A 46-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of a sex offence committed in 1996. Following a three day trial Michael Burton, previously of Runcorn, but most recently living in Pennine Drive in Parr, St Helens
AN operation targeting organised and serious crime groups has led to one man from Rainhill facing a charge related to conspiracy to supply class A drugs. A total of 24 men and two women all appeared at Chester Magistrates' Court this morning, Friday
ADAM Ellison’s family have revealed how the 29-year-old was planning to propose to his sweetheart Rebecca this Christmas before his life was so cruelly snatched away.Speaking ahead of their first Christmas without him, his parents, sisters and girlfriend
CCTV images have been released of a man and a woman who may have witnessed the murder of Adam Ellison. They were in the Old Mill Public House, Mill Street, Prescot, until about 12.45am on Saturday, November 4. Officers believe they may have
LORRY loads of Chocolate Oranges are on their way to hospitals across the region after St Helens stepped up for Make a Difference Day. The event has been organised by dad-of-three Chris Lamb in memory of his four-year-old son Elliott Lamb, who
ALL St Helens Council-owned sports pitches will be closed this weekend due to bad weather. A council statement read: "With rain forecast for most of tomorrow and Sunday, all council-owned grass sports pitches will be closed this weekend (16-17
CAN someone please tidy up the area around the recycling bins next to the pay station at Birchley Street car park. There is rubbish dumped all around and it has been there for months. This is one of of St Helens’ major car parks and I would
IN response to the reader’s comment regarding the councillors allowances in light of the cuts to the school crossing service. He makes the point that school crossing patrols are no longer needed. It would be interesting to know where the writer
I WOULD like to offer my sincere thanks to the Arriva bus driver, Ian Mather, who last Tuesday (December 5) stopped his bus (the number 20 to Earlestown) on Blackbrook Road when my wife, Susan Makin, suffered a cardiac arrest. He did his best to
IT is an utter disgrace that the town centre has been without a library for so long. It has contributed, in no small way, to the slow demise of the town. I for one visit the town far less than I did. It was a place to go, particularly for
ONCE again the blight of dog fouling has reared its head. People of St Helens it’s simple: if you can’t pick up after your dog fouls, and can’t control your pet, don’t own one. Here’s another tip. Leave your phones at home or at least in your
ROAD closures are set to remain overnight due to flooding. Several cars were left stranded by on College Street this morning after heavy rain led to the water from the brook overflowing at Gerard’s bridge. Motorists are being forced to take
A DAD-of-two has collected hundreds of items, money and supermarket vouchers for homeless people.Jamie Devine, from Laffak, was inspired to help people forced to sleep rough after learning about the work done by The Hope Centre in St Helens.After joining
A MUM whose nine-year-old daughter has autism has pledged to do 1,000 burpees in aid of a charity that arranges days out and events for children with learning difficulties. Suzanne Barrow, from Moss Bank will begin the squat thrust challenge once
