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"Thanks to our members' determination and the support of key councillors, we've saved more than 70 jobs and secured the future of these services."We'll continue to work constructively with the council to ensure these facilities remain sustainable for years to come."

West Lancashire Council had been due to agree its budget for the coming year at a meeting on 26 February.A revised budget must now be agreed before the end of March.In a statement following the decision to reverse its pool closures plan, the council said its budget gap had been forecast to increase from £2.11m to £3.39m in 2026-27, and then reach £4.11m the following year.

It said councillors now needed to "look at all alternatives, which will include additional cuts to council services and raising charges".A mother and baby charity which has helped 700 families, including homeless mums and their children, is shutting down because of cuts to its funding.

Blossom and Bloom runs two hubs in the White Rose Centre in Rhyl, Denbighshire, to help with support and socialising as well as training and education.

Vicky Welsman-Millard, who founded the organisation in 2020, said the "devastating" closure next month came after the local authority said it would not be giving it any money from the UK government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).She was taken to hospital the same day after vomiting from the alcohol,

A review of the store’s CCTV system showed the sale was authorised without the girl providing any ID to prove her age.The teenager later told officers she was asked three times if she had ID, and replied no, but was still sold alcohol.

It came after an initial underage sale was authorised on 8 March.The licensing report said staff on the premises who were spoken to "appeared to have little understanding of the English language" and "struggled to know" law about underage sales.