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Knowsley Council has successfully prosecuted an offender for fly tipping.

LCR Listens will see the opinions of people across the Liverpool City Region being gathered to help shape future policies on issues including transport, jobs and housing.

A unique insight into how Knowsley teenagers view their local green spaces has been revealed by a borough-wide photography competition.

The weekend of Knowsley Flower Show and Feelgood Festival was popular once again this year, with thousands of visitors taking to Court Hey Park to enjoy all of the brilliant outdoor activities and entertainment.

A programme offering tailored support to households where all residents are out of work is seeing results in Knowsley and across the region.

A community men’s group will launch next week – on Wednesday, 7 August.

As part of the restoration work in Prescot town centre, a new clock has been installed which incorporates four clues about the town’s history.

Another month, another chance to discover some brilliant newly-released books at your local library…

The council is to get underway with preliminary ground investigation work on land it already owns in Kirkby town centre.

Nominations for the first Culture and Creativity Awards in the Liverpool City Region have been opened by Metro Mayor Steve…

Free blood pressure checks are being offered in Knowsley as part of the ‘Know your Numbers’ campaign throughout September.

The Forestry Commission is urging us to be on the lookout for signs of the toxic Oak Processionary Moth around trees in our region.

One of the first participants on the Knowsley Supported Internship programme and Knowsley Empower Job Carving programme is celebrating after…

At today’s Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting (24 July), the council’s bid to the Combined Authority’s £6m Town Centre…

Thousands of revellers took to the streets of Liverpool this weekend to enjoy the Pride in Liverpool festival.

Made on Merseyside celebrates and showcases industry in Knowsley, the goods produced here and the people who made them. This exhibition will share the stories of businesses large and small, past and present!

The biggest transformation to the way family doctors work in more than a generation has been launched in Knowsley. Primary…

As Liverpool Pride returns to Merseyside this week, Knowsley Council are encouraging more LGBT+ people to consider opening their hearts and their homes to children through fostering.

Parents knows it can be a challenge to encourage the children away from the TV, games console or other device. But now help is at hand with the return of the 10 Minute Shake Up campaign from Change4Life!

With temperatures continuing to rise in the coming days, make sure you keep yourself, and those around you, safe and well in the sun.

If you’re a Knowsley or St Helens resident with diabetes and would like some support and information, come along to St Helens and District Group’s sessions coming up in 2019/20.

Could you be a Magistrate? Find out what this rewarding role involves and whether it could be right for you.

This Community Interest Company works across Knowsley to reduce social isolation and help empower communities through volunteering.

£51,000 has been allocated to support the growth of social enterprise and volunteering in the borough, in the spirit of Knowsley Better Together.

Knowsley Council announced it is joining forces with One Knowsley (formerly KCVS), Court Hey Park Friends’ Group and other partners to develop plans to bring the site of the former National Wildflower Centre back to life.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet has today agreed to purchase St Modwen’s assets in Kirkby town centre. Conclusion of the deal will…

On 19 July 2019, the Council’s Cabinet endorsed the plan for the Council to purchase St Modwen’s assets in Kirkby…

Knowsley Council has secured grant funding of £2 million from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Local Growth Fund to…

Joe has been running a stall in Huyton Village Centre for over 30 years and has now moved into a…

If you’re looking for ideas to help you keep the children entertained over the school summer holidays check out all the fantastic free activities in Knowsley’s libraries.

Schools in Knowsley are looking ahead positively to their next steps after the borough’s Education Commission produced its final report.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet will meet on Wednesday 17th July at 5pm, here’s a quick summary of what’s on the agenda.

Halsnead Garden Village has moved another step closer as Knowsley Council’s Cabinet agreed the £12m funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for major transport improvements.

This Love Parks Week we want you to celebrate our green spaces, including Knowsley’s 18 award-winning Green Flag parks, by visiting them. Find out about some of the great parks we have in Knowsley.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet will consider a report on Friday, 19 July 2019 regarding Kirkby town centre.

Come and see the talent Knowsley has to offer!

A beautiful new sensory garden was officially opened this weekend at Swanside Community Centre in Huyton. The garden was the…

Highways improvements will begin soon as the first part of a development which will bring an Aldi and other outlets to vacant land in Huyton.

The results are in – and primary schools across Knowsley are celebrating another rise in performance at Key Stage 2.

Parks Matter to us all – so for this year’s Love Parks Week we’re encouraging everyone to get out and enjoy their favourite park.

If you’re working and receiving tax credits or Universal Credit, a new Government savings scheme, called Help to Save, could help you build your savings.

A full meeting of Knowsley’s Council will take place on Wednesday 10 July at 6pm.

Work has now started on the highly anticipated Shakespeare North Playhouse, and local businesses are already beginning to reap the benefits of this prestigious development.

Over 1,700 people attended concerts and cultural events during the 15th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts in June 2019.

These informal coffee mornings will help you access support and advice – or just enjoy a cuppa with others in the same situation.

El Pueblo will open later in the summer offering a menu bursting with tempting tapas, craft ales and gin.

The Oven Pizzeria is the latest new restaurant to open in Prescot town centre.

Would you like to get involved to help plant and bring to life a community garden in Stockbridge Village?

If you have a baby or pre-schooler, this new campaign aims to help you with fun activities to boost their early literacy and communications skills.

Enhancements including a new toddler play area are expected to be ready in time for the school summer holidays.

If you’re a member of any library in the City Region, you’ll soon be able to use them all, using just your current library card. 

