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  • Police name man from St Helens charged with rape

    Note - Ramejikis has since been found not guilty of the charge at Liverpool Crown Court   A TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD man from St Helens has been charged with rape following his arrest last November. Following a police investigation, including

  • 'Stolen' car left burning in flames in the early hours

    EMERGENCY services were called to reports of a car on fire in the early hours of this morning. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene on Havannah Lane, Parr at around 2.35am on Thursday, August 11. It took firefighters

  • Man who died in crash named as 24-year-old Jordan Yates

    THE man who died in the crash in the early hours has been named as Jordan Yates. Emergency services were called to Scafell Road, Moss Bank at about 2am to reports of a collision involving a Renault Megane and a tree. The driver has been officially

  • Shock and sadness as man, 24, dies in road tragedy

    RESIDENTS who live nearby the scene of a fatal crash have described their shock and sadness following the tragedy. As reported earlier today, 24-year-old Jordan Yates died after a car left Scafell Road, Moss Bank and struck a tree on a grass verge

  • Hundreds of homes hit by power cut

    HUNDREDS of residents have been hit by a power cut this afternoon, Thursday. Households in Garswood have lost power, as well as across the wider Ashton-in-Makerfield area. Electricity North West says the incident was first reported at 1.26pm

  • Still backing us for 'four in a row'

    LOOK at the state of play at Saints. We’re four points clear at the top of the table – with the bodies we’ve had missing this year through injury and suspensions, we would have taken that at this point of the season. We now need to get that

  • Parkinson's class

    I AM the chairman of the St Helens Branch of Parkinson’s UK. Our role is to help and support people with Parkinson’s and their carers. We meet twice a month at St Luke’s Church Hall in Knowsley Road where we have a gentle exercise class to

  • Library is part of our fabric

    WHAT a turnout at Rainhill Village Hall on last Thursday at the public meeting to discuss and debate the proposed closure of Rainhill Library and the Rainhill Trials exhibition. The hall was full, with 200 people there to show their support for

  • Let's reintroduce school uniform grant

    AS the cost of living rises, most kids won’t be going back to school with a new uniform. If lucky, their school may have a second-hand room. One hundred and twenty-seven councils out of 367 provide a uniform grant, St Helens isn’t one.

  • Delays on M57 after three-vehicle crash

    THERE have been delays on the M57 today due to a crash involving three vehicles. The collision occurred on the M57 northbound from Junction six (Kirkby) to Junction seven A59 (Switch Island). READ > Man dies after car hits tree There

  • Hour-by-hour weather forecasts as St Helens basks in heatwave

    ST HELENS is basking in another heatwave as temperatures are set to rise over the rest of this week. During Friday, temperatures in St Helens are set to exceed 30C, surpassing top European holiday destination such as St Tropez, Marbella and Santorini

  • Hull trip is last long journey of the year for Saints

    SAINTS make what will be their last lengthy journey of the season on Sunday with their second trip of the year to top-six seeking Hull FC. With loop fixtures throwing extra journeys to Hull and Toulouse this year, and cup trips up to Cumbria and

  • Police give update after appeal over missing man

    POLICE say a missing man who had last seen in Whiston and is known to visit parks in St Helens has been found safe and well. David Collins, from Huyton, was reported missing on Sunday, August 7.   David, 57, had last been seen on Friday, August

  • Man dies after car hits tree in early hours

    A MAN has died after a car struck a tree in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services were called to Scafell Road, Moss Bank at about 2am to reports of a collision involving a Renault Megane and a tree. The man, who has now been named

  • Eight of the best cafes in St Helens as chosen by you

    IF you need a strong cup of coffee and a good breakfast, where do you go? How about if you feel like a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake? Which café or coffee shop would be your number one destination for a spot of lunch or to catch up with