A VOLUNTEER group which has helped transform a Prescot park welcomed dozens of visitors as it threw a big picnic. The Friends of Eaton Park have spent the past four years tirelessly working to improve the area, their efforts culminating in attaining Green
IN response to my recent mention of Gerard's Farm in Haresfinch, a reader called me to chat about it. She said she was a child in the late 1940s and grew up in Islands Brow. She remembers that two elderly sisters lived in that farm building and
MY story about a tombstone featuring a skull and snake design attracted readers' attention.Mel Carter, from Billinge, told me: "The objects depicted on the memorial have been repeated throughout the country over the last couple of centuries.
A WHILE back we featured a photo of 'the blowout'. A certain Vincent M Price wrote to me: "This is an easy one, that corner canopy must have been the most popular couples' meeting place in the '50s and '60s, with its warm air
FULL of nostalgia is my picture this week from the archives of our excellent local railways society, the 8D association. Bold Power Station, with its distinctive cooling towers, is now gone. Gone are what remained of Bold Colliery. Gone in the distance
A PRAYER stall which has recently re-opened in St Mary's Market to provide a quiet space amid the hustle and bustle, is asking shoppers a rather unusual favour... Market goers are being asked to 'drop their knickers' - this might seem a bit dubious
TOP Pilates teacher Nisha Srivastava, who opened her St Helens studio last year, offered me a taster session in gyrotonics, which she now offers at the centre.Nisha, who lives in Rainhill, said she believes her Claughton Street studio is one of just two
AFTER reading the story of the mother who complained over the badly parked car in Rainford, I wanted to point out that the cars park all day on the pavement. I have sent emails with photos to St Helens Council many times. They don't reply to
I WOULD like to thank all the staff at BHS for their kindness and patience over the years and especially during the difficult time during the past few weeks. I wish them all the best for their future. From a very satisfied customer.
I BELIEVE in giving credit where its due and St Helens Council come in for a lot of criticism. I would like to say a very big thank you to John Boden. I rang asking if it was possible for a bench to be put on the field off Springfield, Rainford
MANY thanks to a very kind and honest lady who found my purse outside the Halifax building society on Wednesday (July 20). With heartfelt thanks to you. Lily Glover, Eccleston
REGARDING A Brindle's call last week to 'rewrite the human rights act now'. Which bits? Right to life, liberty, fair trial, to marry, to private and family life, free speech and peaceful protest? Maybe the right to an education, free and
I WANT to warn Star readers when locking cycles up at the side of Argos in the town centre after mine had the bike lock cut off and was stolen on Saturday afternoon. Michelle Briers, Laffak
AS A motorist who has lived in and around Bleak Hill Road for more than 60 years I have reluctantly had to witness an ever increasing volume of traffic and crashes at the junction of Bleak Hill Road and Rainford Road, Windle. It is my considered
THERE is no doubt whatever that the referendum was in Britain a battle of the older versus the younger voters, and being 86 years of age I most certainly voted 'Out'. I so tire of the younger generation attempting to bully us and indeed challenge
HAS somebody failed to tell me that there is a competition going on in St Helens for who can shout the loudest? Are we getting a town crier? The reason I ask is because there seems to be lots of people who need to shout from one end of the street
A FIFTEEN-STRONG swapped the safari for the saddle as they pedalled more than 50 miles to help an animal threatened with extinction.The team from Knowsley Safari Park completed a route of more than 56 miles from the Prescot attraction to Wildboarclough
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of driving at speeds of up to 70mph on a 15-minute rampage yesterday. Officers from Merseyside Police first spotted the car at around 7.25pm on Alder Lane in Burtonwood driving at 70mph on the wrong side
A GROUP of parents aiming to improve support for families of young people using mental health services are asking more parents and carers to get involved. The parent and carer involvement group, which meets each month, has created an educational
A 68-YEAR-OLD referee who witnessed England surge to victory in the 1966 World Cup final has appeared in a book commemorating 50 years since the achievement.The publication, titled ‘66 ON ‘66: I was there – memories from English football’s greatest day
PEOPLE aged 18 to 24 who are just starting out on their career, or who are between jobs, can get help from the Youth Employment Gateway. 'YEG' helps young people who live in the Liverpool City Region - which includes St Helens and Knowsley - to
BIG Alex Walmsley is calling upon the spirit of 2014 as Saints launch into the Super 8s with some real momentum. And just like that momentous against the odds title-winning year Walmsley suggests the turning point in this faltering season came
A COUNCILLOR has expressed disappointment that St Helens has not been shortlisted for its bid to host the Great Exhibition in the North in 2018 - but remains determined to "raise the ambition of St Helens". The Department for Culture, Media and
PLANS have been approved to create new offices at JD Harrison on Standish Street. Proposals include extending the existing building at the front of the site internally to create a first floor consisting of two offices and the creation of a new
FIRE crews were called to attend to a kitchen fire at a home in Sutton Heath. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received a report at around 8.30pm on Wednesday evening (July 27). Two fire engines attended the house on Stevenage Close, from
A JUNIOR football club has won the congratulations of a Sky Sports News presenter after receiving a £3,000 boost which will help set up girls teams. Bold Rangers JFC have been awarded the Grow the Game grant from the Football Foundation, the country
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in the flue of a restaurant in Newton-le-Willows. Two fire engines attended the Newton Balti House premises on Earle Street after Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service received a report of the fire. Firefighters
PLANS have been submitted to build a two-bedroomed home on Carr Mill Road in Billinge. If passed, the house will be created on land next To 111 Carr Mill Road, Billinge with associated new access, parking and landscaping.
NIMBLE-FINGERED members of a friendship group have been getting busy with their knitting needles to help new mums bond with their newborns.The craft club at the North Road-based St Helens and Warrington Oddfellows have knitted crocheting squares and baby
