l MOTORISTS are being banned from parking along part of Ditchfield Road in Penketh.

The council has made an order to stop vehicles waiting from Monday to Friday between 8am-9.15am and 2.45pm-3.30pm, from a point south of the junction with Chapel Road to a point south of the junction with Finlay Avenue.

The order can be examined at the town hall during office hours.

l AN event will bring music to the ears of Penketh and Sankey Gardening Society members.

Bel Canto: A Musical Evening, is being held at the Manna House in Penketh tonight, Thursday, at 7.30pm.Admission is by ticket only. Contact the society's secretary Mrs Humphries on 722844 for more details.

l CHILDREN can visit Santa in his grotto at Sycamore Lane Primary School's Christmas fair.

The event takes place at the school in Great Sankey tonight, Thursday, and starts at 6pm.

Attractions include a tombola, nail painting, face painting and games.

l A CHRISTINGLE service will be held for pupils at Evelyn Street Primary School in Sankey on Monday.