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  • Vandals spark eco fury

    VANDALS who torched three bottle banks at a local supermarket have come in for a roasting from local environmentalists. The glass banks were situated on the car park at Morrisons superstore in Boundary Road. They have been completely destroyed and are

  • Tribute to Ivor

    A MUCH respected swimming coach, who was instrumental in the development of several Olympic athletes, died last month aged 63, after a long battle with cancer. A former shift worker at Pilkingtons, Ivor Tattum from Clock Face was known for his remarkable

  • Sting in the tale

    FIRST came the flying ants...now it's an invasion of wasps that's got St Helens pest controllers buzzing into action. After being inundated with calls last month about swarms of ants taking to the air, pest control officers say they are dealing with five

  • Christopher was dynamite with the gloves on

    ONE of the last remaining links with the renowned Lowe House boxing club has been broken by the passing of a fighter who was 'sheer dynamite' with the gloves on. Christopher Patrick Rafferty, aged 75, of Burtonwood, died in hospital after undergoing long-term