AROUND £1 million in government funding will be used to alleviate pressures this winter on adult social care services. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced it would be making £240 million of additional funding available for
NEW Saints signing Lachlan Coote helped launch the inaugural Christmas Markets at the Gerard Arms pub. The full back joined Saints coach Justin Holbrook and Windle councillor David Baines to officially launch the markets, which are under a huge
POLICE chiefs in Merseyside say the force is being "stretched to the hilt" by funding pressures. While Commissioner Jane Kennedy welcomed the additional money to cover the "pension deficit" in the police funding settlement, she says the burden
CANCER fighter Chris Carberry says the disease that has taken over his life for three years “is the best and worst thing to ever happen” to him. The 22-year-old from Rainford was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, osteosarcoma in December
A DOG owner has been hit with a fine of more than £500 for not updating his pet's microchip details. Robert Rylance, 34, of Lansbury Avenue, Parr, was convicted in his absence at Merseyside Magistrates’ Court. The court heard how Rylance's
ALMOST £3 million will be spent on boosting the road infrastructure in St Helens to support Local Plan development in the coming years. St Helens Council’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to earmark £1,500,000 for additional road and infrastructure
PARENTS and children are urged to be vigilant after an 11-year-old boy was approached by a man in a white van this morning. Merseyside Police confirmed reports that at around 8.20am, today Thursday, December 13, the boy was walking to school between
THE best performing primary schools in the borough have been revealed after this year's key stage two SATs results were released. Figures for schools in St Helens, which have been published by the Department for Education (DfE), show that many are
IN reply to ‘Dismay over dog fouling on fields’ (Star, December 6), I am a dog owner and have walked these fields for more than 20 years before football pitches were there. Yes, there is a problem of dog fouling but that is by just a few bad
I AM pleased that small, local traders offering high quality customer service at good prices still exist. I cannot praise highly enough AG Motors in Crab Street, Duke Street TV and Lightning Computers also in Duke Street. Is it coincidence
MY husband and I thought we had receiving a call from the fraud team at our bank on Monday evening November 26 because that’s what it said when we Googled the number after becoming suspicious. Unfortunately it was an imposter and we have been
WHILE travelling from Duke Street to Stevenson Crescent with A to B Taxis, I lost my wallet. If someone finds it could you please contact any of the numbers inside it, the money doesn’t matter but it contains precious memories of my late wife which
I HAVE a petition on 38 degrees to get traffic lights installed at the junction of High Street and Park Road North, Newton. This is a very bad junction with very poor vision on the right. The lights are being paid for by the developer of
THE building site at the junction of Rivington Road and Knowsley Road is apparently erecting more than 70 dwellings on an area the size of a postage stamp. The original planning permission for this site was for an old people’s home. In an
IT'S Christmas time and school nativities are taking place across the borough. Parents beam with pride at seeing their little ones take to their school or church hall stage to perform this time of year - and we want to see pictures of your little
CLOCK Face Miners will make history by joining rugby league’s most historic competition for the first time. The Miners will be in the hat for Friday’s Challenge Cup draw alongside fellow St Helens amateurs Haydock from the North West Men’s League
SAINTS boss Justin Holbrook expects Super League to be strong in 2019. All sides have strengthened in the off-season. And there will be a jostle to make the top five this year - with the new system reverting to the old style of play-off. Holbrook
FORMER Saints assistant coach Jamahl Lolesi made a return to the club last week to help out with aspects of pre-season training. Lolesi is assisting with the team’s wrestling sessions during his stay. Justin Holbrook has made tweaks to his staff
PLANS to create a hand car wash service on the car park at Asda have been withdrawn. The proposals sought to create the facility at the car park, replacing 12 parking spaces outside the supermarket on Kirkland Street. Plans sought to create
A CHRISTMAS market is to launch at the Gerard Arms later today. The markets are to be officially opened by special guests from Saints, including coach Justin Holbrook. The launch, at 5pm, will also see elves in attendance from Ultimate Party
PARENTS of children who have undergone heart surgery have enjoyed an incredible response after posting a social media advent calendar of their children online. Team 1C is made up of parents of youngsters who have had treatment on that ward at Alder
