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  • Reverend: Church burglary has caused deep hurt to community

    A REVEREND whose church was burgled at the weekend says the disruption caused by the thefts is nothing compared to the hurt it has caused to the community. Thieves struck at St Peter’s Church on Broad Oak Road in Parr in a night time raid.

  • Dad running 100k in a day for the love of his daughter

    EX-COMMANDO Martin Daley will run a gruelling 100 kilometres within the space of 24 hours – and he’s doing it for the love of Alice. The 32-year-old tanker driver from Haydock has taken up the Adidas Thunder Run challenge and this weekend he’ll

  • Grants up for grabs from Gannett

    THE St Helens Star is once again offering charities in the area the chance to apply for a Gannett grant, with between £5,000 and £10,000 on offer. Gannett is the parent company of Newsquest, owners of the Star. And we are again looking to support

  • Off the Ball: No shortage of rugby league books these days

    WHEN I was a kid in the 70s my mam regularly took me to Horace Street library to 'get a book on rugby'. Trouble is they never seemed to have any books on rugby league - the closest I ever got to a book on the 13-aside game was the autobiography

  • Tommo is doing brilliantly - but he needs a week out

    NATHAN Brown has spelled out his reasons for leaving powerful young forward Luke Thompson out of his 19-man squad for the Widnes game – and hammered home the point that he is definitely not dropped. Thompson has put together a string of high-intensity

  • Saints sizzle back to the top of Super League

    SAINTS easily saw off the challenge of relegated London Broncos to return to top spot with a series of late tries putting the icing on the cake. In blistering heat, Nathan Brown's men were always in control against a game, but ultimately out-muscled

  • Celebrating Shakespearean ties

    AN IMPRESSIVE new artwork has been catching the eye in Prescot town centre since it was unveiled on Saturday. The giant 18-foot tall work, located on Leyland Street, is a permanent feature which forms part of a long-term plan to rejuvenate the

  • Forum for Steve Prescott's book launch

    One in a Million - the autobiography of Rugby League legend Steve Prescott will take centre stage at Langtree Park on Thursday, 28 August 7pm. Former team mates of the inspirational full back will go through anecdotes of their times spent with Steve

  • Declan's double delight

    A RUGBY player who was once told he may never walk or talk again is enjoying a twin celebration of graduating from university and signing a contract he hopes will lead to a professional career in sport. Declan Sephton Hulme, from Sutton, suffered

  • Bunting and Smith exit World Matchplay

    PHIL TAYLOR hit an incredible nine-dart finish against Michael Smith at the BetVictor World Matchplay on Wednesday as 13-6 victory moved him into the quarter-finals alongside Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson and Wes Newton. Taylor had hit the tournament's