Euxton Villa have been a fixture in the Lancashire community since their foundation 118 years ago whose men's team plays in the North West Counties League Funded by the Premier League and the Football Foundation, recent investment at Euxton Villa has helped facilitate a ground transformation that welcomes new outfits to share the club's facilities A grant of £750,000 from the Football Foundation helped Euxton to install an all-weather 3G pitch Additional funding of £212,000 from the Premier League Stadium Fund has been used towards the new pitch covered spectator accommodation and new energy-efficient LED floodlights which use on average 50 per cent of the energy required by older systems "The funding we've received from the Premier League and the Football Foundation has transformed our football club," Euxton Villa Chief Executive Officer Graham Keyte explains "We were a grassroots football club and now we’re a small business We've had to become more commercially aware "We now have a fantastic facility and it has given us an opportunity to bring in clubs from across the local community to share in the benefits of this tremendous pitch "We have more than 40 teams training and playing here now including our own junior sides and clubs from across the community veterans and a pan-disability side which we're very proud of We're also delighted to share our home ground with Chorley Women in the FA Women’s National League." Unsworth, whose 38 goals in 364 Premier League appearances make him the second-highest scoring defender behind John Terry added: "This is a really special club to me I was scouted here by Everton when I was playing for the Under-14s I went on to have a trial and got signed two weeks later the pavilion was a shed and the pitch was a bit of a mud bath This 3G pitch wasn't here but I wish it was "There's always been a great feel around the club and good people in charge though so that tradition has carried on and kept it strong throughout the decades "This pitch offers a fantastic base and set-up for the community and throughout the North West region You’ve got the floodlights which mean people can be playing football seven days a week in a really safe environment and developing their skills "Funding for the football pyramid from the Premier League is crucial giving opportunities for young boys and girls." is an annual celebration of the football pyramid It encourages as many fans as possible to support their local non-league sides on a weekend of international football when there is no Premier League or Championship action Fans in England and Wales can find a fixture near their postcode by clicking here. The Premier League has provided £23.6 million over four years to the National League and its 72 clubs. Through the Premier League Stadium Fund, more than £207m in grants has been awarded to over 1,000 men’s and women’s clubs throughout the English Football League, National League and football pyramid. As part of Non-League Day 2022, Newcastle defender visited his former club supported by Premier League funds over the years In 2023, West Ham star saw how Premier League has helped his former non-league club Tooting & Mitcham United as well as old school Crystal Palace defender visits former club in Kent, who have a new stadium thanks to Premier League Stadium Fund Grants totalling more than £97,000 helped FC Hartlepool secure promotion - now, they are using their newly developed home ground to benefit the community Find out more about the impact of Premier League investment at one non-league club, which is led by the brother of the Manchester United star Adrian Kajumba on Chelsea defender's deep affiliation with local club ahead of Non-League Day this weekend Find out how the Premier League Stadium Fund has enabled Shirehampton FC to return home and allowed them to plan for the future Martial Godo revisited his former club to discuss his journey from Isthmian League to Premier League Michael Owen and Steve Cooper discuss the top-five race and who they think will be in the competition next season Your entry has been submitted successfully. 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Wigan Athletic Women star Laura Heslip praised her teammates and manager she was quick to turn the attention to her teammates playing together the way we do as everyone’s got your back.  "Getting on the scoresheet isn’t the main thing for me Playing well for the team and giving the fans a good performance is.”  Latics Women were down on their luck at half-time With the two teams at level pegging and everything seemingly going against them Heslip let loose what words of wisdom manager Emmerson Boyce offered up he knew we needed to work harder and be sharper.  "He was reminding us of our desire to win and I think we came out a lot stronger in the second half as we wanted it more.” Someone who can often be seen engaging with fans and taking part in local community events Heslip smiled when discussing just how much the support means to her "Wigan really feels like a family and the support means a lot It makes our game easier when you know people have your back; the support lifts you up.” 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the 2024/25 pre-season beating Euxton Villa 2-3 on Saturday afternoon Both sides took their time to settle into the game Liam Birchall having the first real chance of the afternoon striking a well hit shot up against the post inside the opening ten minutes Kwame Boateng then linked up well with Birchall before seeing his shot well saved by the Villa goalkeeper Barely a minute later though and the Magpies were ahead Trialist F on hand to tap home from a yard out at the back post from a corner Andy Preece’s side looked to kick on and Noel Brindle pushed on from midfield and his efforts earnt his side a spot-kick that Kyle Preece duly converted to continue his good form in pre-season Euxton did half the deficit before the break a great finish into the far-corner that left Kier Barry with no chance a handful of changes were made by Chorley and both sides lacked real cutting edge for a majority of the second-half Liam Birchall in action for the Magpies (James Harrison)  Euxton got themselves back on terms from a wonder