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Public Services
Government | Medical | Transport | Police| Libraries
West Lancashire District Council, Derby Street Ormskirk: Responsible for housing, environmental health, leisure and parks, planning and development, street cleaning, grounds maintenance. Call centre Tel 01695 577177 www.westlancsdc.gov.uk Click on Links for further information on specific topics (eg building regulations, planning applications).
Chief Executive Mr W J Taylor. Councillor for Newburgh Ward: Cllr Eddie Pope. Tel 01704 894540
Highway problems and street light failure : Tel 0845 0530011
Lancashire County Council: Responsible for education, highways, social services, waste management. Tel 0845 053 0000. www.lancashire.gov.uk
Chief Executive Mr C Trinick. Councillor for West Lancashire East Electoral Division: Cllr Richard Shepherd. Tel 01695 575661 / 07786 092929
Member of Parliament for West Lancashire: Rosie Cooper MP. Constituency Office: 127 Burscough Street, Ormskirk, L39 2EP Tel 01695 570094
Medical services
Nearest surgery: Parbold Surgery, 4 The Green, Parbold. General enquiries – Tel 01257 463126; appointments – Tel 01257 463257 www.parboldsurgery.co.uk
Nearest chemist: John Halton, 11 The Common, Parbold. Tel 01257 462277
NHS Walk-in Centre: 116-118 The Concourse, Skelmersdale. Open 7am to 9pm Monday to Friday; 9am to 4pm Weekends and Bank Holidays. Tel 01695 554260
NHS Direct: Tel 0845 4647
Hospitals: Ormskirk and District General Hospital, Wigan Road, Ormskirk (Children’s A&E) Tel 01695 577111; Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Town Lane, Southport (Adults’ A&E) Tel 01704 547471 www.southportandormskirk.nhs.uk
Public bus routes:
Service 203 Ormskirk - Burscough - Newburgh - Parbold - Newburgh - Skelmersdale. Hourly Monday to Saturday daytime service from Ormskirk, via the Hesketh Road Estate, through Burscough, Burscough Bridge Interchange (for Tesco), Heathfield Estate, A5209 Lathom, Newburgh, Parbold (to connect with train service), Newburgh, Whalleys to Skelmersdale (via Asda).
For timetables see bus shelter at the Red Lion
Community services: Dial-a-Ride Tel 01704 893373 and County Cars Tel 01257 453784 provide a service for those who do not drive and find it difficult to use public transport. Anyone interested in being a voluntary driver for County Cars please contact Elaine Jones – 01772 534246
Train services:
Services from Parbold station to Southport, Wigan (connections for West Coast mainline to London and Glasgow) and Manchester.
For local timetables see the bus shelter at the Red Lion Hotel or www.nationalrail.co.uk for the full network.
Transport concessions available for Over 60s from West Lancs District Council www.westlancs.gov.uk/benefits
- Nowcard bus pass free or
- Senior Railcard free or
- £28 of travel tokens per year
A senior railcard can be purchased at the discounted price of £20 in addition to the free NOWcard or Travel Tokens
To plan a journey using bus, coach or train click www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm www.transportforlancashire.com
Rural Community Beat Manager, PC Steve Hackney, is based at Parbold Police Station, 4 Tan House Lane, Parbold. Tel 01257 462239; mobile 07939 199818. If unavailable, call 08451 253545.
Public libraries at The Common, Parbold (Tel 01257 463769), Southway, Skelmersdale (Tel 01695 720312) and Burscough St, Ormskirk (Tel 01695 573448)
Mobile library visits Newburgh from 9.30am to 11.30am on alternate Thursdays (Back Lane (school), New Acres, Sandy Lane, Woodrow Drive, Red Lion, Ranelagh Drive).