A NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS doctor has been given a regional award for the healthcare he provides to his patients. Dr Olukayode Adeeko – who works at Newton Medical Centre – has been named as GP of the Year in the Royal College of General Practitioners
AN unlicensed wedding reception at Rainhill Hall that kept residents up into the early hours happened due to an “innocent error”, the hotel firm’s solicitor has claimed. The Grade II listed building, also known as Loyola Hall, was formerly a retreat
A SOLDIER who was told he had a five per cent chance of ever becoming a father after being injured in Afghanistan, has spoken of his pride after his two daughters paid their respects at the St Helens Remembrance Sunday service. Tony Williams, from
WHEN the hooter went at Old Trafford last month it brought down the curtain on another season, and another decade of Super League. It has been a tough decade at times – one of transition, including Saints leaving their Knowsley Road home of 120
A DELIVERY driver who groomed a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat and abused her has been branded as a "cruel sexual predator". James Prytherch, 33, exchanged various text messages and conversations on Snapchat with his victim, which became increasingly
LIVERPOOL St Helens took the field at Moss lane for the first time in six weeks, losing 42-5 to Disbury TOC H. The side still suffering from the aftermath of an unfortunate Friday night at Leigh and the enforced absence of their skipper, which,
REPAIR works are being carried out after a traffic light has been left facing the wrong way after being hit. A traffic light has been left facing the wrong direction after being hit by a vehicle on Millfield Lane at the Ashton Cross junction.
A WHISTON man is among two charged by police after knives and drugs were recovered from a vehicle Officers stop checked a vehicle travelling on Ribblers Lane, Kirkby. READ MORE > Man dies after 'industrial incident' The vehicle was later
ST HELENS fighter Martin Murray is back in action against big-hitting Bosnian Sladan Janjanin on a bustling #MTKFightNight at Liverpool’s Olympia on Friday, 15 November. With a shot at the EBU European crown in the offing, Murray feels a new lease
A TEENAGER was arrested after a disturbance at a club on Saturday night. Police were called to the Ravenhead Club on Alexandra Drive in Ravenhead at around 11.35pm. An ambulance was also sent to the scene and a 37-year-old woman was taken to
A 31-YEAR-OLD man has died after a serious industrial incident, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to an industrial premises on Merton Street at around 4pm on Friday afternoon. READ MORE > Prescot Road opens after 'suspicious
SAINTS have unveiled their 2020 home and away kits. In partnership with O’Neill’s Sportswear, the long-standing Saints tradition of a white shirt with a red vee is given a subtle refresh for 2020. Following the minimal 2019 design, this new
SAINTS prop Luke Thompson admitted that he was not 100 per cent fit when he came off the bench in Great Britain’s second test defeat by New Zealand. Thompson had not featured since popping a rib cartilage in the first 15 minutes of the opening tour
A CEREMONY will be held this morning (Monday) to commemorate Armistice Day outside the town hall. People will gather from around 10.30am at the Cenotaph in the town centre today. READ MORE > Children pay tribute to the fallen at Remembrance
THE mother of murdered Helen McCourt has called on her killer to end the "torture" and reveal once and for all where he hid her body. Pub landlord Ian Simms abducted and murdered insurance clerk Helen McCourt, 22, from Billinge, on her way home
THIS beautiful autumnal picture of Victoria Park was posted in the St Helens Star Camera Club Facebook group by reader Ann Clisham. Send in your pictures to us via news@sthelensstar.co.uk, via our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sthelensstar or
THIS dedicated MMA youngster will spar for six hours straight in aid of charity. Declan Rigby will spa and roll for a solid six hours in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in aid of the Steve Prescott Foundation. His challenge will take place from 10am on Sunday
