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Rosie Cooper MP comment on care home deaths
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “It is deeply saddening to hear of the high…
Rosie Cooper MP backs C-19 Business Pledge drive by local businesses to help West Lancashire through Covid-19 crisis
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has praised businesses for joining businesses from across the UK in…
Tribute to the late Alan Lewis MBE
Following the death of Mr Alan Lewis MBE, Rosie Cooper MP paid tribute: “I first…
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper disgusted heartless Hospedia cashing in on Coronavirus
Following West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper’s intervention on behalf of a constituent, Southport and Ormskirk…
Letter to Local Government Secretary calling for Freepost allowance
Rosie Cooper MP encourages West Lancashire constituents to check appliances
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is encouraging constituents to check their washing machine models following…
Rosie Cooper MP receives further assurances from Government on commitment to Skelmersdale Railway
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has received further assurances from the Department for Transport over…
Track-engineering father and son keep railway running safely
Railway upgrades by a father-and-son duo are today helping keep critical supplies and key workers moving…
Support for foodbanks required during this crisis – Rosie Cooper MP
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called for people to support local foodbanks during the…
Rosie Cooper MP joins Ecumenical Centre staff and tenants to see centre improvements and discuss increased community offering
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper visited Skelmersdale’s Ecumenical Centre recently to meet with staff, tenant…
Rosie Cooper MP tackles flooding concerns at Pines Estate
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has raised residents’ concerns with High Grove Park developers Taylor Wimpey and agencies following flooding…
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital are actively testing patients for virus, reassures West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “Having written to Southport & Ormskirk Hospital Trust immediately…
Reinstatement of Burscough Curves will boost region say local Lancashire MPs
Commuters across Lancashire are on track for better rail connections thanks to a cross-party group…
Community Action response launched in the face of emerging Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis
Launched by Eden Project Communities with partners The National Lottery Community Fund, Nextdoor, Neighbourhood Watch,…
Upholland tunnel repairs to make railway more reliable for passengers
A historic railway tunnel in West Lancashire is being made more reliable for passengers this…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes £16,000 in funding for West Lancashire community projects
A raised vegetable garden and a scheme to support and educate people to better understand…
Rosie Cooper MP intervention secures cleanup operation on Skelmersdale ‘World Class for Business’ sign
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has secured the cleanup of one of Skelmersdale’s ‘World Class for Business’ signs,…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes Government funding for West Lancashire train station accessibility improvements
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the news that three local train stations are set to…
Moving to online GPs could hinder local CCG and ambulance support for patients, warns Rosie Cooper MP
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has warned that patients living in West Lancashire who choose…
Rosie Cooper MP backs country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has pledged her support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on former West Lancashire College buildings
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has raised concerns about the safety of the abandoned former…
Sports centre site housing development finally makes progress, reports Rosie Cooper MP
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has finally received assurance from Gleeson Homes that work on…
New mental health support centre opens in Skelmersdale
A NEW mental health support centre is to open in Skelmersdale in February. The new centre, which will be provided…
Rosie Cooper MP receives Government reassurance on railway funding
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the Government’s response to her call for funding…
‘Aerial TV viewers should retune to retain services’ – Rosie Cooper MP
If after 20 February you can’t get your usual channels then Rosie Cooper MP advises television users…
Rosie Cooper MP raises further concerns over Parbold Hill Landfill and secures commitments for full consideration to be given
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has again written to both Lancashire County Council and the Environment Agency…
Rosie Cooper MP raises nursery funding issue with Education Minister
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper raised concerns about nursery school funding in West Lancashire in…
Rosie Cooper MP urges local charities to apply for lottery funding
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is encouraging local charities and community groups to apply for funding from a…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes groundbreak on new Skelmersdale Town Centre
The start of 2020 marks a new dawn for Skelmersdale with building work beginning on…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on Northern
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed Transport Secretary’s comments on Northern rail, but renews…
Rosie Cooper’s response to letter from Conservative candidate
Rosie Cooper has responded to a letter from the Conservative candidate.
