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New season in culture quarter
CULTURE vultures of all ages are in for a real treat over the coming months as Warrington Pyramid and Parr Hall embark on their new season of events. The hilarious monthly Comedy Store is back from September with resident compere Justin Moorhouse, introducing
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Win Bourne Supremacy goodies!
IN 2002 an unexpected hero was born with the big screen version of Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel, centred round a trained assassin attempting to recover his memory while evading shadowy figures from his past. Matt Damon returns in The Bourne Supremacy
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Help plea
HISTORY buff Dan Cunningham from Kensington Avenue, Sherdley Park, is looking for details about old-time businessman William Whittamore who appeared in the Oddfellows Year Book of 1901. He then advertised as St Helens & District Carriage Company,
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Gentleman of the ring
FLYWEIGHT Eric Marsden was among the finest pound-for-pound boxers in the business. He was also modest, helpful, quietly spoken and, in fact, a genuine gentleman. So I'm pleased to learn that boxing fan Jimmy Rogers, from Golborne, is keen to map the
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When Kilroy was everywhere!
FEW could have left their 'mark' in history more prominently than the politician who inspired the worldwide 'Kilroy Was Here' legend that appeared on walls and every other available surface during the Second World War. James J. Kilroy, was a shipyard
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Steamy times
STEAMING tubs of soapy water, rubbing-boards, starches and bleaches were very much part of the washing-day scene for this St Helens laundry staff (and just look how many there are of 'em!) photographed around the turn of last century. This back-in-time
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Fizzy mystery solved
WE certainly uncorked a huge fizz of interest after Brian Winfield reported the unearthing of a St Helens-made bottle from the foundations of his daughter's Blackpool home. The house, undergoing extension work, was built about 70 years ago. Brian, former
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Global family tree
IN reply to Sharon Raffaele, (Dear Star, August 19) my mum was Gertrude Lockley, my Grandparents were Albert and Mary Lockley. Granddad had a brother Gabriel who lived in America and another brother in Australia. They were all separated when they were
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The simple answer is... don't drive too fast
IN response to the 'Concerned Resident' of St Georges Avenue (Dear Star, August 26) our reply is simple. We have lived in the road for ten years and have never had to 'break suddenly' to avoid children. The reason for this is straightforward, we don't
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Our own Boscastle?
IS IT possible that we could have our own 'Boscastle' here in St Helens? Well we have the right ingredients. We have our hills, though not as high. We have our valleys, though not as deep. We have our rivers, though not as turbulent and we have our floods
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Folks in Atherton Street took on the planners...and won
WITH regards to St Helens Council's attempts to force the residents of Chapel Street and Argyle Street into accepting that there is no alternative to the decision by them that the properties in question will be acquired by compulsory purchase order and
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Have they actually read this report?
CAN any Councillor or Executive Councillor say honestly that they have read the South Windle Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment Summary report and understand it? This is the result of a survey that was done in 2000 by council officers. There are 163 terrace
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Hope you are proud of yourself
I JUST want the faceless thug who found it necessary to run a sharp object all around my son's car on Thursday evening on Wilkinsons car park to be aware that you have plunged both my son and my six-year-old daughter into dark despair as to why you did
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Dead ringer for...
THE Theatre Royal's new season returns like a bat out of hell with The Meat Loaf Story, a rock and rollercoaster ride through the incredible life of one of the world's best known rock stars. Steve Steinman takes the lead role for his fourteenth year as
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Lord of the strings
TONIGHT (Thursday 2 September) Twobar Productions present a very special performance from Amrit Sond at The Green Room, Duke Street, St Helens. Amrit has graced the same billing as some of the world's most renowned guitarists on the scene today: Dominic
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Let's salute volunteer heroes says MP Dave
DAVE Watts MP for St Helens North has called on local people to nominate voluntary organisations for the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Dave said that he was always amazed at the number of excellent voluntary organisations, which existed in the town
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New sparkle for Christmas
THE council is working with the people who light up the Eiffel Tower to add a special sparkle to our town's seasonal glow this Christmas. In a bid to banish memories of 'light bulbs swinging in the wind', St Helens Council's Executive has ambitions for
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Young lawbreakers facing 'catch and convict'
YOUNG offenders who bring misery to communities are to be targeted under a tough new crime crackdown, warn police and St Helens Council. The 'catch and convict' drive, led by police and St Helens Council, will see persistent offenders fast-tracked through
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Death on the Flash
POLICE have charged a 27-year-old man with murder following the discovery of a body inside a tent pitched on wasteland. Officers were alerted after a member of the public found the body of Graham Jackson, 26, in an area known as the 'Flash' off Southport
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BIG DAY FOR LITTLE JOE!
