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  • PICTURES: Saints spread Christmas cheer at Whiston

    SAINTS players lifted the spirits of patients on Whiston Hospital’s children’s wards as they arrived for their annual pre-Christmas rounds — along with a gleaming visitor. Senior squad members such as Kyle Amor, Jordan Turner and Adam Swift arrived

  • Dusty the cat shows fighting spirit in battle for animal award

    DUSTY the cat is making a remarkable recovery after she suffered horrific injuries when she was hit by a car.Such has been her fight back to fitness that she has been nominated for the vet charity PDSA Pet Survivor award.Her owner Lesley May described

  • Hollie sets up shop to raise cash for charity

    KIND hearted Hollie Hodin pitched up alongside market traders at the weekend to raise money for charity.The eight-year-old from Eccleston raised £160 for Cancer Research after setting up shop in St Mary’s Market.Mum Colette Speed, 31, said: “She has lost

  • Man hands himself in after 'Elvis attack' appeal

    A 19-YEAR-old man has handed himself into police after the Star featured an appeal over an attack that saw a man dressed as Elvis suffer a shattered jaw. Greater Manchester Police are still keen to speak to another man featured on CCTV footage

  • World Darts: Shock win for de Pas

    DEBUTANT Benito van de Pas enjoyed his first appearance in the William Hill World Darts Championship as he defeated 25th seed Paul Nicholson 3-2 in an enthralling first round encounter, while Dean Winstanley, Mark Webster and Kevin Painter progressed

  • Council car park profits continue to fall, says report

    ST HELENS Council’s profits from its from car parking continue to tumble and are among the lowest in the country when compared with other local authorities, a reports shows. A survey by the RAC Foundation shows many local authorities across England