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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.

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

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…

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).

The Council confirmed (on 24 May 2019) that it is in discussion with St Modwen about purchasing the assets which St Modwen owns in Kirkby town centre.

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

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.

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

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!

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’.

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 prepares for Brexit, the government has developed information to help keep residents and businesses up to date…

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.

The ‘Diary of a Dude’ exhibition charted the experiences of sailor who served in the Royal Navy throughout the First World War.

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.

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…