A DAY dedicated to making a difference will be held in memory of Elliott Lamb next Friday, December 15.Make a Difference Friday is being organised by dad-of-three Chris Lamb.It falls on the seventh anniversary of his four-year-old son’s death in 2010.
A CHRISTMAS benefit gig by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott that was due to take place at Manchester Academy has been postponed. Jacqui, from St Helens, has been unwell, and the decision was taken to postpone the gig which was due to take place at
POLICE are urging drivers to secure their vehicles after a delivery van was stolen while keys were in the ignition. The van was taken on Wigan Road, Leigh. Police recovered the vehicle a short time later. Officers took to social media to
WORLD champion MMA fighter Lee Chadwick paid a visit to the mayor's parlour in the town hall after he helped give businesses across the borough international exposure on his title run. 'The Butcher', who carries out training at Forge Fitness &
A BEAUTIFUL event celebrated the life of much-loved poet Len Saunders on the day that would have marked his 66th birthday.Len died in July after he was attacked because he did not give a drunken yob a cigarette.On what would have been his birthday, the
TERRIFIED shopworkers were held at gunpoint as a masked armed robber stole money from a store in Billinge. The armed man entered the One Stop shop on Upholland Road with his face covered and approached the tills before holding a gun to the employees
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a property after Christmas cards close to a kitchen toaster erupted in flames leading to a blaze breaking out. Two fire engines were called to a house on Clipsley Lane, Haydock to tackle the flames. The toaster was
PARENTS have been warned by schools to check their children's social media use after an explicit video showing child sex abuse had circulated nationally. One school sent a message to parents earlier this week after the video went viral after being
PROMOTING expansion or supporting the existing grassroots? It seems that this is the one question that constantly sends the game up a cul-de-sac and never really gets resolved to anyone’s satisfaction. The argument raged again this week when
THERE are three St Helens darters involved in the prestigious William Hill World Darts Championship which kicks off tonight.Dave Chisnall, Michael Smith and Stephen Bunting will fly the flag for the town at the £1.8 million tournament, which is being
A CHURCH which is having to use its hall as an emergency venue for services after the roof collapsed has issued an SOS call for help to fund repairs. All Saints’ Church in Sutton says it needs £20,000 in total to make repairs after parts of the
RESIDENTS and businesses in Haydock were left without electricity for 12 hours as engineers dealt with a power cut. Electricity North West restored power in the area at 10.45pm after being called to deal with the issue at around 10.40am. In
