PILKINGTON Recs ran in eight tries to ease past bottom side Saddleworth Rangers 46-24. Ian Stanley and Josh Lynch both scored twice for a Pilks side that had the game sewn up by half-time as they led 34-6. Danny Filson, Ryan Hilliard, Kyran
ST HELENS Sutton A.C.’s junior track athletes had a very successful visit to Hyndburn, Lancashire for the season’s third Youth Development League meeting coming away overall winners with the 25 athletes competing for the club achieving 12 personal
TONY Barrow said seeing the courage and determination of Steve Prescott has prepared him for his own battle against cancer.The 43-year-old former Oldham and Swinton rugby league player was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease after
DRESSED as characters from the Lord of the Rings, seven men climbed Mount Snowdon raising nearly £2,000 in honour of their close friend who died in February. Adam Cunliffe, from Sutton, died after suffering from a sudden heart attack aged just
SAINTS boss Keiron Cunningham praised Saints' sparkling backline when he spoke with the Star's Mike Critchley. MC: I’ll be honest – I was worried at 55 minutes. KC: I don’t want to be disrespectful to Widnes in anyway, they really came here
SAINTS have named an unchanged 19-man squad for Friday's trip to Leeds Rhinos. Joe Greenwood is available after being found not guilty of making dangerous contact on Kevin Brown last week. Luke Walsh is fit to play, despite appearing to walk
A MURDER trial has heard how a teenage boy was stabbed to death and attempts were made to set his body on fire.Anthony Mark Wood, 32, from Elephant Lane in Thatto Heath denies murdering Jordan Campbell following a New Year's Eve Party.Two men, Ruben Hoather
WITH Glastonbury over and done with for another year, the festival season is in full swing and it was great to hear from Jeff Magowen of 'Backwater' this week about an outdoor music festival he is putting together. 'Brookfest' will take place at
SAINTS boss Keiron Cunningham believes Parramatta’s Adam Quinlan fits the bill perfectly to answer the club’s latest full back SOS call. The club are turning to the speedy 22-year-old following the season ending injury sustained by Shannon McDonnell
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a woman out of a car following a traffic collision in Prescot.They were called to Prescot By Pass just after 4pm last Friday (June 26) following reports of a collision between two cars.Two women were taken to hospital but the extent
STUDENTS in St Helens and Knowsley could benefit from £10.5 million funding granted for the Liverpool city region. Subject to final approval, the first tranche of a £232m grant will go to further education colleges and training bodies in the region
SECONDARY and sixth form students explored the meaning of British values at an event held at Langtree Park on Tuesday (June 30). Nearly 150 pupils and students from 36 schools and colleges around the Liverpool Archdiocese area gathered for the day. Those
PEOPLE are urged to vote for a local campaign which has been shortlisted in the final seven of a national lottery competition. Get It Loud In Libraries has been an ongoing initiative which has seen local libraries bouncing to live music gigs. Most
NEW figures show St Helens Council is among the quickest in the country to deal with planning applications. Data from the Department of Communities and Local Government reveals that for major applications the borough was joint-20th out of 338 local
A MALE Catholic organisation is looking for members. The St Helens Circle of the Catenians meets on the first Wednesday of every month at the Chalon Court hotel. The organisation is made up of like-minded Catholic men whose purpose is to strengthen
RECYCLING and waste experts were on hand at the Hardshaw Centre to mark an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of reusable waste.Recycle Week 2015 saw members of St Helens Council’s recycling team and Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority hand
ON Monday we reported that police seized a van in Bishop Road last week as part of a wider investigation into drugs crime. The report was based on information from the police. In fact, the van was seized by detectives investigating separate allegations
POLICE are today launching a campaign to put the brakes on criminal use of scrambler bikes. The annual summer crackdown, Operation Brookdale, will again centre on areas across Merseyside where communities have suffered from the illegal and anti-social
AS women's football grips the nation with England's massive semi-final against Japan tomorrow (July 2), the fascinating story of one of the town's female footballers has been uncovered. Lily Parr, born in 1905, became one of the early stars of