strike from a Trialist Ollie Green this time with no chance of being able to keep such an effort out The Magpies would go on to snatch a winner with six minutes left to play Trialist F capping off an excellent solo run with a great finish to end proceedings at 2-3 UP NEXT: We host Bolton Wanderers at the Grant Store Victory Park Stadium this Tuesday How upgraded facilities has allowed one non-league club to be a thriving part of the local community For best viewing experience of this website Please enter a place name in the search bar After provisionally the warmest May Day on record in the UK higher than average temperatures will subside over the weekend Environment Agency Updated: 08:29 (UTC+1) on Tue 6 May 2025 Fine and settled under the influence of high pressure Chilly but bright to start with plenty of sunny spells through the morning Turning cloudier from the east during the afternoon Rather cloudy into the evening but dry for most but not 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You can change your cookie settings at any time You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports This item has been moved to the National Archives as RAIB has published its safety digest describing this incident. See safety digest 05/2024 a train travelling at around 110 mph (177 km/h) was involved in a near miss with a track worker on the Up Fast line close to Euxton Junction located on the West Coast Main line in Lancashire The track worker involved in the incident believed that the Up Fast line was blocked to train movements the line blockage which they had agreed with the signaller actually applied to the adjacent Down Fast line and the Up Fast line was still open to trains We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details 2024/25 Admission Prices: £6 & £3 Programme Price: Digital QR Code in club House At roundabout turn left along A583 to traffic lights Go straight across the main road into Jepson Way Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Number 11b from Blackpool Town Centre Parking Facilities: Parking facilities at the side of the ground Ground Facilities: Bar and Catering facilities Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/afcblackpool2 Twitter: @AFCBlackpool Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Purple Jersey Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Pink Shirt Record Attendance: 4,300 v FC United (18/02/06 at Bloomfield Road) Fylde League Blackpool & Fylde Combination West Lancashire League Lancashire Combination NWCFL Division 1 Champions 2010/11 NWCFL Division 3 Champions 1985/86 Lancashire County FA Shield Winners 1957/58 1960/61 West Lancashire League Champions 1960/61 1961/62 Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield Winners 1972/73 A second runout for a Chorley side made up mainly of young players and trialists resulted in an impressive 3-0 victory down the road at Euxton Villa In conditions markedly different to Tuesday at Garstang Andy Preece’s side took charge of the game from the off and held a two goal lead at the break The opening tally was a literal net buster from Justin Johnson who lashed home into the top corner from a tight angle – the ball going straight through the net and into the crowd Soon after Johnson was involved again as the lead was doubled The winger hammered a low effort against the base of the Euxton post with the rebound put away clinically via the crossbar by Trialist 8  Cian Spencer-McDermott in action (James Harrison) There were changes aplenty across the second half as both teams made use of their extended pre-season benches but chances still came and went for both sides who hit Ollie Green’s post midway through the half The final action came in injury time when Trialist 16 made light work of a lofted corner to head home the Magpies’ third and final goal of what was a good pre-season workout We saw more of what the lads are about today and obviously the conditions were a lot more to everyone’s liking compared to our opening game Euxton offered us a great test and we’ve learnt more about our young players which will be invaluable moving forward into July – Andy Preece Next Up Our next scheduled friendly is on Tuesday Admission costs just £5 Adults; £3 65+; £2 12-18s; FREE accompanied u12s.e A Decrease font size. 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Home > News and Events > Commissioner announces new police station for Chorley Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden has announced that he is purchasing Runshaw College’s former Chorley campus to develop into a new policing base This will serve communities across Chorley replacing the existing dated and not fit for purpose station The new base will be used by Lancashire Police to house Chorley’s response and neighbourhood policing teams the area’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and other specialist teams including one of the newly launched Rape and Sexual Offences Teams It is also intended to be used as a new training campus for the Constabulary as part of the ongoing major recruitment drives into policing – but also as a major investment into the Commissioner and Chief Constable’s vision for Lancashire to be an internationally-excellent training force delivering first-class police officers to keep our county safe The acquisition and subsequent development of the building marks a significant investment into policing in Chorley and South Lancashire ensuring a physical policing base for the future It forms part of the Commissioner’s wider plans for investment in critical police infrastructure to ensure that Lancashire Police has an efficient The new base is well placed for servicing the whole of Chorley located on a key part of the strategic road network and the Commissioner is working directly with Chorley Council to secure a shared central physical presence for the town centre policing team to use to build on recent months of hard work to tackle anti-social behaviour This investment is also good economic news for the area and supporting employment as Lancashire Police will be employing around 300 people in Chorley plus hundreds of training officers on rotation into the site The Commissioner said: “I’m delighted to