Rosie Cooper comment on WASPI campaign group
Rosie Cooper, West Lancashire, said: “The decision to accelerate the rise in the women’s state…
Rosie Cooper comment on Parrs Lane
West Lancashire’s Rosie Cooper said: “Once again the Parrs Lane area is under determined attack…
Rosie Cooper delivers on key campaign promise
West Lancashire’s Rosie Cooper said: “I’m absolutely delighted that after years of campaigning alongside local…
Rosie Cooper comment on WASPI campaign group
Rosie Cooper, West Lancashire, said: “The decision to accelerate the rise in the women’s state…
Rosie Cooper MP backs Asda workers in Parliamentary Motion
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has put her name to the Early Day Motion (EDM)…
Rosie Cooper MP secures fracking ban commitment for local anti-fracking campaigners
Anti-fracking campaigners are buoyed by assurances over a future fracking ban commitment secured by West Lancashire MP…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes announcement on Shared Rural Network for mobile phones
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the announcement from the four mobile network operators…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on Home Secretary to properly fund police
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is angered by the Home Office giving Lancashire Police an…
Rufford Primary formally open new eco garden, with Rosie Cooper MP
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper visited Rufford Church of England Primary School on Friday to take part in…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on Southport-Manchester line works
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “I welcome news of the upgrades to the Southport…
Rosie Cooper MP confirms M58 surface works
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has received confirmation from Highways England that they are to…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes fibre broadband plans but calls for urgent provision for Skelmersdale
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the news from Openreach that Ormskirk, Aughton and…
Rosie Cooper MP meets with Our Lady Queen of Peace pupils and staff
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper attended Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College’s open…
Rosie Cooper MP has nominated The Cricketers Pub for prestigious title of Parliamentary Pub of the Year
The National awards which culminate in a National final at the House of Commons offer…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes funding boost for Ormskirk high street
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed the news of government funding for West Lancashire…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes new appointment for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
Trish Armstrong-Child has been appointed the new chief executive of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS…
Rosie Cooper MP sings up to Unison’s ‘Respect Your Youth’ charter with Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital’s Unison Branch Office Christine Moore invited West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper…
Rosie Cooper MP joins Haskayne Fracking information evening
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper joined representatives from local and regional fracking groups at a…
Ormskirk Hospital open day a great success
On Saturday over 400 people attended a fantastic open day at Ormskirk hospital. Visitors looked…
Rosie Cooper MP reaction to Stronger Towns Fund announcement
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has responded to the Government’s announcement of the 100 towns…
Rosie Cooper MP is calling on pub goers in West Lancashire to nominate their favourite pub for Parliamentary Pub of the Year awards
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs have Launched this Year’s Parliamentary Pub of the Year…
Latest update on Skelmersdale Railway Station, from Rosie Cooper MP
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has received updates from the key partners involved in developing the…
Environment Agency lodge objection to Parbold Hill Landfill
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has received confirmation from the Environment Agency (EA) that they have…
Rosie Cooper MP backs Electrical Safety First campaign
White goods manufacturer, Whirlpool, is recalling several of its tumble dryers and estimates that there are still…
Rosie Cooper MP encourages families to check whether their child has up to £1,000 in an unclaimed Child Trust Fund
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is encouraging families with children aged between 8 and 17 to check…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on latest Fracking earthquakes
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “1.1, 1.5, 2.1 now 2.9, enough is enough, fracking…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on Frack Free Lancashire release
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “It is a disgrace that the size of this…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on Government to reaffirm their commitment to current Fracking Traffic Light System and maximum magnitude levels
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called on the new Prime Minister and Government to…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on Home Office to increase reimbursement for policing football matches
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called on the Home Office to implement a more equitable cost recovery…
Breast Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh under threat
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership are reviewing…
Rosie Cooper MP confirms action from Environment Agency on Dyers Lane brook
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has confirmed with the Environment Agency that they are to…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on ASDA to think again over threatening thousands of staff with the sack if they don’t sign punishing new contract
Rosie Cooper MP calls on Asda to think again over forced contract changes that will see…
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper calls for renewed commitments to Skelmersdale Railway from new PM and Government
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called on the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor…
Rosie Cooper MP receives updates on Gleeson Homes development on old Skelmersdale Sports Centre site
