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Inside view by Jon Wilkin
RUGBY league is a brilliant game, men run at each other until they cross a line then they start again! Its ace! Well what a weekend to write about, the Warrington fixture was certainly interesting and eventually satisfying to behold. Many people have
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Saints to challenge Long ban
SAINTS have questioned the assumption that suspended scrum half Sean Long should miss the final Super League game at Bradford on September 17. Long had always been pencilled in to make his return at the game, initially scheduled for the Sunday, but the
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Have you got X appeal?
IF you think you've got the 'X Factor' then now's your chance to prove it, with Chicago Rock Caf's 'Rock Academy' competition. Singers, musicians and bands are all being invited to take part in the event, which aims to shoot one luck entrant to stardom
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Mark Wilson reviews Amrit Sond and The Nihilites at The Green Room
TONIGHT The Green Room Sessions audience were treated to the debut gig of former Mixed Grill band members The Nihilites. Made up of guitar and bass, The Nihilites successfully fuse together a funk/soul vibe with lush harmony arrangements. The music drives
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Cricket feast to mark Sutton's 140th anniversary
SUTTON have called upon all former players to help mark the cricket club's 140th anniversary. The ever popular New Street club will play host to a celebration of cricket on Saturday, September 18. Among the activities during the day will be an under 13s
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Cables win, but it could have been more
Prescot Cables 2 Bishop Auckland 1 CABLES' superiority over a physical Bishop Auckland side was much greater than the scoreline suggests. Cables had three throw ins in the opposition half in the opening four minutes but none of them troubled Bishop's
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Song contest sets Lynn on the write track
A LOCAL musician has struck all the right chords to secure a place as a finalist in a prestigious international song writing competition. Lynn Van De Mortel beat thousands of other talented hopefuls to become a finalist in this year's UK Songwriting Contest
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Going bananas...
GET ready because Bananas in Pyjamas are coming down the stairs and into the Theatre Royal on Sunday 12 September. With a strong emphasis on singing and dressing up, this show will feature well known nursery rhymes such as Wee Willie Winkie, Baa Baa Black
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Shaking up Shakespeare
THIS October pupils from St Helens will take to the stage to bring to life their own creativity and the words of Shakespeare. Over 4,000 students from the North West will take part in the Shakespeare's Schools Festival and sixteen schools from St Helens
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Joynt steadies ship as Saints grab late winner
Warrington 24 Saints 26 SKIPPER Paul Sculthorpe may have grabbed the headlines for keeping his cool to slot over the late conversion that gave Saints the spoils, but his predecessor Chris Joynt played a key role in delivering the crucial points. With
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Key players out for crunch clash
SAINTS have key players Jason Hooper and Nick Fozzard missing for the visit of league leaders Leeds tomorrow night (Friday, 8pm). Both players picked up knocks in the bruising win at Warrington last weekend, and are added to a casualty list that already
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Musical mash is a smash
NEW to The Citadel, 'Colcannon' will be performing their unique mix of Australian folk music at The Citadel, for the last leg of their UK tour. Colcannon's music spans six albums and many continents. They have been inspired by folk and Celtic music but
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Creamfields makes the cut (Review by Emma Stewart)
CREAMFIELDS ended the summer festival season with a bang as it returned to the Old Liverpool Airport for its seventh year. The two outdoor stages and seven arenas stood on a squidgy bed of mud, thanks to this 'summer's' endless downpours. But that didn't
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McDonald's JOL
Fixtures, Sunday September 12 Under 14: Whiston Juniors v Rainford Rangers, Rainhill v Clock Face, Blackbrook v Lane Ends, Milton Juniors v Pilkingtons, Knowsley South v Bleak Hill, St Annes v Rocket Juniors. Under 12: Knowsley South v Rainhill United
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Off-colour Town sent crashing out of the cup
St Helens Town 0 West Auckland Town 3 TOWN turned in a low profile display on a high profile day and the outcome was a sheepish departure from this year's FA Cup competition. They seemed to be suffering a hangover from their first league defeat in mid-week
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St Helens Football Combination
IN the two fixtures played on Tuesday last, August 31 and Saturday, September 4 no club playing both fixtures had a 100 per cent showing in the Star Premier Division. Carr's Hotel were held 4-4 at home by Stars on Tuesday but a hat trick by Craig Jones
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Homing News
Burtonwood H/S Frome '2' 4.9.04 R & B Smith 1472.43 A Thornbur 1468.18 J Cooke 1466.02 E Collins 1464.00 Harvey & Black 1463.17 P Beaumont 1462.57 Sutton Oak H/S Frome '2' 4.9.04 J Schofield 1467.88 J Schofield 1458.48 J Schofield 1457.29 G Ellison
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New boys shine as Brook get off to a winning start
Widnes Albion 6 Blackbrook 48 BROOK belatedly kicked off their season with this emphatic victory at Widnes. Player-coach Jason Mitchell led the way with a try in the opening minutes. He was the first player to Mark Gibson's astute grubber kick to score
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Loughlin beefs up Recs
Pilkington Recs 36 Adlington Rangers 20 PROP Mike Loughlin has added much-needed presence to Recs' front-row and he turned in a man-of-the-match performance to help clinch this win. The former Saints and Swinton player also had a good support cast as
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Haydock 42 Orrell St James 30
HAYDOCK staged another cracking contest and this time claimed the spoils in an high-scoring clash that saw some exciting rugby played by both teams. St James struck first with a try wide out after just two minutes to lead 4-0. But Haydock quickly responded
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Bold 20 Barrow Island 20
BOTH sides served up some fine rugby in this pulsating NWCL Premier Division clash. Bold opened the scoring with a well-struck penalty by Mark Saunders on five minutes before the visitors replied with an unconverted try by big centre Chris McGee. The
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Thatto Heath 14 Oulton Raiders 28
HEATH crashed to their third successive defeat and are still without a win in this season's National Conference Premier League. The visitors started better with their big pack getting on top and they opened the scoring in the seventh minute through full-back
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Fixtures, Saturday, September 11
National Conference Premier Division: Siddal v Thatto Heath Crusaders. Lancashire Cup 1st round: Folly Lane v Bold Miners, Halton Simms Cross v Portico Vine, Haydock v Latchford Albion, Higginshaw v Thatto Heath Crusaders A, Langworthy v Blackbrook. NWCL
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Gala is jewel in the crown
THE 26 annual Moss Bank Gala will take place on Saturday, September 11, on the green opposite The Black Horse pub. A parade with homemade carnival hats and the crowning of a gala queen will be the highlight of the event, from which proceeds go to local
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Heritage hot spots on display
HISTORIC buildings across St Helens will again be opening their doors to the public during the annual national Heritage Open days. Three guided bus tours are one of the highlights of the heritage celebrations in St Helens that run from 10-13 September
