THE St Helens Local Plan has moved a step closer to being adopted after it was approved by cabinet. After securing endorsement from the Labour cabinet, the ‘submission draft’ version of the St Helens Local Plan: 2020-2035 will now go before full
COMMUNITIES in St Helens need to be better educated around hate crimes, a police commander has said. Local Policing Supt Louise Harrison told the council’s safer communities overview and scrutiny panel this week that there have been three hate
POLICE sealed off a street after the discovery of an "unidentified object" on a building site. Specialist officers attended Atlas Street at around 12.25pm following reports that the object may have been an explosive device and cordons were put
TONY Adams MBE has been nominated to become the 29th President of the Rugby Football League in 2019. The former Arsenal and England captain, who has become closely linked to the game’s welfare programmes through the Sporting Chance charity he founded
IT has been six years and a long climb back to the World Championship stage for Alan Tabern — but the Grange Park darter is looking forward to his return to Alexandra Palace. Tabern will take on Australia’s first time qualifier Raymond Smith
ST HELENS junior clubs have always played a key role in nurturing Super League players for the future — and for a number of years that work has been rewarded with payments by the RFL collected from the pro clubs they have signed for. Obviously
HOMELESS support hub Teardrops is celebrating after being awarded a £9,810 grant by the charitable fund run by the publisher of the St Helens Star. Newsquest Media Group is one of the UK’s leading news publishers and this year has given nearly
ST HELENS North MP said he believes the government should "call a general election" or must consider the "option of a second referendum" in the wake of the delay on the parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal. Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday
CHANGES to the green belt in the Local Plan shows council chiefs have listened to residents’ concerns, the St Helens North MP has said. The St Helens Local Plan, which covers development in the borough from 2020 to 2035, is expected to be approved
TRIBUTES have been paid to the man who opened the first Chinese takeaway in St Helens. Chu Fai Chow, who has died aged 85, launched The Red Flower on North Road in November 1969. Five years earlier he had took over one of the last remaining
ENOUGH Tory MPs have requested a vote of no confidence in Theresa May to trigger a contest, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee has announced. Sir Graham Brady said the threshold of 48 letters - 15 per cent of the parliamentary party -
COMEDIAN, TV presenter and Corrie actor Stephen Bailey will join a stellar line-up for Heart of Glass’ Royal Wrap Party tomorrow to mark the end of St Helens 150th year. The free ticketed party at the Citadel on Thursday, December 13 will be hosted
