OFFICERS have been tackling knife crime in St Helens town centre today, Friday, as part of a national operation. A knife arch operation has been in place from 3pm as part of the ongoing detection, deterrent and disruption activity. The action
SAINTS will play reigning champions Wigan in next Friday's Super League semi final. The Warriors beat third-placed Salford tonight to earn a shot at the league leaders. The winners of the Saints v Wigan clash will go straight through to Old Trafford's
SAINTS U19s have gone down to a 22-10 defeat in their Academy Grand Final at Wigan. They had dominated the early stages with Josh Simm crossing under the sticks, with Lewis Dodd’s conversion making it 6-0. Wigan levelled through Amir Bourouh
PROPOSALS to modernise St Helens Council’s entire fleet of vehicles has been approved. On Wednesday, cabinet approved the use of almost £3 million from the council’s capital reserves to fund the replacement of up to 96 vehicles. The ageing
POLICE made two arrests after executing warrants across Prescot following the theft of lawnmowers and fuel from a junior football club. READ MORE > Boy whose mum nearly died a month ago had bike stolen on 11th birthday Officers executed three
A BOY had his bike stolen on his 11th birthday outside Sports Direct – just one month after his mum nearly died. The heartbroken mum of Joshua Travis from Newtown got in touch with the Star after seeing the police report online of a bike theft outside
ST HELENS Council will spend up to £1.5 million to replace its IT equipment, with some schools being given the old devices. On Wednesday, the council’s cabinet agreed to replace approximately 1,600 IT devices, which it says are now at the end of
POLICE were called to a report of concern for safety in St Helens town centre on Thursday afternoon. A police presence was at the car park at St Mary's car park on Chalon Way East, St Helens from shortly after 4pm. READ MORE > Three-vehicle
MOTORISTS are warned of a number of overnight road closures taking place over the next couple of months. Drivers who use the A58 Stanley Bank Way/Liverpool Road and A580 East Lancs Road are advised that a number of lane and overnight road closures
FLY-tippers and dog foulers will now face tougher punishments after a revision of St Helens Council’s Fixed Penalty Notice Enforcement Strategy. Current government guidelines allow local authorities to take someone caught fly-tipping larger piles
SAINTS fans will have fond memories of walking up to Knowsley Road in those years before the club's departure at the end of 2010. Here is a flashback to the old ground on a misty match day around 1975-77. Still visible is the old railway cutting
ST HELENS is as “prepared as it possibly can be” for a no-deal Brexit, a senior councillor has said. A report outlining St Helens Council’s no-deal Brexit preparations was discussed by cabinet on Wednesday. The report outlines several scenarios
SAINTS Heritage Society, in conjunction with St Helens RFC, recently unveiled the club’s Heritage Numbers for those who played in competitive first team matches from 1895 to the present day. Following on from the great success of the first Open
SAINTS Under 19s travel to take on Wigan tonight (Friday) in the Academy Grand Final clash at the DW Stadium. Kick off is at 5:30pm, prior to Wigan’s match with Salford in the Super League play-offs. Saints fans can watch the curtain raiser Grand
A THREE vehicle crash has taken place this morning in Dentons Green. Police were called at 8.25am to reports of a crash between a Nissan Note and two Vauxhall Astras on Hard Lane at the junction with Greenfield Road. READ MORE > Man, 18,
THE latest of the popular Saints forums in support of the Jonny Lomax/Saints Academy tour takes place on Tuesday, 24 September. Joining Jonny on the panel are the talkative Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, full back Lachlan Coote and prop Jack Ashworth
A CORONER has ruled that the death of a motorcyclist, who crashed into a wall during his driving test, was an accident. Christopher Evans, 39, from Chester, was taking his MOD1 motorcycle driving exam at DSA Driving Test Centre on Navigation Road
