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Sue's tuned in for rhyme time
STAR reviewer Sue Gerrard received a special festive present, as one of her poems 'Late Night Shopping' was broadcast on Radio Merseyside on Christmas Day. This is the tenth year in succession that Sue's poetry has been featured on the 'Winters Tales'
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St Helens
Snooker League Division One: W'dleshaw (1) 3 Sprayhurst (1) 6,Pilks R/Head 8 St Teresas 1, Windle Lab 2 Greenalls (1) 7, Haresfinch Soc (2) 7 Unison (1) 2, Scala 8 Rainford Ex-Serv. 1. DivTwo: B/Brook W/Mens (2) 5 Thatto Heath RBL (1) 4, PX Cons 3 B/Brook
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West Park 5 Hull 22
A POWERFUL Hull side out-muscled Park to send them crashing to their first double defeat of the season. Having only lost by one point at Hull in October, Park had high hopes of consolidating their top four position, but they were unable to successfully
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Roses join Bez's house party
THE Clone Roses will join Celebrity Big Brother winner Bez for a special live date in London when the freaky dancin' TV star is reunited with the Happy Mondays. The St Helens based tribute to The Stone Roses, have secured a support slot on the '48 Hour
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Wigan Keepers 12
Eccleston Lions 18 GREAT defence was the key to this Lions win as the visitors toppled a Wigan side that had beaten league leaders Blackbrook A on their own ground the previous week. Playing uphill in the first half Lions took the lead with a try by Martin
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Cadishead Rhinos 6 Blackbrook A 26
BROOK second team had to pull out all the stops against a robust Rhinos outfit. After a hard-fought opening half-hour the visitors led 4-0, courtesy of two penalty goals by Chris Springford. Two tries just before the break though put Brook in control.
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Something wicked
FEATURING superb illusions by Paul Kieve, who created magic effects for 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban', The Lowry presents a thrilling stage production of 'The Witches' from 25-29 January. Roald Dahl's story tells the adventure of a seven
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Georgia on his mind . .
THE tune is over, but the memories linger on! Final notes on a 'one song' volunteer vocalist from the 1950s, who delighted dancers at the old St Helens Co-op Ballroom, are sounded by readers Mick Maleedy and T. Gornall. The stocky, crop-headed crooner
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'Talkies' sent whole town crazy!
IT'S now a rather anonymous building, occupied by a specialist glass company. But though the old structure seldom merits a second glance these days, as the one-time Parrvillion Cinema it created a major sensation when opening its doors to welcome the
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Win a replica Saints home shirt
DO you like the look of Saints' new kit? The St Helens Star has teamed up with the Saints to offer a you a chance to win a new replica home shirt. Interested? Read on. The new 2005 Saints Puma home shirt, which is available for fans to pre-order now,
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Hull game is no laughing matter
JAMIE Lyon will make his home debut next Wednesday (February 2, 8pm) when Saints take on Hull in aid of Keiron Cunningham's Testimonial fund. Although most of the pre-match publicity has revolved around the appearance of town comedian Johnny Vegas for
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Drivers are to blame
IN response to the letter by Ruth Morgan Smith (Dear Star, January 13) about the roads not being gritted, how far did she walk to mass on Boxing Day? Did she not slip and fall or was she walking very carefully? To see two car crashes going to church,
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How much are they putting back?
WE have all heard about the tidal wave that killed so many people and yes we've heard what the great British public have given. On Radio Piccadilly a man said that Indonesia was one of the world's wealthiest countries but I think he sadly got it wrong
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Making a real difference to people's lives
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in St Helens who has helped the social care charity, PSS over the last year. PSS has been helping people overcome disadvantages for more than 80 years. During that time it has helped more than one
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Eagles land at Zoo Bar
MONDAY nights at Zoo Bar soar to a new height on 31 January, with the launch of the venue's new band night and a performance from 'The Golden Eagles'. The Warrington based tribute to The Eagles, are the first of many such bands to transform Monday nights
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Cruise control
SKATEBOARD fans are needed to appear in a promo music video for Newton based band Death By Decibels (dBd). The band are looking for a skate park and skate boarders on Saturday 5 February, to include in the video being made to promote the band to record
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The forgotten village?