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has raised residents’ concerns over the health and safety of the former Skelmersdale Sports Centre…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on hospital site
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “Before I was elected, I travelled on a bus…
Rosie Cooper MP urges local charities to apply for lottery funding
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper, is encouraging local charities and community groups to apply for funding from a…
Rosie Cooper MP encourages residents to submit views on proposed new leisure centres before deadline on Friday 2 August
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper is encouraging residents across the borough to have their say…
Rosie Cooper MP calls for introduction of new driving offence and punishment in Parliamentary Debate
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper spoke out in Parliament yesterday calling on the Government to…
Rosie Cooper MP pays tribute to former Women’s Refuge Chief Eleanor Maddocks MBE
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “Throughout the past three decades, led by Eleanor’s drive…
Rosie Cooper MP opens outdoor reading area at Westhead School
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper visited Westhead Lathom St James School to formally open their…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on fracking at Altcar
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper: “I have been absolutely clear from the outset that I…
Rosie Cooper MP joins push to encourage more accessible rail journeys in West Lancashire
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has joined forces with the rail industry to encourage more disabled…
Rosie Cooper MP comments on Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Chief Executive move
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “It is disappointing news that Silas Nicholls is resigning…
Rosie Cooper MP congratulates Mossy Lea Primary’s Ofsted achievement
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has lauded the achievement by Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School in…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on CCG to improve its service in order to alleviate the ‘strain’ of patient complaints
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called on West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to…
Rosie Cooper MP outraged by mental health failings and commissioners’ omission of West Lancashire from their plans
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has expressed clearly her outrage at the failing mental health…
No return in sight for Diabetic Eye Screening Programme
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has again been contacted by diabetic patients concerned at still…
Figures reveal a crisis of public computers cuts across North West
589 computers have been lost from libraries in the North West since 2010, and 58…
Rosie Cooper MP secures parking enforcement at dangerous Altys Lane junction
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has secured commitment from Lancashire County Council to tackle dangerous and…
Rosie Cooper MP encourages West Lancashire schools to enter national carbon monoxide awareness competition
Primary schools across West Lancashire are being encouraged to take part in a national competition…
Rosie Cooper MP calls for more transparency from clinical commissioning group following struggle to find charity money
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called on the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the…
Rosie Cooper MP calls on West Lancashire CCG to urgently improve standards
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has reacted angrily to the news that the Virgin Care…
Back in the league for Beacon Seniors
It seems there is now light at the end of the tunnel for the members…
Rosie Cooper MP takes up residents’ case on Mickering Lane substation
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has raised residents’ serious concerns over Network Rail’s proposed substation on Mickering Lane. Local…
Ormskirk’s Hurlston Brook eligible for up to £1.3m of government flood defence grant, reports Rosie Cooper MP
Following Lancashire County Council’s long-awaited publication of the Hurlston Brook (Ormskirk) Flood Report, often referred…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on Skelmersdale Police Station
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “I am pleased to hear that Lancashire Constabulary are…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes U-turn on Local Plan
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has welcomed West Lancashire Borough Council’s decision not to proceed…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on yet another A59 County Road accident
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper commented: “I have been fighting for road safety improvements on…
Rosie Cooper MP welcomes county’s efforts to provide Aughton bus service in Arriva’s absence
Due to roadworks taking place until Friday 26th April 2019, service 310 will be diverted,…
Rosie Cooper MP comments on the Ormskirk area Jacobs Flood Report
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “It has taken far too long for this Jacobs…
Rosie Cooper MP queries 310 bus route change with Arriva
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has been inundated with correspondence from constituents expressing their concerns…
Rosie Cooper MP makes headway on Grove Road issues
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has made headway in resolving residents’’ concerns over foul smell…
Sunday rail passengers urged to check before travelling ahead of platform lengthening work
Passengers planning to use train services between Southport and Wigan this Sunday (27 January) are…
Rosie Cooper MP comment on Lathom High Ofsted inspection
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “It is clear from the report that the school…
M58 crash
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper said: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the families…
Rosie Cooper MP secures pavement improvements following Virgin cabling
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has secured agreement from Virgin Media and Lancashire County Council…
Northern leave Pimbo residents in limbo
Northern have refused to supply rail replacement buses during the continued strike action by their…
Rosie Cooper MP secures progress on Bridge Street scaffolding
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has finally secured a timetable for works to remove scaffolding…