announce the acquisition of the Runshaw College site to invest in a new policing base for the Chorley area and as part of a wider investment in training and development infrastructure for the force “The current station no longer meets operational requirements and is in an increasingly poor condition meaning it is not fit for purpose for a modern “I am passionate that every borough area should have a dedicated police station – as I know the vast majority of residents want – but to do that comes at the cost of renewing and replacing police stations as they come to the end of their shelf life “Following my campaign to end degree only entry into policing the Home Secretary has recently announced that other entry routes will reopen a decision both I and the Chief Constable welcome wholeheartedly “So not only will the new site serve existing teams it will also allow us to meet immediate training requirements for new officers joining the re-opened non-degree entry routes but also make sure Lancashire can train and develop the best officers for our County into the future “This will not affect the number of officers deployed to the town centre and we are working closely with Chorley Council to ensure that we also maintain a physical town centre presence Lancashire Constabulary Chief Constable Chris Rowley added: “I really welcome this development and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s support Our current police station is no longer fit for purpose and the project will give my officers and staff the best possible facilities to deliver outstanding policing services for the people of Chorley and surrounding areas modern campus to train our future officers and equip them with the skills they need to fight crime support victims and keep our communities across Lancashire safe.” said: “It’s really pleasing to see Lancashire Constabulary investing in our borough and is another show of confidence in our great transport links and skilled workforce “Having such a facility located in Chorley will I’m sure help improve response times for residents and I look forward to working with the constabulary on their plans for the current police station in Chorley town centre.” said: “Runshaw has been delivering courses for adults and apprentices from the Euxton Lane campus for around 20 years but in February announced plans to move to a single campus at Langdale Road “Selling the Euxton Lane campus means that we can invest the proceeds in refurbishment and development projects at the Langdale Road campus to further improve our facilities and resource them with industry-standard equipment and technology “We are pleased that the Euxton Lane building will continue to be used to serve our community Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden is pictured with Clare Russell Principal and Chief Executive at Runshaw College and Janet Ivill Vice Principal for Finance and Facilities at Runshaw College Use the drop downs below to navigate to the area needed for your comment to be more easily processed If you would like to comment on the work of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire you can write to: The Office of the PCC for Lancashire County Hall Preston PR1 0LD Email: commissioner@lancashire-pcc.gov.uk Sign our campaign for a grant funding review Contractor BSH has begun remediation works Euxton Heights will deliver a mix of detached and semi-detached properties on the former DXC Technology site off Euxton Lane near Buckshaw Village Contractor BSH has begun the remediation work and the demolition of the existing office buildings on the 7.5-acre site to prepare for the delivery of 108 houses APD Architects designed the scheme on behalf of Bellway Homes of which 13 will be available for affordable rent or shared ownership Each home will feature a private garden and one or two allocated car parking spaces including electric vehicle charging provision highlighted that the residents will benefit from established infrastructure and facilities within nearby Buckshaw Village “Euxton Heights is perfectly placed for commuters and also those looking to enjoy the best of Lancashire’s wonderful open spaces Bellway was granted planning permission for the scheme following a successful appeal in April where Chorley Council withdrew any objections to the plans one day into an inquiry The authority’s planning committee rejected the application last September due to an unacceptable reduction in employment land and the belief that the site was unsustainable for residential development The Planning Inspectorate refuted the council’s arguments and approved the scheme highlighting Chorley’s lack of a five-year housing supply Construction on the project is expected to take around four years with the first properties released for sale later this year and show homes expected in early 2024 Pegasus Planning is the scheme’s planning consultant Also on the project team is transport consultant Eddisons landscape architect Landscape Design Solutions civil engineer Site Infrastructure Services To find out more about the plans for Euxton Heights search for application number 21/01475/FULMAJ on Chorley Council’s planning portal The application’s reference number with the Planning Inspectorate is APP/D2320/W/22/3309262 Read our comments policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" So Bellway are able to start new projects but still can’t undertake Surveys / Building Fire Safety Remedial Works to make safe their legacy buildings following Grenfell Surely Government should link new approvals to rectifying legacy issues Where is the infrastructure to support more housing The schools are oversubscribed and class sizes already too big and there is insufficient access to gp or dental services as it It takes approx 5 x longer to travel locally at peak times than 10yrs ago Roads get gridlocked and are unpleasant at best Insufficient parking will lead to same issues as Buckshaw where roads are impassable and hazardous to emergency vehicles The housebuilder has secured approval for a 50-home sustainable scheme in Edenfield after the 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The wide-ranging projects included track renewals, improvements to drainage and