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  • Peppa Pig is coming to town

    PEPPA Pig is coming to town next year in a live show at St Helens Theatre Royal. Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever, based on the much loved animated TV series, will visit St Helens as part of an extensive 2019-2020 tour from Wednesday, April 29 2020 to

  • New website launched to help residents find trusted traders

    A BRAND new website has launched in the borough dedicated to helping residents find trusted traders and supporting local businesses. The new St Helens Trader Register website has listings from dozens of trade professions, including builders, painters

  • Concerns for missing 29-year-old Paul Oria

    POLICE are appealing for information to trace a missing 29-year-old man from Ashton-in-Makerfield. Paul Oria has been missing with police and his family becoming concerned about his whereabouts. Police are urging people with any information regarding

  • 2019 St Helens Chamber Business Awards to be held tonight

    THE 2019 St Helens Chamber Business Awards will take place this evening at a black tie event at Saints' stadium Last year’s inaugural award night was a huge success with attendees on the evening finding it an enjoyable night whether highly commended

  • Topshop's St Helens store to close in July

    THE Topshop store in St Helens is set to close. Today the Arcadia Group which owns Topshop announced that the Church Square Shopping Centre branch will cease trading on July 20. They added that they will "endeavour to offer current staff other

  • School year 8 team triumphs in Merseyside Cup Final

    IT MAY have been 25 years since Rainhill High School's Year 8 side had last made a Merseyside Cup Final – but they more than made up for lost time as they put their name on the trophy for the first time. Rainhill’s first final appearance since 1994

  • FLASHBACK: 15 years ago when Saints beat Wigan at Cardiff

    FIFTEEN years ago this week the ghosts of 1989, 1991 and 2002 were finally laid to rest at a sun-baked Millennium Stadium with Saints beating Wigan to lift the Challenge Cup. In front of a capacity 73,734 crowd, tries from Lee Gilmour, Willie Talau

  • Lecturer to run 100k in one day

    A DAD-of-one who has previously taken on a marathon for charity is now pushing himself even further to run 100km in just one day for two causes close to his heart. St Helens College health sciences lecturer Dave Fitzgerald decided to push himself

  • Nine Saints players in Lancashire squad

    SAINTS and Castleford, who have been the early-season pacesetters in the Women’s Super League and served up a classic last weekend, are each rewarded by the selection of eight of their players in the squads for the first Women’s Rugby League Origin

  • Saints Women’ unbeaten record ended

    SAINTS Women lost their 100 per cent record going down 30-14 in a top of the table clash at Castleford Tigers in front of a crowd of 811. They trailed 14-10 at the break with Saints’ tries coming from Zoe Harris and Leah Burke. Channy Crowl

  • Saints under 19s lose at Wigan

    SAINTS Under 19s lost 36-20 at Wigan Warriors at Robin Park Arena on Saturday. The Warriors racked up an18-point lead before Saints responded on the half hour mark with a try from Jack Welsby. Wigan opened up a four-score lead before the break

  • Lazy parking will cause someone to get seriously hurt

    IN response to the letter on lazy parking in St Helens, I totally agree with the gentleman’s comments. We live in a residential area and on a bend on both sides of the avenue where transit vans are half parked on the pavement, causing a dangerous

  • Can we now solve problem with cross over?

    NOW that the roadworks at Windle Island have been successfully completed on time and without any mishaps I feel that the time has arrived for the council to turn their attention to solving a serious problem. It exists at the cross over from

  • Iconic Beecham's Clock should be treasured

    I NOTICED that once again Beecham’s Clock was telling a totally incorrect time.  This clock is part of very little left over from St Helens’ great industrial past and, as such, should be treasured.  Who is responsible for it now? 

  • People should understand harm caused by balloon releases

    I JUST think it’s time that people understood the effects on wildlife of balloon releases. I understand people want to grieve or celebrate but if these actions cause harm is it worth it? I am sure if someone were to investigate the impact

  • Justin Holbrook gives Saints injury and contract updates

    SAINTS coach Justin Holbrook said the injured trio of Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Mark Percival and Luke Thompson are progressing as well as expected. All three were injured during Easter, and although Saints have coped in their absence Holbrook

  • Shop plans which sparked objections approved

    PLANS to turn a property into a retail shop which sparked objections from some residents have been given the go-ahead. An application which asked for permission to turn a "ground floor flat" at 97 High Street, Newton-le-Willows into a shop,with