Chorley Borough Council
The district of Chorley is situated in the North West of England in the heart of Lancashire.
Just off the M61 and M6 motorways, the borough falls somewhere between Preston, Bolton, Blackburn and Ormskirk with a population of 100,449 within an area of about 80 square miles.
The borough is predominately rural in character but with an urban core centred on the former market and mill town Chorley itself.
Chorley Council is a top performing organisation having recently achieved 'excellent' status in its latest CPA assessment.
The authority is a great place to work having recently been named the second best council to work for in The Times Survey and employs around 400 people.
We are a relatively small council with responsibility for keeping Chorley clean and tidy, emptying bins, planning, economic development, benefits and democratic services to name but a few.
Services such as highways, education and social care are provided by Lancashire County Council.
The authority has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and to go along with its other achievements it was awarded Beacon status for 'Transforming Services: Citizen Engagement and Empowerment'.
Compared with the England average, Chorley residents are relatively more affluent, have higher than average levels of education attainment, and experience lower unemployment rates.
The population has a higher age profile amongst those of working age but a lower proportion of people over the age of 60. This reflects the levels of inward migration to the borough which has taken place over the last three decades. People from black and ethnic minority groups account for just over 2 per cent of Chorley's population.
Chorley is one of the safest places to live within the region with crime down by more than 20 per cent.
Most of Chorley falls within the Preston travel to work area. Approximately half the adult working population commutes out of the borough to work. The M6 and M61 motorways pass directly through the borough providing Chorley with access to national transport links.