preparations for one of our biggest upcoming projects – East West Rail managing director for Network Rail’s North West & Central region said ahead of the works: “Our mission-critical frontline colleagues helping to keep Britain connected in this time of need We renewed track at Linslade tunnel in Bedfordshire for improved reliability of services: Just a short trip up the line, in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, we carried out preparation work for East West Rail East West Rail will make travel across Britain easier by re-establishing a rail link between Oxford and Cambridge We prepared to remove sections of the flyover across the West Coast Main Line The flyover will be refurbished to safely carry trains for years to come: Track renewals took place at Golborne near Warrington This project involved clearing ballast from the sleepers and required a crane to controls operations: We improved drainage on the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Lancaster in Lancashire to make this vital route more reliable for passengers and freight operators: we worked to replace Euxton junction on the West Coast Main Line we used a tamper to raise the height of the track by inserting large tools called tines into the ballast forcing them together moving the ballast under the sleepers It’s programmed with geometrical data that shows where the track should be comparing it with the actual position using the on-board kit It then calculates the movements required to reposition the track according to the data Final preparations took place at Pilning station near Bristol ahead of track renewal; we’re replacing points In Wolverhampton, we replaced and cleaned the track ballast. Ballast is the stone bed on the railway that gives stability to the track. It also helps with drainage, so rain water can drain away rather than pooling, and with preventing vegetation growth which could destabilise the track and pose a hazard to anyone working on the railway We need to renew ballast to keep the railway safe: We gave Birmingham New Street a deep clean It included all entrance matting at the station: We were only able to get this work done because our teams have stuck to Public Health England guidelines to give each other enough space. We’ve used these great stickers at our sites to help: My earliest memory of playing football was when I was young and I had a Peter Schmeichel shirt even though I wasn’t a goalie at the time which is weird when you look at how my life panned out I would play in the garden and around the house but football was not a massive thing for me until I was about eight years old and one of my schoolfriends Liam was playing Sunday League locally and I went down with him one weekend It was a local club near me called Euxton Villa so we went there to train and initially I was an outfield player My dad was a professional goalkeeper but he never pushed me into being a goalie When I was younger I was one of the tallest so I was a centre half but we never had a goalie so when it was my turn I went in and I enjoyed it so I stayed in goal he said ‘you can obviously do what you want but if you want to be a goalkeeper then I can help you and we will have fun and see where it goes’ It is mental when you think your whole life has been shaped by that one decision of staying in goal and the team not having a goalie and me staying in Obviously there has been a lot of hard work and sacrifice which has gone in since to make it but it is a crazy situation that that one little thing has led to the privileged position I find myself in now was more into rugby and is the brains of the brothers He came into football quite late and ended up at United for a couple of years went to Sunderland and then up to Scotland but he has dropped out of the game now Being a professional footballer is such a good thing but I feel like everyone in my family has had to sacrifice a lot for me to be where I am today I was one of those kids growing up where every weekend I just wanted to play football so my dad would take me and my brothers over to Worden Park in Leyland and we would all play or sometimes me and my dad would go on our own and do practice and do extra work My dad helped me a lot when I played for Euxton Villa as well doing my warm-ups for training and the games so growing up he was a massive help to me and so were a lot of others like my Mum who would be looking after my brothers so my dad could take me I don’t think people realise how big an operation it is to get a young lad to progress at a professional club Everyone talks about the hard work from the player but everyone in their family helps contribute I started up at Euxton Villa at eight and went to Manchester United at ten-and-a-half. It’s funny because Jesse Lingard was already there and now we are in England camps together so I have known Jesse since I was ten years old You would then train on a Saturday and play on the Sunday and they had another training ground called Littleton Road you would go to Carrington and stay there into the senior team.  So four times a week you were up and down the motorways to training and matches the traffic was horrendous so it would take an hour and 15 minutes to get there to train and then not getting back until 9pm or 10pm at night But as a kid you are at Manchester United so you are just buzzing and it was not a problem for me It was more of a problem for my family.  Your parents must finish work early so they can take you because they can’t be late because if they are late they make you late and that impacts your development at United You work hard but it is not until you look back and speak about it like we are now that you realise just what everyone went through to help you achieve your dreams United started a scheme where around 11 of us went into digs We went to Ashton on Mersey School in Manchester and we left school every day to train because they said to be a top athlete So training twice a week for two hours at night and then twice on a weekend for a couple of hours was not going to be enough the extra hours I was putting in with my old man on the side each week would definitely have helped me in those earlier years you were living with other lads which was fun and you would go home for the weekends so the tough thing for lads our age was moving schools and for me It was tough for all of us but we stuck together did the two years and then went on to do a full-time scholarship Me and Zeki Fryers (now at Stockport County) went into digs with a young family to start with and it didn’t quite work out because they were new to it and had young kids so it didn’t quite work out Then we moved in with a women called Lynne who lived on her own and she was really good with us She was strict until we turned 18 and at the time you were like ‘come on let your hair down a bit’ but the club and our parents appreciated that we were in safe hands.  