time of 9.45am. Here’s our quick summary of what’s on the agenda: 

On Friday 22 March 2019, Mr Ian O’Rourke (a Knowsley hackney carriage driver) was convicted at Liverpool Magistrates Court of…

Alt Bridge secondary school in Huyton has maintained its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection earlier this month. The school…

Knowsley residents can recycle more from Monday 1 April as the Household Waste Recycling Centres in Huyton and Kirkby open for an extra three hours every day.

Do you have a child with a disability? If so, you may be eligible for Knowsley’s Short Breaks Service.

Knowsley Council has approved a policy to provide additional business rate relief to eligible retailers across the borough.

Work has started this week to transform the former NatWest bank building in Huyton Village Centre into a new family-friendly…

Children in Knowsley celebrated World Storytelling Day and World Poetry Day this week by enjoying popular children’s stories and poems in Knowsley’s libraries.

Six Knowsley businesses have been shortlisted for the Echo Regional Business Awards 2019. 

Find out more about the new campaign encouraging everyone in Prescot to talk to each other.

If you are looking for information on organisations and services offering advice and/or support for children and young people under 19, disabled children and young people under 25, their parents and carers, you can find it all in one place on the improved Family Information Service (FIS) website.

Councillors will consider the recommendations of the council’s Children’s Scrutiny Committee, around how to tackle these important issues.

Have you ever considered a career in adult social care? That’s the question asked by a campaign encouraging people in Knowsley to apply for jobs caring for vulnerable adults.

Knowsley’s Stop Smoking service (Smoke Free Knowsley) has one of the best success rates across the North West.

Almost 140 local businesses are set to benefit from Knowsley’s Council’s business rates relief scheme.

Halsnead Garden Village is receiving funding from government to help deliver new homes.

Sixteen-year-old Aimee-lea Smith from Knowsley Village is using social media and her platform as a finalist in a national modelling competition to raise awareness about her illness, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

The RSPCA have clarified the reasons for the closure of their branch in Halewood – and the facts behind this decision.

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…

Monday, 18 March is National CSE awareness day, which aims to highlight the issues surrounding child sexual exploitation, encouraging everyone to think, identify and speak out against abuse.

As part of the council’s plans to develop Huyton Village Centre, the first phase of shop front improvements will be…

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.

As part of the consultation on the East of Halewood masterplan, we find out some facts from the council’s Major Development Team.

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

‘Elliot’s Story’ tells the true story of a one formerly looked after child in Knowsley, and how his foster carers helped transform his life.

World Book Day took place on Thursday, 7 March, 2019. Across Knowsley, hundreds of pupils went to school dressed as…

Kirkby Gallery will be hosting an exhibition this year celebrating industry in the local area – the goods produced here and the people who made them, sharing the stories of businesses large and small, past and present.

It’s a new month, meaning there’s another lot of newly released books available in Knowsley’s libraries that you can borrow.

In response to rumours about St Modwen’s plans for Kirkby town centre, the council is reminding residents of the investments already made in the town.

Knowsley Council has endorsed investments worth almost £5m to address a number of key priorities across the borough.

Find out what’s on the agenda at Council on Wednesday 6 March at 6pm.

A group of eighty primary school children took part in a mental health and awareness and well-being conference at OurPlace…

Specsavers in Kirkby has unveiled a fantastic new look and celebrated with a memorable launch party that included two dance…