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  • Hunt for 'spiky haired' bar attacker

    A VICIOUS attack in a town centre bar left a man with a serious facial injury, say detectives. The 27-year-old man was assaulted in The Venue Bar on Westfield Street as he and his partner were trying to make their way to the bar. He suffered

  • Whiston death: family pay tribute to victim Tony Gibbons

    A MAN who died after being found with injuries at a house in Whiston yesterday (Sunday,  July 27), has been named as 54-year-old Tony Gibbons. Paramedics were called to an address on Martock, at around 2.40pm, following a report that an injured

  • Billinge and Pilkington feature in expanded league

    BILLINGE and Pilkington will be playing in the Cheshire Football League Premier Division this forthcoming season. The top flight has been re-named as such on the back of the league’s expansion from three to five divisions. Billinge’s second

  • Turning passion into progress

    ALL those who took part in this year’s Race for Life at Haydock Park are being asked to make their efforts count and hand over their sponsor money as quickly as possible. Once again thousands took part in the colourful event which has established

  • Wild Cats come out on top

    WILD CATS rounders team defeated Canterbury Belles 11½-3½ in their latest outing. Both teams were suffering from absent players, with Belles having to defend with only six players against Wild Cats’ seven at Clockface Miners Club. Wild Cats

  • Surgeon to speak at next cancer support group

    CONSULTANT Urological Surgeon Hosea Garner will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the St Helens Cancer Support Group. Mr Garner who works at St Helens and Whiston Hospitals has overseen the development of the urological service at the

  • Firebugs torch grassland

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to Parr and Whiston after a spate of arson attacks across Merseyside. There were 66 deliberate fires involving rubbish and grass within for days. Crews attended Molyneux Drive in Whiston last Thursday evening (July 24)

  • Pedal power for the Tour de Cowley

    IT wasn’t the normal start to the school week for Cowley staff and pupils, as the school went cycling crazy on Monday morning to help raise funds for two causes. Teachers and pupils pedalled against each other, as they took part in an event dubbed

  • Gift keeping Helen's legacy alive

    YOUNG people at Abbeyford children’s home have benefitted from the generosity of a local charity.The Helen Marie children’s charity has made a £1,500 donation to the home, with a cheque being presented on Friday, July 4.And the children

  • Golf bag drive

    GOLFERS have responded in their droves to Eccleston Park Golf Club’s call for unwanted bags and clubs. The Rainhill club is taking part in a national scheme to liberate abandoned golf bags and clubs in lofts, garages and sheds for worldwide redistribution

  • Man held on suspicion of murder after Whiston death

    POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Whiston on Sunday afternoon. Paramedics were called to a property on Martock following a report an injured man had been discovered inside. Paramedics found the

  • 'Well done Owen, St Helens is proud of you'

    LEADING figures from sport, entertainment and politics have been saluting St Helens’ Owen Livesey on his judo gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 22-year-old from Haresfinch triumphed in the -81kg category on Friday evening in Glasgow.