Prescott defiant as he undergoes treatment at specialist hospital unit

Towering honour: Steve Prescott is given a lift by Paul Sculthorpe outside the Eiffel Tower durign the paris to London challenge.

11:28am Friday 17th May 2013

STEVE Prescott was remaining typically defiant in his fight with terminal cancer as he underwent treatment at a specialist intestinal unit this week.

Bar 44 crew go the extra mile for Clark Doyle

The kind hearted crew at Bar 44

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

ANYONE travelling along the East Lancs last weekend couldn’t miss charity walkers heading for St Helens.

Fun day for brave little Clark

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

This Sunday the squad from Bar 44 in St Helens will be holding a special fun day for five-year-old Clark Doyle, who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Surestart centre aims to become a community hub

From left, Kayleigh Taylor with Jack and Charlie Kane, Alison White with granddaughter Lacie Toole, Bernadette Pitchford (right) and ladies from an Over 50s club organised by HelenaPartnerships, who use the centre each Tuesday

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A CHILDREN’s centre is looking for locals who enjoy a morning brew-up to help them make their community stronger.

Ace new courts will be served up at Rainford Tennis Club

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

THREE new tennis courts are expected to be open next month.

Council unveils sorting wagons that will be at centre of major bins shake up

Ready to roll… Councillor Geoff Almond inspects one of the new trucks.

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

NEW sorting wagons that will be at the centre of a major shake up in rubbish collections have been unveiled.

Mass killer's deeds in focus at library

Frederick Deeming

7:00am Friday 17th May 2013

IT’S more than a century since mass killer Frederick Deeming murdered his wife and four children before burying them under the kitchen floor of their Rainhill home, Dinham Villa.

BBC's Roger Johnson signs up as Willowbrook Hospice patron - and backs Moonlight Walk

BBC presenter Roger Johnson tries on his T-shirt for size, helped by Willowbrook’s Nichola Saunders.

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

BBC North West Tonight presenter Roger Johnson is backing this year’s Moonlight Walk, and is urging everyone to get behind the event.

First glimpse of vision for St Thomas Square eyesore

An artist's impression of the multi-million pound leisure and shopping development.

6:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

THIS is the first artist’s impression of a developer’s plans to transform a St Helens eyesore into a multi-million pound leisure and shopping development.

Big wheel to 'bring a buzz' to town centre

The big wheel will be located at Church Square in St Helens town centre.

3:56pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A 40FT BIG wheel situated in Church Square will be among the highlights of an Olde Tyme Fair that will arrive in St Helens town centre later this month.

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