Under the Children and Social Work Act 2017, the Knowsley Safeguarding Children’s Board (the local strategic children’s board) will be replaced with the Knowsley Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (the local safeguarding partners).

Huyton Live offers great street food, drinks, live entertainment as well as craft stalls selling unique, handcrafted goods.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved an additional £4.05 million from its Strategic Investment Fund, to support the…

Last year, the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, along with colleagues from the constituent local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral) committed to the Dementia Friendly pledge.

A review of the Liverpool City Region’s Armed Forces Covenant was presented at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting today (28 June).

A Knowsley care service which supports older people and people living with dementia to live in their own homes has received a glowing Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

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.

St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School in Kirkby has secured a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating with inspectors stating the school is “going…

Roby Park Primary School in Huyton has recently undergone a transformation in the last two years, moving from ‘Requires Improvement’…

The Knowsley Education Awards recognised inspirational teachers, high achieving pupils, good governors and strong leadership in our schools.

Knowsley’s Street Intervention team has now been up and running for three months. It provides a visible presence on a…

A new partnership is helping to ensure people in Knowsley enjoy the maximum possible benefits from major developments taking place here.

Knowsley Council’s Cabinet has agreed to invest £450,000 to complete the comprehensive, whole site restoration of the historic Bowring Park…

Knowsley is gearing up for a year of exciting events and activity when it becomes the Liverpool City Region’s Borough of Culture in 2022.

Councillors have tonight agreed a further package of investments aimed to improve and enhance the borough in the long term.

Working families are being urged not to miss out on the 30 hours free childcare that they may be entitled…

Here’s our quick guide to what will be discussed when Knowsley Council’s Cabinet next meet.

An ambitious attitude and rising standards mean Lord Derby Academy in Huyton is becoming the “school of choice” for local parents, say Ofsted.

Staff at Kirkby Older People’s Day Centre have become the latest Dementia Friends in Knowsley.

Kirkby Gallery is currently exhibiting Northern Stone and Peat Smoke, a selection of never-before-seen pieces of art created by artist Anthony Ratcliffe.

There’s lots of exciting updates for Huyton Village Centre this month. Firstly, based on the popular Foodie Friday event last…

A specialist Knowsley infant bonding service has been recognised as a ‘rare jewel’.

Partner agencies in Knowsley have teamed up to combat anti-social behaviour in the Swanside area of Huyton. This also supports…

Over the past year, pupils in Knowsley have been taking part in a brilliant challenge to encourage them to walk to school.

Residents are taking action to create a safer Swanside by setting up a local Neighbourhood Watch scheme.

Now that the festival season is almost here, Knowsley’s Public Health team is advising young festival goers to make sure…

A ward for adults with dementia in Knowsley unveiled its newly-refurbished courtyard and outdoor space for patients at an opening event on 10 June.

Since launching in June 2018, Great Emerging Marvellous (GEM) Places has showcased an array of cultural events and activities in Knowsley’s libraries.  GEM Places aims to give more people access to art and culture in local libraries. 

Explore the art of book making and storytelling while working towards an Arts Award Explore qualification at Huyton Library.

Supported Internship student, Kelsey, enjoyed an exclusive night at the Manchester Arena this weekend after becoming the lucky winner of…

Residents in Stockbridge Village explored the world of gardening and developed their skills in a recent gardening masterclass.

All Saints Catholic High School in Kirkby has ‘not stood still’ since its last Ofsted inspection, according to inspectors who…

World Anti-Counterfeiting Day takes place this year on Thursday 6 June 2019. Now in its twenty first year, it aims…

Media students from Liverpool John Moores University have produced a short film to showcase the innovative job carving programme to support adults with a learning disability or difficulty into work.

The rebrand and new website, OneKnowsley.org, represents a significant step in the charity’s evolution. Enabling higher levels of engagement and…

Groundworks have commenced on an exciting new residential development of 154 high quality new build homes on Knowsley Lane in Huyton.

Comics Youth CIC has been working with a group of children looked after (who are in the care of the…

This year’s Open Art Exhibition’s Affordable Art Auction proved to be a great success, with £2,403.80 being raised for Friends of Kirkby Gallery and Prescot Museum.

Local residents, young footballers and councillors gathered at an event at Roby Fields to unveil plans to improve the green space which will include the creation of a wetland area, tree and wildflower planting, new signage and a native hedgerow along the railway perimeter fence.

News reports today suggest Knowsley is one of the councils to be ‘warned they risk running out of cash reserves’ – but there’s more to the story than that…

A new initiative has been set up in Prescot town centre to help keep the main high street clean and tidy.

A Knowsley Council service that supports vulnerable adults in the community has received a coveted ‘outstanding’ rating from care quality watchdog, the CQC.

Knowsley Council, Knowsley Housing Trust and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to fund and launch a street intervention team, which will tackle neighbourhood issues and provide vulnerable residents with support.

Knowsley Council has confirmed that it has started negotiations with St. Modwen with a view to purchasing the company’s assets in Kirkby town centre.

Unsung heroines from across the region have been named finalists in the Merseyside Women of the Year awards 2019 and a public vote has been opened to decide the overall Merseyside Woman of the Year.

Residents are being urged to be extra vigilant following an increase in the North West of fraudsters offering ‘low cost Government loans’ – such loans do not exist. 

Knowsley will be filled with music and song when the borough joins in with an international festival marking the Summer Solstice on June 21.

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.

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