A DRUNKEN teenager smashed the jaw of a man who had been wearing an Elvis costume while on his stag night celebrations, a court has heard. Philip Bagnall had to have his wedding breakfast liquidised and had difficulty making his vows and speech
THE nephew of a cancer sufferer has helped spread the smiles after organising a series of fundraisers to help raise £2,000 for Macmillan. After his aunt was diagnosed with the disease, Paul Allender, 31, decided to help make a positive difference
TO a packed audience of schoolchildren and dignitaries at St Helens Town Hall Holocaust survivor Tomi Reicental recounted his days in Belsen Concentration Camp.He was visiting St Helens to mark Holocaust Memorial Day which saw special events in the town
STONE Roses frontman Ian Brown has told a jury that TV weatherman Fred Talbot discussed masturbation with pupils in lessons. The singer was taught biology by Talbot, who worked as a teacher before his TV career took off, and told the court the
SAINTS' World Club Challenge clash against South Sydney Rabbitohs on February 22 is heading for a sell-out. Only 300 tickets remain, with the North and West Stands already sold out for the biggest game in the history of Langtree Park. There
LIVERPOOL St Helens clinically disposed of the Manchester Medics winning this rearranged South Lancashire/Cheshire One fixture 47-7. They did so by scoring seven tries, including a hat-trick from skipper Phil Kearns, with a surgical precision that
There is no current evidence to prove that academies raise standards for all schoolchildren, according to a cross-party group of MPs. In a new report, the Commons education select committee said it was too early to know how much the academies programme
THE St Helens Family Arts Club returned to St Mary’s Market on Saturday and has a series of events planned for the year. The Heart of Glass Family Art Club will take place will take place from January to June on the first and third Saturdays of
Hi folks, Simon T here once again with everything that's happening in the local area live music wise for this week. Once again I had a trip around a couple of local venues last Saturday to catch some live music and it was another good night for
Thousands of people will gather across the country today to remember the millions killed in the Holocaust on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Senior politicians, dignitaries and religious leaders will
Facebook and Instagram have denied their services were hacked today, blaming a 40-minute outage on an internal systems issue. The sites were unavailable across the world earlier today, with a hacking group appearing to claim responsibility for
CONCENTRATION Camp survivor Tomi Reichestal will be sharing his life story at St Helens Town hall this morning in a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. It is the first of two appearances he will make in St Helens with an event later this
ST HELENS CAMRA has shortlisted six contenders for the title Pub of the Year 2015. The names were revealed after beer scores that members submitted were totted up. The pubs are: Brown Edge, Nutgrove Cricketers Arms, town centre
FIREFIGHTERS had to use a digger to tackle a blaze after a pile of rubbish was set on fire on open ground in Prescot. Crews were called to land near Hall Lane and Manchester Road just after 6pm last Friday. A large quantity of timber was alight
