PLANS to convert offices into a bar and restaurant have been given the go-ahead by the council. Proposals were drawn up and sent to the council in December by applicant Ian Jones for the premises at 2 Station Street, Rainhill. Plans sought permission
LIFE is never easy, but it’s not meant to be that hard. The changes that we have to accept are heavy on the heart, your choices of your future seem a million miles away but we all need that fighting spirit to hope for brighter days. When anxiety
Range Rover models were the most stolen vehicles last year, taking the top three spots of cars stolen in 2020. The Range Rover Sport, which also claimed top spot in 2019, proved the most popular among thieves followed by the Vogue and Autobiography
HERE are details of five cases heard at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates’ Court. - A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of making threats will face a trial. Leon Ellison, of Brynn Street, St Helens is charged with using threatening or abusive
PLANS have been submitted to create a dog grooming business to the back of a social club. Laura Jennings has sent in proposals seeking permission for a dog groomers to the back of the car park to the back of Garswood & Simms Road Labour Club on
Young and healthy volunteers are being invited to be infected with coronavirus as the world’s first Covid-19 “human challenge” was given the green light in the UK. Human challenge studies play a pivotal role in developing treatments and have been
AS the days tick down to Boris Johnson setting out the “roadmap” for the country coming out of a third coronavirus lockdown, what is the state of play in St Helens? We have been reporting over the past week that St Helens’ infection rate is still
I HAVE been a keen walker in St Helens for many years, but I find it increasingly difficult to find beautiful open spaces with trees, flowers and bushes. Over the past year, there have been a series of new housing estates built. The birds need
With Boris Johnson set to set out his "road map" on Monday in which he detail his plans to lead the country out of lockdown, attention has started to turn to when things might reopen. As the country endures a third national lockdown, people will
JUST want to say that I couldn’t agree more with Barbara Goldsmith (Star Opinion last week) who praised all those at the Totally Wicked Stadium and everyone behind the scenes for the wonderful job they are doing in administering the Covid vaccine.
A MAN charged with historic sexual offences on a girl has appeared in court. David Power, of Hollingsworth Court, St Helens will face a Crown Court next month over the charges. Power is charged with indecent assault of a girl under 14 and with
A MAN who lost more than two stone in weight since he started running is to put on his shoes for a daunting challenge for a cause close to his family's heart. Andy Owens, from Nutgrove, is taking on the 4x4x48 challenge, to help those with cystic
THIS pictorial pearl from the 1966 Good Friday game between Saints and Wigan - which doubled as Alex Murphy's benefit game - captures the players collecting money at half-time at a packed Knowsley Road. The players didn't have a half-time as such
