POLICE seized a machete and a baseball bat after reports of threats being made. Officers were called to an address on Liverpool Road, St Helens at 9.30pm January on Thursday. Officers traced a suspect to car a short distance away. After
POLICE will use powers to tackle anti-social behaviour over the weekend. A dispersal order has been authorised from Friday until 2am on Sunday. Large groups of youths have been gathering on town centre streets on Friday and Saturday evenings
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of stealing clothes from a shop in the town centre. Police made an arrest on Cotham Street at around 2pm on Friday afternoon (January 19) after a report of clothing being stolen. Police received a report
ST HELENS' very own ‘Super Saturday’ takes place at Ruskin Sports Village this weekend, writes Jack Coslett. A variety of fixtures are to be staged there tomorrow, making the area busier than usual. Saints’ pre-season friendly against Sheffield
A PLANNING application has been submitted to St Helens Council seeking to create more than 60 apartments for over 55s in the town centre. Proposals, drawn up by Bernard Taylor Partnership on behalf of applicant Philip Helm, seek to create the facility
EDDIE Dootson has said he will realise a dream when he rubs shoulders with the best players in the world, writes Andrew Simpson. He fulfilled a long-held ambition on Thursday when he became the latest thrower from St Helens to secure a Professional
I KNOW it seems rather early to discuss the September Heritage Open Days but I recently received an email from the Heritage Open Days team at the National Trust. And, as 2018 is a special year in the town’s history, I hope it will inspire you to
THE family of Cassie Hayes who died after being attacked at work say their "lives have been shattered" by their loss. Cassie, 28, died in hospital from a wound to her throat inflicted on Saturday afternoon (January 13) at the Tui branch in Southport
THE parents of Violet-Grace Youens have launched an online poll to find out how many people signed up to the organ donation register in her memory. The four-year-old from Eccleston died in March 2017 after she was struck by a speeding car in a hit
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been fined after causing more than £350 worth of damage to a bus shelter. The youth smashed a Merseytravel bus shelter on Marshalls Cross Road on September 17 last year, causing £366.34 of damage. The youth, from Eccleston
EIGHT friends will be mounting their bikes for the toughest challenge of their lives this year, in memory of their friend and fellow cyclist Dave Hitchen. The 42-year-old former Great Britain cyclist from Haresfinch died in 2014 after a motorbike
COUNCILLORS backed a motion which aims to improve pay for public sector workers. The motion was submitted by Thatto Heath councillor Richard McCauley at last Wednesday's meeting of the local authority. (January 17). It states that for most
