ST HELENS town centre is set to become a kaleidoscope of fancy dress costumes this New Year's Eve night. Every pub and bar in the town centre is taking part in the inaugural 'New Year's Eve Fancy Dress Party' Each venue will have its own themed
THATTO Heath Primary School will be closed to all pupils tomorrow (Friday) due to a continued outbreak of illness. Public Health England had issued a warning following increased levels of children catching gastroenteritis across St Helens earlier
NEXT up in our series of '21 Questions' general election pieces is Labour's Conor McGinn. Mr McGinn was first elected to represent the people of St Helens North in 2015, and is now looking to get elected for the third time. Find out what he
POLICE have issued an image of a man they would like to talk to as part of an investigation into an alleged assault and criminal damage. Officers are looking to trace 20-year-old Declan Lyne, from Newton-le-Willows. READ MORE > Hillsborough
HILLSBOROUGH match commander David Duckenfield has been cleared of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans who died at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final. The seven women and three men on the jury at Preston Crown Court returned its not
THE voting for the Saints team of the decade (2010-19) continues this week with attention turning to the number six shirt. Leon Pryce had signed for Saints ahead of the treble-winning 2006 season and had been a dynamic runner and had combined well
COULD you bring Christmas to life for a young person in need of support? The Council is looking for donations to bring Christmas cheer to young people who have been in care. The Christmas appeal for care leavers helps transform the festive
BORIS Johnson is on course to win the general election with a comfortable 68-seat majority but Labour is predicted to hold both the St Helens seats, according to a projection poll which accurately forecast the hung parliament in 2017. The constituency-by-constituency
TRAVEL agents Hays Travel want to thank customers for their support by offering a UK wide Christmas giveaway. Santa Claus will be coming early to Hays Travel, the travel agent that rescued 2,500 jobs when Thomas Cook went into liquidation. John
WE had a brilliant afternoon at the St Helens Theatre Royal watching Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I’ve been lucky enough to watch shows on the West End and Broadway and the performance certainly matched those. Well done
AS the cold nights of winter draw in it becomes more apparent how important home is to us all. While most of the country will be getting ready to celebrate with loved ones and looking forward to a home cooked Christmas dinner, there will be
WE have some great independent shops in St Helens such as Gavin’s Butchers. I can get anything I want there and as a keen home cook it’s great, then there’s Holly’s Flowers and the Fabric Shop in Haydock Street where I got everything I needed at
FOLLOWING news that the planning application for flats off Laffak Road have been withdrawn I’d like to make a point. I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t want to see something great done with this land. However, what they had proposed
IT makes me so sad to hear people talking down our town. We do have an issue in the town centre at the moment, but if businesses open up here instead of elsewhere we can sort it out. Most people clothes shop online now, that’s gone.
IT’S so wrong that Ian Simms is being released. Marie McCourt has fought so hard all these years to get Helen’s Law passed and now they’re going to set him free just before the legislation passes through parliament. What on earth are
A 37-YEAR-OLD man from St Helens who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a firearm following a double shooting in Kirkby has been bailed. The man was questioned by police over the shootings on Monday, November, 25 in
TICKETS are now on sale to watch Little Mix at Saints' Totally Wicked Stadium next year. This is the first major artist or group to perform at the stadium, with excitement brewing since the announcement earlier this week. Tickets start at £45.80
THERE are long delays on the M62 this morning, Thursday. One lane was blocked eastbound due to a broken down van near to junction 10 for Croft. All lanes are now open but queues are back beyond junction eight at Burtonwood. Delays are worse
NEW Saints coach Kristian Woolf is happy with the squad he has inherited for the 2020 season, with no new external recruits. But he did admit, that given the opportunity, he would love to bring in some players from the Tongan national team he has
THE Labour Party has outlined a programme which it says will provide support to former coalfield communities The party says if in government, it will create more than 50,000 jobs across the north west, including 1,345 in St Helens. Labour says
