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  • Scrambled for action

    A crackdown on the illegal use of scrambler bikes has been launched by police. They warn 'Operation Off-Roader' will see police on off-road bikes patrolling open spaces and parkland were scramblers are often illegally used. Officers will give any rider

  • Bid to halt drug death toll

    EIGHT people have died from drug related deaths in St Helens since the turn of the year. The frightening statistic, said to mirror national trends, has emerged as drug service providers announced they are stepping up a campaign to tackle the problem.

  • Got a tractor going spare?

    WOMEN from St Helens have gone wild for the chance to drive a fire engine, police car, an HGV and many other unusual vehicles. After an article appeared in the St Helens Star last month, Marie Curie Cancer Care were inundated with calls from local ladies

  • Ray's on fairway to see Ryder Cup

    A KEEN golfer has 'holed' a national prize draw to jet out to America and watch the 35th Ryder Cup. Raymond Bilby, 58, a member of Eccleston Park Golf Club, won the holiday for two to watch this September's showpiece in Detroit when he got a friend to