Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner overruled a previous refusal by the planning inspectorate, which now paves the way for the construction of a new 1,700 spaces unit close to the existing prisons..

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Dave Williams ambles down the bridleway at the back of his garden towards the open Lancashire countryside beyond. The small village of Ulnes Walton near Chorley has plenty of this much-cherished ...

Chorley Council dismissed the plan for a site, which is close to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott prisons, in 2021 but the Government has now given the go-ahead to build on green-belt land.

Since that inspection, there have been four deaths at HMP Wymott confirmed to be linked to drugs. As of the recent inspection, 281 prisoners were receiving support for substance misuse problems.

NHS England commissioned an independent clinical reviewer to review Coleman’s clinical care at HMP Wymott, which concluded that the clinical care he received “was of a reasonable standard and ...

Prisoners at HMP Wymott are "self-isolating and self-harming" due to fears of violence over drug debts, a damning new report has found. The HM Inspectorate of Prisons report also found inmates at ...

In 2020, the MoJ - which is funded by the taxpayer- forked out £20,451 settling prisoner injury claims from inmates at HMP Wymott followed by £43,805 the year after and £35,734.59 in 2022.

Since that inspection, there have been four deaths at HMP Wymott confirmed to be linked to drugs. As of the recent inspection, 281 prisoners were receiving support for substance misuse problems.

Prisoners are developing drug problems behind bars due to long waiting times for mental health services, a report has found. An inspection of HMP Wymott near Leyland, Lancashire, said one in five ...

Inmates at a Lancashire prison are developing drug problems after being jailed because of long waiting times for mental health services, a report has found. An inspection report for HMP Wymott ...