HMRC has confirmed the month Tax Credit households will receive the first half of the cost of living payment. It is the first of two payments accumulating to £650 as part of government plans to help ease the burden of the ongoing cost of living
PLANS have been drawn up to convert an empty unit into a bar. Proposals have been sent to the council for the empty unit at 12-14 George Street in the town centre. The premises was most recently Bentos noodle and salad bar which opened in 2019
SAINTS coach Kristian Woolf revealed that home debutant Danny Hill picked up a shoulder injury in today's win over Castleford. Jack Welsby went off in the first half for a HIA but returned - only to pick up another knock in the second. Woolf
SAINTS returned to winning ways to maintain their four-point lead at the Super League summit but a late hat-trick from Castleford wing Bureta Faraimo gave them a scare. They were home and hosed at 20-0 entering the last quarter until the Tigers
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing at a pub last night (Saturday). Officers were called to reports of a serious assault at the Vine Tavern on Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath at about 8.55pm. When police arrived the man was
SAINTS boss Kristian Woolf has re-jigged the 17 for this afternoon's Super League clash with Castleford Tigers. Stung by last week's defeat at Salford, Jack Welsby has been moved up to 6 to partner Jonny Lomax. James Roby reverts to his natural
SUSAN Arnold took this eye-catching snap of a bird on Monday morning. Share your pictures with St Helens Star Camera Club on Facebook.
PLANS for a temporary marquee and five storage containers at a Rainford pub have been submitted. An application proposing the scheme at The Junction, on News Lane, has been put forward. It proposes the temporary siting of the marquee and storage
BILLINGE pole vaulter Harry Coppell won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham yesterday with a height of 5.50m. He finished behind Australia’s golf medallist Kurtis Marschall and England’s Adam Hague (5.55m). It the 26-year-old
A GROUP of dancers are celebrating their “incredible” achievement after triumphing at the World Cup. Eleven girls from KL Dance, based in Clinkham Wood, all aged between eight and 13, set out to San Sebastien in Spain to represent England in the
SWANS at sunrise, a daring kingfisher and bright summer blooms have been captured by members of St Helens Camera Club. The Camera Club is a supportive and friendly group of amateur and professional photographers who share their favourite photographs