She comes and visits the kids and my missus and stuff like that I lived with her from 15 until I was about 21 and she was really good to us She helped us grow up during some important years she was honest with us and if you did something wrong she wouldn’t hesitate to tell you.  There were a lot of people who were really influential on me. Obviously I’ve mentioned my Mum, Dad, brothers and Lynne and then there was Rich Hartis my first coach at United who is now back there with the first team He had me from when I was ten until I was about 16 He went into a lot of detail and drilled a lot of good habits into me at that important age that I still have now He was a massive part of my development and I still remember the things he would say when I was younger and he was right.  I was always the biggest but I was a bit uncoordinated and was trying to find my own body but he would always stress that it would all come together and I would find my feet Behind the scenes he would push for me to train with the first team more before I got into the squad and he didn’t hesitate to throw me in to training with the first team goalies and stuff like that I had a lot of loans and you work closely with a lot of goalkeeper coaches and managers I think the big one for me was Steve Bruce and Aston Villa’s goalkeeper coach Gary Walsh Aston Villa were struggling at the time and they easily could have gone and got an older goalie but they gave me the chance at 23 and believed in me They are a big club and playing regularly in the Championship at that time of my career helped me massively.  Now I am an England international and to think it all started with that decision to go in goal when we had no goalie or the decision to join a mate down at a local club I think a lot of footballers have stories like that I didn’t play grassroots football for long and it was obviously a long time ago but it is something which set me up for having the career I am having and being able to make a career from the game and be in the privileged position that I find myself in I still go back and I was at a party recently and there was a guy who works for Euxton Villa He wasn’t there when I was there but they know you were at the club and when I played for England earlier this year they messaged It is probably different people to when I was there but they are still proud of you and they have a shirt of mine up in the clubhouse It was a great time in my life and I loved my time there Enforcement of average speeds on the A581 between Rufford and Euxton has started as part of a major investment to improve safety on Lancashire's historically most dangerous roads Work has been underway for the past year on five new schemes to install average speed cameras in the county with the cameras on this stretch of the A581 being the first to go live It follows a successful bid by Lancashire County Council to the Department for Transport for £7.9m for measures to reduce casualties on routes which have been identified as the county's most dangerous A-roads The other routes where cameras are currently being installed are the A588 from Lancaster to Skippool the A683 in Lancaster from junction 34 of the M6 motorway to Kirkby Lonsdale the A6 in Lancaster between the city centre and J33 of the M6 motorway and the A682 in the Ribble Valley from Gisburn to the boundary with North Yorkshire at Long Preston The average speed cameras are one of the key features of Lancashire's Safer Roads Programme which has already seen the installation of features including LED cats eyes Speed limits have also been reduced along some sections The speed limit on the approximately 7 miles of the A581 between Rufford and Euxton varies between 20mph and 50mph and is being enforced by cameras placed at strategic points Average speed cameras work by reading the number plate of passing vehicles and calculating a driver's average speed over a known length of road within the same speed limit This results in drivers maintaining a steady average speed rather than just slowing down when they see a traditional fixed or spot speed camera making traffic flow more smoothly and safely Offences recorded by the average speed cameras will be processed by Lancashire Constabulary Lancashire Constabulary operations manager said: "There will be sanctions for anyone detected breaching the speed limits where eligible they will be given the opportunity to attend a speed awareness course to learn about the dangers of speeding or accept a conditional offer of a fixed penalty (currently £100 and 3 penalty points) For higher speeds the matter may be referred to court." Lancashire County Council cabinet member for highways and transport said: "The enforcement of average speeds between Rufford and Euxton is the latest stage of an extensive programme of improvements along this route which should significantly improve its safety record from this point forwards "Excessive speed was identified as a major factor in the incidents which have led to a number of fatalities and serious injuries along this and the other four routes in Lancashire for which we've received funding from the Department for Transport "As well as significantly reducing the risk of these awful collisions I hope these measures will provide some reassurance to those living near these roads who worry about when the next serious incident will happen and whether they or their family and friends could be affected." To find out more search 'safer roads' at lancashire.gov.uk Cookie Settings Powered by Onclusive PR Manager™