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Pyramid springs into new season
CULTURE vultures of all ages are for a real treat over the coming months as Warrington Pyramid and Parr Hall announces a new and exciting spring season. The hilarious Comedy Store is back with resident compere Justin Moorhouse, introducing some big names
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Freeze frame
IF your little ones enjoyed the success of the town centre ice rink, why not get them in training for next year with special parent and toddler sessions held at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The popular ice-skating rink at The Arena is set to introduce brand
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NEXT meeting of the St Helens Astronomical Society will be on Wednesday, January 19 at the Royal Nav
For further details call Carl on 07799787517.
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Titanic topic
THE great Titanic bell topic seems to be unsinkable. Several times it has popped up over the past year, as readers continue to wrangle over whether the famous liner's 150lb bronze bell had St Helens connections. Quite a number of folk have insisted that
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Pudding Bag heyday!
GENERATIONS of Sutton folk have pondered over the intriguing Pudding Bag nickname bestowed many decades ago on a small terraced backwater within their district. That settlement is long gone. But 94-year-old Miss Edith Carter well remembers it as having
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LYON ROARS IN!
AUSSIE Test centre Jamie Lyon jetted into England on New Year's Eve and joined his team-mates for his first training session on Monday. Saints have brought over the 22-year-old Kangaroo three-quarter on a two-year deal as a replacement for Great Britain
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Our nurses have enough to cope with!
IN reference to the letter article in 'Dear Star,' dated 16.12.04 headed "Visitors can also spread infection," I entirely agree with Mr D. J Wilkinson. I was admitted to St Helens Hospital in November, 1999 and every three months thereafter for two years
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Nappies won't give the binman a hernia
WHAT a load of rubbish that letter about nappies was! My wheelie bin is hardly overflowing with my four-month-old daughter's Pampers and I don't think she has been responsible for a refuse collector's hernia. Perhaps your reader would want to go back
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Majority decision?
IN the distant past I took the trouble to attend St Helens Central Library in order to view the 'plans' submitted relative to the proposed and ridiculously named 'Blackbrook By-Pass'. I noted that it depicted the by-pass as 'joining' the existing A58,
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Collective call
THE first St Helens Musicians Collective meeting this year will be at The Citadel on Tuesday 11 January, starting at 7.30pm. Those wishing to get involved are welcome to attend. The next gig will be on Friday 21 January at The Citadel, with Tom Twostix
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Hardy swimmer and on-song crooner . . .
TWO old-time characters briefly surface this week, one of who used to enjoy a daily dip in Carr Mill Dam, even when its banks were white with frost. This hardy individual was called Vinty Walker, and former Saints ace Peter Harvey can still recall him
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Have your say on hospital's future...
TWO public meetings will be held to ensure the local community has the opportunity to air its views on the development of Newton Community Hospital. The meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 11 at 6.30pm in Earlestown Town Hall and on Wednesday, January
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Council Tax rise 'kept to minimum'
ST HELENS Council leader Marie Rimmer has said any possible rise in Council Tax will be kept to a minimum, despite a shortfall of £1.6 million in lost government grants. Cllr Rimmer has written to government ministers asking them to reconsider technical
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£6m for centre of attention
A £6-MILLION makeover of St Helens town-centre's shopping areas is set to begin in April after the project secured a slice of European funding. Regeneration Minister Jeff Rooker revealed a £2-million grant from the Merseyside Objective One programme will
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Saints winger Jack safe
A FORMER Saints winger now living in Thailand quickly contacted relatives in his old hometown to assure them he was safe following the tsunami disaster. According to former Star rugby league correspondent Denis Whittle, 76-year-old ex-Saint Jack Lawrence
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Town's cricket clubs with plenty to prove in 2005
THERE were mixed fortunes for the district's cricket clubs in 2004 leaving all of them with something to prove in 2005. St Helens Recs overcame pre-season upheaval to finish a very worthy fourth in the Liverpool Competition first division with New Zealander
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A big night for Frankie
RUGBY League fans from throughout the area are teaming up to pay tribute to a local 'legend' who has made a massive contribution to the game, both at professional and amateur level. A gala sportsman's dinner is being held in honour of character extraordinaire
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Relegation-battlers Heath face tough trip
WEATHER permitting, the amateur rugby league programme swings back into action on Saturday following the festive break with at least three of our local sides facing crucial games. Thatto Heath Crusaders, battling to stave off relegation from the National
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Gary gallops into history
FROM Haresfinch to Hollywood, one-time St Helens lad and champion boxer Gary Stretch joins a star-studded cast in Oliver Stone's long-awaited epic saga 'Alexander'. The former Cowley High School Pupil stars alongside Hollywood heavyweights Colin Farrell
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Shout to the top
BUDDING singers from across the region are invited to enter Pleasureland's 'Fame- Search for a star' competition, now in its third year. The Southport theme park welcomed over 120 hopefuls to last year's contest, all of whom were excellent entertainers
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FRIENDS of the Theatre Royal Trust will be holding a New Year Dance at The Regency Dance Studio, Pre
There will be a disco and raffle, with tickets priced at £8.50 including refreshments. They can be purchased by telephoning Enid Pennington on 0151 426 6180.