DURING the holiday period I took a walk with a visiting relative around Sutton Village. He had not been to the area for some 10 years and made reference to the burnt out property on Junction Lane. He asked how long it had been left in such a state along
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No resting on laurels after upbeat Ofsted for college
A COLLEGE principal says his teachers have no intention of resting on their laurels, despite receiving an impressive Ofsted report. Inspectors highlighted a range of effective measures at Rainford High Technology College, saying that the vast majority
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Burgy Bank homes bid to be heard 'soon'
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build 430 homes on the Islands Brow Burgy Bank is expected to go before St Helens Council's planning committee in the next few months. It is 21 months since developers submitted proposals for the estate on the 'industrial alps'
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Marie blasts back in school bus row
THE ROW over the safety of council-approved primary school buses rages on as council leader Marie Rimmer hit back at a report in another local newspaper. In the article, Liberal Democrat Councillor John Beirne claimed that children's lives were at risk
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CANCER - THE GREAT DIVIDE
THE CANCER death rate in the St Helens and Knowsley health zone is the seventh highest in the country. That's the bleak reading in a report pointing up a significant North-South divide both in the mortality rate and the treatment of cancer patients. MPs
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Squiresgate 0
St Helens Town 0 TOWN'S trip to Blackpool on Saturday produced an absorbing contest but both sides lacked an end product resulting in a rare goalless encounter. The missing ingredient on a day when all three points would have been very handy was Town
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Magic touch for Asia
THE Ace Magic Circle are offering a top night of entertainment with the chance to win a very special trip to Blackpool, and help victims of the Tsunami disaster at the same time. The group will work their magic with a variety show at the Theatre Royal
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McDonald's JOL
Results, Under 16: Whiston U15 10 Clock Face 2 Under 12: Whiston 0 Carr Mill 8 Fixtures, Sunday, January 30 Under 16: Whiston U15 v Rainhill, Clock Face v Whiston U16 Cup Second Round First Leg Under 14: Whiston v St Annes , Rainhill v Lane Ends Ath,
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Thatto Heath and District Darts League
York (A) took a 4-1 lead against Springfield with wins for N Spark, A Roger, J Grimes, K Lee with A. Tabern (snr). But Springfield bounced back with wins for R Prescot, A Drown and then A Tabern (jnr) beat T Houghton in 11 darts to make it level at 4-
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GRUELLING weather conditions were the order of the day for last Thursday's Newton AA disabled and ov
But it didn't stop former England International Allan Webber taking the top honours, with a bag of silver fish for 4lbs-0ozs-0drms on the upper pound. Second place went to match veteran Eddie Cook with a bream and small silver fish on long pole for 1-
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Dukinfield 27 Ruskin Park 8
THE very heavy pitch suited the home side's massive forwards and as a result Ruskin went down to their heaviest defeat of the season. Up front they were driven back at a rate of knots in the scrums and destroyed in the line out, Ruskin rarely saw the
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Frank Martin's ARL round-up
FOLLOWING last week's weather problems - heavy midweek rain followed by severe frost - Haydock will be looking to get their National Cup campaign back on track this week when they are once again due to play host to Ideal Isberg of the National Conference
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Thatto Heath 44
Heworth 12 HEATH, battling against relegation from the Conference Premier Division, put their worries temporarily behind them on Saturday. They moved into the next round of the BARLA National Cup with a comfortable victory over a Heworth side in danger
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Brush with success
ARTISTS from Garswood Art Club will be showing off their brush strokes with the group's third exhibition on Saturday 5 February, 9am-4pm. Ruth Clarke, a member of the Independent Methodist Church in Garswood, where the group meet and the exhibition will
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Family values
FOUR years ago, audiences were invited to come along on a trip with male nurse Greg, as he tried to win approval from his potential in-laws in 'Meet The Parents'. During the weekend, Greg (Ben Stiller) lost his luggage, set the backyard on fire, went
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De La Salle hat-trick
DE La Salle's Year 9 team won the St Helens Schools Five-a-side Football Tournament for the third year in succession. Having previously won the cup as the Year 7 and Year 8 teams, they triumphed this time 2-0 against Rainhill High in the final at the
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Two out of three for Brook
A LATE penalty - followed by an extra time drop goal denied Brook another Red Rose treble in Wigan on Sunday. But Brook's under 18s loss Rylands in the BARLA Lancashire Cup Final failed to put a complete dampener on the day, with the under 12s and 14s
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ST HELENS Amateur Operatic Society are currently rehearsing for Oliver which will be performed at th
They would like to invite children aged nine years and upwards who may be interested in taking part in this production to contact the secretary on 01744 25558. They also urgently require a chorus master/mistress to work with the musical director. Anyone
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HAYDOCK Male Voice Choir are staging a Grand Concert in aid of the NSPCC at St Peter's Church, Newto
Tickets cost £4, which includes homemade refreshments.
