BARNARDO’S has been slammed by councillors after it was revealed youngsters have had to wait months on end to access mental health services. An early intervention service has been delivered in St Helens by Barnardo’s since 2015, after being commissioned
POLICE say they are hunting two youths who kicked a wing mirror off a parked car on Sunday evening. The criminal damage was inflicted on a blue Ford Fiesta which was on Napier Street at 6.45pm on Sunday (December 9). A Merseyside Police spokesman
ST Helens will welcome the first of 60 new refugees from March 2019. In 2015 the government agreed to accept 20,000 Syrian refugees as part of a resettlement programme introduced to help people fleeing war and persecution in Syria. The refugees
THE search is on to find the family members of a 62-year-old man who has died. David Joseph Hurst, of St Matthews Grove, Thatto Heath died at his home November 29. His death is not being treated as suspicious. Anyone with information or
IN recent years, Communications Plus, who are O2’s ‘Franchise of the Decade’, partnered with children’s charity A Day of Sunshine to charter a magical flight in search of Santa for local underprivileged youngsters. Staff boarded the plane dressed
CHRISTMAS is coming early to residents who live and play the People's Postcode Lottery in WA10 6 postcode after they won a share of £3 million. All of the lucky residents who play with a ticket in the postcode sector will land a share of the cash
STUDENTS at Bleak Hill Primary School welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of St Helens as guests of honour this week to unveil a special mosaic to mark St Helens' 150th anniversary Made up of a number of images the borough is famous for - including
A WHITE Transit van filled with items of "sentimental value" has been stolen. The vehicle had been left overnight on Saturday on Marsland Grove, Sutton and had been taken by the next morning. The van contained boxes of tools and a large amount
SAINTS' pre-season training is well under way with a new look side ready to take the field in 2019 and go one better than last term. After storming through last year, Saints had to settle for the League Leaders Shield. Coach Justin Holbrook
A NEW shop is rescuing unwanted furniture from the scrap heap to provide practical skills for job-seeking residents. The ReStore St Helens shop is the brainchild of Changing Communities - a Community Interest Company established by The Hope Centre
A PRIMARY school has closed its doors today due to a loss of water supply. Newton-le-Willows Primary School, on Sanderling Road, has announced the emergency closure which takes place today (Tuesday). Breakfast and after school club has also
THE region's five local authorities have partnered up in the fight against knife crime. Merseyside Police asked colleagues from St Helens, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and the Wirral to pledge their time, expertise and influence to help develop
MOTORISTS are being warned of severe delays on the M6 after a crash near to Haydock. Traffic reports say one lane is closed and there are severe delays due to the accident on the M6 southbound at junction 23 with the East Lancashire Road. North
IT IS all smiles for a business which produces clip-on veneers after it has been ranked 16th on the Sunday Times' annual list of Britain’s fastest growing private firms. INSTAsmile, founded in 2012, creates what it calls a "comfortable alternative
THE £2.3m transformation of Claughton House into apartments and studios has been completed. Developers The Luxor Group bought the building, situated on the corner of Claughton Street and Barrow Street, St Helens in September 2017. The upper floors
