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Win Cineworld tickets to see The Terminal!
STEVEN Spielberg invites you to board an unforgettable journey with Tom Hanks in the touching romanctic comedy, The Terminal. Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), a visitor to New York City from Eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is
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THIS Thursday 9 September, Twobar productions present 'Silva Surfa' at The Green Room Sessions with
Performing material from his 'Back to the beach' EP, Silva Surfa mixes up his love for back in the day skate videos, stetastic supersonics, beatloops and (south) west coast harmonies. The evening starts at 9pm and admission is free.
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A FAMILY talent show takes place on Wednesday, September 15 from 6pm-8pm at Bold Miners Neighbourhoo
The show is looking for parents or kids with a hidden talent, such as playing an instrument, singing or poetry. For more details call Sure Start Parr on 01744 614340.
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Snow-hopping gang recalled
OWD Codgers Norman Owen and Harry Worthington have been skating back to boyhood memory with one or two rough-and-tumble episodes that are sure to strike a note among today's free bus-pass generation. The old-timers, sharing wartime Thatto Heath roots,
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Up pop more mystery bottles
WHERE will those old St Helens mineral bottles pop up next? Two readers living as far apart as Lowton and Australia are the latest to enter into the frame following my earlier piece about how an old Codd bottle - complete with glass marble stopper - had
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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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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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Thanks to girls for returning my lost dog
THANK you to everyone for their concern and help in searching Taylor Park and Rec Park when my dog went missing on Saturday afternoon, September 4. Your kindness was greatly appreciated. A sincere and heartfelt 'thank you' goes to the two young ladies
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Put the cash into our care homes instead
WE the people of St Helens are led to believe that the closing of care homes are due to the council struggling financially, so why do they intend to waste vast amounts of money in compensation if their proposal to demolish Chapel and Argyle Street goes
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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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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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Tent body... man charged
A MAN has appeared at St Helens Magistrates' Court charged with murder after a body was discovered in a tent on wasteland. Barry John Winstanley, of Penkford Street, Newton-le-Willows, is accused of murdering Graham Jackson, 26, whose body was discovered
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It's D-Day for homes under threat
FAMILIES whose homes are threatened with demolition as part of a regeneration strategy are set to discover next week whether St Helens Council will push ahead with the plans. The council's Executive will meet at St Helens town hall on Wednesday, September
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Hitchcock to die for...
MURDER and intrigue comes to The Lowry in September, with the performance of 'Dial M For Murder' and a celebration of the anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's 105th birthday. Based on the play by Frederick Knott, Hitchcock's stylish film version of this
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Win motorshow tickets...
ENGINES are already revving as Liverpool gears up for this year's Motorshow Northwest, held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September, and we have five family tickets to give away for the event. The event will feature an impressive
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ST HELENS Sinfonietta are back in action at Ormskirk Street United Reformed Church on Saturday Septe
The concert starts at 7.30pm and will feature soprano, Catherine Skelly and tenor, Andrew Follin with Alan Free as conductor. Tickets are priced at £7 for adults and £3 for children.
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COUNTRY crafts from a bygone age will be brought to life at Siding Lane Woodlands, Rainford on Sunda
The rural crafts event, which runs from noon until 5pm, will provide free activities for all the family and has been organised by St Helens Council's Ranger Service.
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Old mill poser
WHERE exactly did the old Sutton flour mill stand in bygone times? That's one of two yedscratters raised by publican Tony Biggs. A pair of regular elbow-benders at his Sutton Oak pub (originally the Boundary Vaults) in Bold Road, raised the mill query
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'Killing dead horses'
JOCULAR reference to "the place where they killed dead horses" certainly proved a major memory-jerker for reader Maureen Davies whose girlhood recollections were spurred on when she recently spotted a snippet on this page mentioning that extraordinary
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Let's get alleygates up
I AM writing to express my anger to those residents in French Street who have objected against the alleygates. I would just like to say, thanks to them our entry now looks very untidy and will more than likely attract gangs and rubbish dumping. I really
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Leave their homes alone
WOULD the Star pass on my thanks to Mr Bradbury of Windle Street, who wrote so eloquently about the plight of the residents of Chapel Street and Argyle Street whose homes are threatened with demolition (Dear Star, September 2). It brought into clear focus
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Our children need to play out some time!
Dear 'Worried of St Georges Avenue' (Dear Star, August 26), I write on behalf of the concerned parents who live on the corner of Queens Drive and St George Avenue. We are concerned about the high speed of cars travelling along our roads. If you are having
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Snow-hopping gang recalled
OWD Codgers Norman Owen and Harry Worthington have been skating back to boyhood memory with one or two rough-and-tumble episodes that are sure to strike a note among today's free bus-pass generation. The old-timers, sharing wartime Thatto Heath roots,
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Drug alert
POLICE are warning the public to be on the alert after medication was mislaid in St Helens town centre. The 28 Zopiclone sleeping pills were lost between Mill Street and the surrounding town centre. They are in blister pack inside a cardboard box and
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YOBS TRASH BOXING CLUB
A FAMOUS boxing club, which has produced a string of top pedigree fighters including eight times ABA champ John Lyon, has been trashed by mindless louts. Bill Connor, secretary of Lowe House Boxing Club which boasts a proud history since it first opened
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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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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
