THE funeral of former councillor and owner of Pets Emporium Wally Ashcroft will be held on Tuesday, June 4. Wally, from Windle, was a former councillor for the area, serving more than 12 years. He was a former leader of the Tory party in the borough
A MAN who killed his close friend while on a fishing trip has been convicted of murder. Nathan Muat, 45, faces a life sentence when he appears at Liverpool Crown Court tomorrow. Muat believed he had got away with murder after claiming that
FORMER miners of St Helens will escort Jaume Plensa, the artist who created Dream, up to the sculpture on Friday, May 31 for an evening of celebrations. They will be walking behind the Lancashire Miners' Union banner, which has been loaned to the
A RECYCLING and waste management company has been fined £133,000 after a worker’s hand was injured by defective hydraulic cutters. Sefton Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Viridor Waste Management Limited was working on a fridge dismantling
AN APPEAL has been launched to trace relatives of a 62-year-old man who has passed away. Police are seeking for help to trace the next of kin of Keith Woods of Feeney Street, Sutton Manor. READ MORE > Search for 'hero window cleaner' after
THIEVES forced their way into a tipper truck and stole a Stihl saw. Police have launched an investigation into the theft which took place from a vehicle in Billinge overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday this week. READ MORE > Anger as vandals
AN overweight dog who tips the scales at 9stone 7lbs has been selected for the UK’s largest pet slimming competition – PDSA Pet Fit Club. Alfie, an extra-large Labrador from St Helens, is nearly double his ideal weight after piling on the pounds
ANGER has been sparked after vandals caused damage and wrote graffiti on a centuries-old listed church building. Criminal damage has been inflicted on the site of St Mary's Church, Prescot which dates back to Jacobean times. READ MORE > Ford
MAGIC weekend takes place at Anfield this Saturday and Sunday. Saints, who play Castleford on Sunday at 6pm, have sold the most tickets so far. Here is a what you need to know guide ahead of the event. Pass Out System A pass out/return
THATTO Heath Community Litter Pick Group is getting together for a spring clean up on Saturday, May 25. An hour’s pick, a chat and coffee; everyone is welcome to join us. Meet outside the Labour Club, Elephant Lane at 11 am. Brian
HOW many people commenting about the shop closures in the town centre actually shop there. Maybe if you didn’t order clothes etc from Amazon and Asos they would still be viable? By the way have you been to Wigan lately? If Debenhams
IN response to the letter about pavement parking in last week’s Star. In some parts of the country the difficulty is acknowledged and a white line is drawn 6ft from the wall/fence on the pavement. No parking is allowed within that 6ft
IN response to the safety review of Prescot Road following talks between Violet-Grace’s family and the council. To be honest, this change has been needed for a very long time, it’s a very difficult road for pedestrians to cross, especially at
THE policy of austerity was an excuse to shrink the state, de-regulate, slash council budgets and public spending – punishing the majority and enabling them to blame Labour councils for lesser local services. Punishing the majority for mistakes
IT’S a shame St Helens is losing so many shoppers. No wonder when there’s so many private car parks around St Helens waiting to charge you for over staying your welcome by charging you £60. Louise Heyes, via Facebook
IT’S very sad how the air trampoline has closed down as it was the only activity place in St Helens that did an autism hour for children. It is such a shame, it really is. Any well aided child can go anywhere but children with autism struggle
ONCE again the town centre is being hit. Clarks is becoming a outlet or to be honest, a clearance store. Topshop is closing. Still no WHSmith or Primark. No bookshop, no music shop. Perhaps the council could tell us what it intends
MAY I say a big thank you to the consultants and nurses of Ward 3E at Whiston Hospital for the brilliant care I received while I was a patient having two hip replacement ops. Thanks you all for giving me my life back Shirley St.Cyr,
DETECTIVES are hunting for youths after two attempted robberies of women in Haydock. Following one of the attempted robberies, which took place 15 minutes apart, a window cleaner is believed to have chased the offenders away. READ MORE >
A FORD Fiesta and a Mercedes were involved in a crash outside a Prescot bakery. The two-vehicle collision took place on High Street outside Ray's Bakery at around 3.25pm on Wednesday (May 22). READ MORE > Woman arrested on suspicion of drink
POLICE have clarified that there was no arrest made after a car crashed into a tree in Bold Heath on Tuesday evening. Emergency services were called after a collision as a Honda Jazz crashed into a tree on Warrington Road, between junctions with
VOTERS head to the polls today for the European elections. The elections had initially not been planned to take place, with the country due to exit the European Union on March 29 after voting in a referendum in June 2016 to leave. However,
A WOMAN whose dad died from lung cancer is urging people to join her as she takes part in Moonlight Colour Walk for Willowbrook Hospice who cared for him in his final days. Nikki Kelly from Haydock, says that Willowbrook has a special place in
CLOCK Face Miners NCL team recorded a resounding 58-10 win against the visiting Hull Dockers. Following the early exchanges, Brad Davies broke through the Hull defence, passed to the supporting Luke Forber who raced 50m to score under the sticks
SAINTS skipper James Roby returns to the fold for Sunday’s Magic clash at Anfield after another week of resting his niggles. It has been a change of approach for the long-serving rake, with the 33-year-old admitting he could have played in all
A 15-YEAR-OLD carer will be taking part in a tandem skydive on his 16th birthday in honour of his dad who sustained a traumatic brain injury. Rainford student Joseph Ormesher, who cares for his permanently brain injured dad, is jumping 12,000 feet
SAINTS coach Justin Holbrook spoke with the Star’s Mike Critchley this week to reflect on another thriller. MC: Never write off the Saints seems to be back in vogue? JH: It was a huge show of character and self belief and probably showed where
A FORMER NatWest branch is to go under the hammer this June. The former branch at Earlestown is due to go up for sale at Pugh’s next North West property auction, which will take place at the AJ Bell Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell, near Manchester