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PRESCOT and Whiston Methodist Players will present Puss In Boots at Prescot Methodist Centre, Athert
Evening performance prices are £4 for adults and £3.50 for children. Saturday matinee tickets are all £3.50.
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His chosen Saint!
READER Rita Elder is still chuckling over the innocent response from her five-year-old grandson when preparing for his confirmation. His mother had explained to the kiddie that a third name would have to be added for the ceremony, but that this had to
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Multi-death of The Duke
WELL, now, how many of you managed to solve the great John Wayne yedscratter, which I left you puzzling over during the festive break? The question, posed by Dentons Green reader Jim O'Connor, was: How many times did Hollywood legend Wayne (universally
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Moore coolly drops Saints to late victory
Saints 17 Leigh 16 TEENAGE half-back Scott Moore coolly slotted over a last minute drop goal to deny his home town club a share of the spoils in Boxing Day's BT Challenge played on a snowy pitch. It was the first time Saints had been in front in this
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Lovely lights... but where was the Nativity?
FOLLOWING a shopping trip to St Helens I would like to say how nice the Christmas lights were, especially now that the Christmas! The lights are bright and modern and my only complaint is that there could have been more of them. However, search as I might
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Mary's best wishes from Down Under
I am a Greenbank girl from way back. We now live in Australia and Bob O'Rourke is my brother now living in Moss Bank. The Star and Whalley's World certainly brought back memories including St Patrick's School in the background. Happy New Year to all my
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Why we need new road!
It seems inconceivable that it could yet again be snatched away, especially being virtually 'game, set and match'. Beyond a joke would be fitting, but it really isn't funny. It's cruel. I was born in West End Road, youngest of 11 born there. My mother
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Up to scratch over lice?
I AM a mother of two who is sick of her children coming home with head lice. The school say that they can't do anything about it but it is costing me a lot of money trying to keep on top of the problem, what with all the lotions and washing the bedding
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Gong-ho launch for 'Year of the Loung'
2004 came to a triumphant close for The Loungs, with the band scooping two top gongs in the St Helens Musicians website awards. The unstoppable super-group, who released their debut album from Kaleidoscope Records this year, won awards for Best St Helens
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Abuse still goes on
IN the summer or 2003 I was forced to return to St Helens from my home in Manchester to help my sister who I had found out had been suffering from physical, mental and emotional abuse at the hands of her boyfriend for almost a year. While the publicity
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Majority decision?
IN the distant past I took the trouble to attend St Helens Central Library in order to view the 'plans' submitted relative to the proposed and ridiculously named 'Blackbrook By-Pass'. I noted that it depicted the by-pass as 'joining' the existing A58,
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MP still battling for pension victims
TWO former Ravenhead Glass workers who lost their pension rights when the company closed down in March 2001 were given the chance to air their continuing concerns at a meeting with new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alan Johnson. St Helens
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No dream Christmas for Jasmine
LITTLE Jasmine Beedles' dream of spending her first ever Christmas at home was cruelly shattered when she collapsed on Christmas Eve and had to be rushed back into hospital. Now it looks like her devoted parents' last hope of a Christmas at home with
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Hands across the oceans
TOWNSFOLK have been reaching for their wallets and purses to help victims of the tsunami disaster, while in America a woman who once ran a popular Thai restaurant in St Helens is spearheading a fundraising drive in her new home. Collection points have
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National hopefuls are on show at Haydock's first meeting of year
HAYDOCK Park stages its first meeting of 2005 on Saturday, January 8 when several Grand National hopefuls are expected to be on show in the seven-race card. It's often said that racing over two-and-a-half miles is ideal preparation for the Aintree marathon
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Town reflects upsurge in arrows interest
SKY Sport's decision to turn the recent showdown between darts champions Phil Taylor and Andy Fordham into a pay per view event reflects the upsurge in interest in a sport that in the 90s was thought to be in decline. And that interest has been reflected
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Weekend of cracking cup football in store
THE Combination sets out on its second half of the 2004/5 campaign with a testing and expected great Hospital Cup quarter final, this weekend. Division Two forerunners, Top Nogs, managed by Mike Simmons and consisting of a galaxy of experienced and talented
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Back on track
HAYDOCK Park stages its first meeting of 2005 on Saturday, January 8 when several Grand National hopefuls are expected to be on show in the seven-race card. Feature race is the £13,500 888.com Poker Handicap Chase over two-and-a-half miles. Among the
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Through the looking glass
THE award winning visitor centre at The World of Glass has an impressive array of exhibitions and events lined up for 2005. You can still catch 'Living Proof', work by two artists Dorothy Pickering and Jean Crocker, on display until 9 January. Dorothy
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Comic duo steal headline act
FOLLOWING on from the phenomenal success of his 'Overnight Success Tour', Dave Spikey, star of Channel 4's seminal comedy 'Phoenix Nights', returns to the Theatre Royal on 6 April, with his new live show 'Living The Dream'. The new nationwide tour follows