LITTLE Saints fan Joe Cowin was handed a mighty lift in his battle against cancer when he met a pack of rugby aces including his heroes Sean Long and Paul Sculthorpe. Eight-year-old Joe has been fighting cancer for the past year since having a brain tumour
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Ben's big winning throw shatters club record
BEN Fisher became St Helens Sutton AC's first area representative for a number of years when he represented the Northern Counties in the Inter-area under-20s match at Ipswich. And he crowned that achievement by winning the javelin with a new personal
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Danny takes the helm at LSH
LIVERPOOL St Helens, who begin their season at Preston Grasshoppers in North Division 1 on Saturday, have appointed Danny Collins as club captain for the new campaign. Collins, who replaces Steve Cook who has retired with a persistent back injury, began
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Cables edged out twice
Prescot Cables 2 Matlock Town 3 THIS was another game that could have gone either way. Matlock started brightly with Kris Bowler, Simon Barraclough and Michael Sisson prominent. Cables replied with a Simon Garner shot over the bar. Both sides continued
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Town bounce through
St Helens Town 4 Newcastle Benfield Saints 3 SKY Sports cameras followed the Geordies throughout the week and up to their debut in the FA Cup on Saturday, where they met a Town side who had gone to the top of the NWCL following a midweek triumph at Colne
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Young Recs' derby triumph
Portico Vine 18 Pilkington Recs 26 RECS' youthful squad made a great start to the new campaign to win a fiery derby tussle that was only settled in the last five minutes. Winger Barry Pope gave Recs an early lead with a penalty goal before Mark Ashton
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Yickers suffer late loss
Haydock 11 Simms Cross 12 HAYDOCK started their league programme against the undefeated champions of last season. The defences were well on top in the first quarter with good work from P Cahalin, Hardman, Bloor and Rotherham. The first score eventually
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New season not to be sneezed at
AFTER a summer of recuperation, The Citadel's doors will re-open on 3 September with a new season of music, drama and comedy. New acts this autumn include Jah Wobble, While and Matthews and Frances Black, covering all aspects of the musical spectrum,
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Diesel power fuels epic
SWAGGERING action hero Vin Diesel reprises his star making Pitch Black role of enigmatic anti-hero in the new science fiction adventure epic, The Chronicles Of Riddick and we have three pairs of free tickets and two pairs of sunglasses and t-shirts to
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War posters on parade
A SET of forty World War One recruitment posters, found in St Helens Central Library, are to go on public show for the first time. These precious visuals, which call men to arms, are part of an exhibition at the World of Glass entitled 'C'mon Chums',
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Another fine mess
THE 12th annual Laurel and Hardy convention organised by The Bacon Grabbers Tent of The Sons of The Desert will be on Saturday September 4 from 1pm-8pm at The Beer Engine pub, Poolstock Road, Wigan. With admission at £5 for adults and £3 for children,
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Win Bourne Supremacy goodies!
IN 2002 an unexpected hero was born with the big screen version of Robert Ludlum's best-selling novel, centred round a trained assassin attempting to recover his memory while evading shadowy figures from his past. Matt Damon returns in The Bourne Supremacy
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Towering above
WE have teamed up with Blackpool Tower and Circus to give readers the chance to win one of five family tickets to the award winning seaside attraction and take in this year's Illuminations, celebrating its 125th birthday. If you haven't experienced the
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Keiron peps up Saints
Saints 48 Huddersfield 12 INTERNATIONAL hooker Keiron Cunningham may have found his vocation for the rest of the season and maybe even for the latter half of his career - at prop. After starting the season so well, Saints' front row have been struggling
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Millward slams leniency of the Newton sentence
SAINTS boss Ian Millward has expressed his dismay at the two-match suspension handed to Wigan hooker Terry Newton for the high tackle that saw his young forward Jon Wilkin stretchered off in the recent derby clash. Wilkin is expected to be out for between
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Saints aiming to get on a roll
AFTER ending their dismal losing streak on Friday, Saints boss Ian Millward is hoping his side can gather the sort of winning momentum that will take them through to the Grand Final. With only three games of the regular season remaining, everything is
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Too many paved areas can lead to flood hazard
FRONT gardens are gradually disappearing under paving stones in our area, to provide parking space for more family cars, but we may reap the watery result of this in future. Already in London the drainage system cannot cope with the rain water pouring
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Shock to see state of once-lovely park lake
AS an ex St Helens resident I was browsing on the internet on the St Helens Chat site and was absolutely disgusted to see a photograph of the little lake in Taylor Park as it appears to be at present, dry, overgrown with weed. As kids we used to spend
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Rainford tear up form book
WITH one victory and one defeat it seems that last weekend may have determined the fate of both Rainford CC senior sides this season. The 1st XI were right in the relegation mix at the start of play with only three sides below them, so the last side they
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Ody's hat-trick lifts Shoe
IN the Star Premiership, John Ody hit a hat-trick and John Grady grabbed a fourth as Shoe overwhelmed a plucky Clock Face Miners side 4-1 at Crawford Street. Paul Eccleston replying. Goals from Paul Styles and Glenn Sebastian rescued Eccleston United
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Bold make winning start
Halton Farnworth 2 Bold Miners 24 BOLD got off to a winning start to the season in the North West Counties League Premier Division with solid defence laying the foundations for this success. Playing down the slope Farnworth enjoyed territorial advantage
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Saints aiming to get on a roll
AFTER ending their dismal losing streak on Friday, Saints boss Ian Millward is hoping his side can gather the sort of winning momentum that will take them through to the Grand Final. With only three games of the regular season remaining, everything is
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Truck loads of fun
CORONATION Street's Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones (aka Steve and Karen McDonald) will be adding to an exciting line-up for Truckfest North West at Haydock Park on Saturday 18 September. This exciting new two-day weekend event features a gathering of
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Truck loads of fun
CORONATION Street's Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones (aka Steve and Karen McDonald) will be adding to an exciting line-up for Truckfest North West at Haydock Park on Saturday 18 September. This exciting new two-day weekend event features a gathering of
