HULL KR coach Tony Smith has confirmed that prop Mose Masoe will not play again after sustaining a serious spinal injury in last Sunday's pre-season friendly at Wakefield. The 30-year-old former St Helens forward underwent emergency surgery at
MARIE Rimmer has called on the government to reverse local government funding cuts to allow St Helens Council to properly look after the elderly and children in care. Ms Rimmer, MP for St Helens South and Whiston, made the remarks made during the
SAINTS will be looking to win their third World Club Challenge when they take on Sydney Roosters on Saturday, February 22. The St Helens Star will have plenty of preview material ahead of that game, but tomorrow we will give fans the chance to
A TAXI driver who had his licence revoked by St Helens Council over safeguarding concerns is still working in the borough, a councillor has claimed. Labour’s David Banks, chairman of St Helens Council’s licensing and environmental protection committee
A PRIMARY school is seeking permission to demolish its infants' building. An application has been submitted to the council to demolish the infants' building at Blackbrook St Mary's Catholic Primary School on Chain Lane. READ MORE > Housing
A FUGITIVE who posted a taunting social media post to police has been arrested. Wanted Sean Leyland, from Thatto Heath, had been urged to turn himself in by officers who had made a number of attempts to "convince him to surrender". READ MORE
BRITAIN'S most prolific rapist could die behind bars after Government lawyers moved to appeal against his 30-year jail term as too lenient. Reynhard Sinaga, 36, an Indonesian student, was jailed for life earlier this month with a minimum term of
ENGLAND will kick off the Rugby League World Cup at Newcastle's St James' Park against Samoa on Saturday, 23 October 2021. Conducted by HRH The Duke of Sussex, Head of UK Sport, Dame Katherine Granger DBE and RLWC2021 International Ambassador and
SAINTS have named a 22-man squad to take on Oldham on Saturday evening at the Vestacare Stadium, kick off 7.30pm. The squad consists of a mixture of first team squad members, reserve players and Academy products. Players with Super League experience
LOUIE McCarthy-Scarsbrook has asked for fans to dig deep before the game on Sunday to support former Saints teammate Mose Masoe. The Hull KR and Samoa prop suffered a serious spinal injury during last Sunday's friendly at Wakefield. Now McCarthy-Scarsbrook's
LEADING lights from the world of theatre and the arts gathered to lend their support to Prescot’s new Shakespeare North Playhouse at an event held in Parliament. VIP guests including multi award-winning actress Dame Judi Dench were welcomed to the
LAST week saw the amateur teams in Challenge Cup action, this week Saints play their only friendly. Some will moan about the season starting too early, others cannot wait to get their rugby league fix. It has changed since that first Super
ST HELENS Council’s monitoring officer has admitted that “mistakes are going to be made” after a local government watchdog upheld a series of complaints against the authority. In 2018-19, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman received
PLANS to create an affordable housing development on greenfield land near Peasley Cross Hospital have been approved. The applicant, Tyson Construction, has drawn up plans to build 12, two-bedroom cottage apartments, four, two-bedroom homes and
REGARDING the pressures on A&E departments. People need to stop going straight to A&E for every minor problem. Ring NHS direct, take their advice. My little girl was ill before Christmas and we rang NHS direct and we had
IN response to last week’s letter about the ongoing closure of Parr Baths. We have had to go to Prescot and Kirkby swimming pools during the closure. They have fantastic facilities that put our town to shame. A member of St Helens
I’D like to say well done to A&E children’s department at Whiston Hospital. I’m so grateful for our NHS especially how fast you acted and for the amazing treatment and care you gave my daughter just before Christmas. You were all amazing
BELOW is a list of litter I collected from Bushey Lane, Rainford Junction the other morning. There were 155 general items including straws, newspaper, chocolate bar wrappers, paper cups, vape items, crisp bags, cigarette packets etc. There
FOR several months in the Star, I’ve read of various fatalities due to dangerous driving. I witnessed my best friend get hit and killed by a car at six years old, which created a strong anxiety around driving. To overcome my fear of driving
THERE were dreadful conditions at Whiston Hospital A&E when I attended with my elderly father who had suffered a fall. My father had suspected fractured ribs, was bruised and terribly sore. He was placed on a trolley in a totally
The Duke of Sussex is to conduct his first public engagement since announcing that he and his wife Meghan will be stepping back as senior royals. Harry will host the Rugby League World Cup 2021 draw at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, where he will
IT was honours even when Cheshire League leaders Congleton Vale Rovers visited a windswept Barrows Farm on Saturday. Billinge, who had drawn with second-placed Crewe last week, fancied their chances before the game, were the better footballing side
BURGLARS drove off in a black Mercedes after breaking into a property and stealing the car keys. Offenders stole the vehicle from an address on Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows. Police are appealing for help from the public after the break-in which
PRIMARK plans to open 18 new stores this year as they continue their expansion programme. The retail giant has reported higher revenues on the back of new store openings, as UK like-for-like sales dipped marginally lower. The high street fashion
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a burglary in Newton-le-Willows during which two vehicles were stolen. A Mercedes and a BMW were stolen during the burglary in October 2019. READ MORE > Man denies stealing charity box
SAINTS have returned invigorated from their week of intense training in Tenerife - and are ready to put that into practice on Sunday. The time away did not only allowed the team to go through some important drills and fine tuning on dry pitches,
SECONDARY schools in St Helens issued 12 fixed period exclusions for sexual misconduct, latest figures have found. In the latest Department for Education (DfE) figures released found there had been a decrease in St Helens fixed period exclusions
OUR picture puzzle goes back to the early 80s and the veteran prop who Billy Benyon down from Whitehaven. The player in question must be one of very few Geordies to play for the saints and he started his career at Newcastle rugby union club.
