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Public Services
Government | Medical | Transport | Police| Libraries
West Lancashire Borough 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 Ged Fitzgerald. Councillor for West Lancashire East Electoral Division: Cllr David Westley. Tel 01704 840681
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. Tel 0844 811 0909 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 and Adult Minor Injuries Unit) Tel 01695 577111; Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Town Lane, Southport (Adults’ A&E) Tel 01704 547471 www.southportandormskirk.nhs.uk
Community First Responders in Newburgh: Community First Responders are groups of volunteers who live and work in the local community. They are trained and activated by the North West Ambulance Service to attend certain emergency calls, where time can make a difference between life and death. A responder gives care until an ambulance arrives, usually only a few minutes later. Responders are provided with suitable equipment and training, so no prior medical knowledge is needed.
If you are interested in being part of this Group and would like more information, please visit www.westlancscfr.co.uk or contact Allan Archer (Ops/Scheme Leader) Tel 07005 961 142 or allan.archer@westlancscfr.co.uk Alan Rudge (Administration) Tel 07005 961 142 alan.rudge@westlancscfr.co.uk
In an emergency always dial 999 – do NOT attempt to contact any responders directly. Should a responder be needed & available, the ambulance service will contact the responder
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), 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 261844 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 Winrow Tel 01772 536778
Train services:
Services from Parbold station to Southport, Wigan (connections for West Coast mainline to London and Glasgow) and Manchester.
For timetables go to www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Transport concessions available for Over 60s from West Lancs District Council www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/travelconcessions
- 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 9.45am to 11.05am on alternate Tuesdays (New Acres, Sandy Lane, Woodrow Drive, Red Lion, Ranleigh Drive).