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OVER 70 students from Carmel College will join together for a performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dr
The event will be held in the college's Dalton Theatre on Monday 7, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 February, starting at 7.15pm. Admission is £6 for adults and £3 for students and concessions and all profits will towards the Tsunami Disaster Appeal Fund. For
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WILLOWBROOK Hospice will be holding a fundraising event at Sidac Social Club, Wheatsheaf Avenue, Sut
Local band The Score will be playing as well as the Phoenix Sound Show disco. There will be music, dancing, auctions and competitions, all in aid of the hospice. The event starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £5 including a hot pot supper. For more information
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THE Elizabeth Hill School of Dance and Drama will perform a show entitled 'Anchors Aweigh' at the Th
Shows will be at 4pm and 7.15pm on Sunday 30 January and 7.15pm on Monday 31 January. All proceeds will be donated to the worthwhile cause of helping victims of the disaster. Tickets priced £7.50/£5.50 concessions are available from The Elizabeth Hill
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THE temperature's rising at Parr Conservative and Working Men's Club as they host an evening of 'Dis
The event kicks off at 7pm and features a disco by 'Disco Inferno' and a performance from top artist Andrew James. There will also be a raffle on the night with many top prizes. Tickets cost £3. For more information please contact Tracy on 07900 122356
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Railway yedscretters
STEAMING in with a couple of yedscratters is railway buff Jimmy Henderson of Garswood, who writes: "Can anyone say when the last train ran across Moss Bank Road on its way between St Helens and Southport. I believe it was in the late 1950s but my mates
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Widnes 16 Saints 22
SPEEDY prop Mark Edmondson joked that he 'felt like Tommy Martyn' after helping himself to a hat-trick of tries in Saints' first real blow-out of the season at a rain-lashed Widnes. On three occasions the alert front rower was the first to react to the
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Remember the horrors of Auschwitz
TO tell you the truth at times I really despair of the youth of today when I think of the likes of Prince Harry who has no doubt had the best education and upbringing money can buy and yet he still seems to be ignorant of what happed to the Jews and others
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I've invited Alastair Darling to come and see for himself
WHILE I agree with most of the points Mr Fairclough made in his letter 'Why we need new road' (Dear Star, January 6), it must be remembered that when this by-pass was first proposed Haydock was an Urban District Council. The boundary at that time did
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Gremlins that snag up life
WHENEVER the word 'gremlins' is mentioned in conversations connected with unexpected technical faults or mysterious setbacks, how many realise that the expression was most likely coined by pioneer airmen of the First World War? The revelation comes from
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Gem of a chance!
JEWELLERY and dressmaking classes are among those on offer at Newton Community Centre, Park Road South. Beaded jewellery making sessions take place on Mondays between 6.30 and 8.30pm. Beginners and more experienced jewellery makers are invited along.
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Mum fumes over school gate smokers
COWLEY Language College has robustly defended its policy towards anti-smoking, after a worried mum claimed that gangs of up to 60 pupils regularly congregate to smoke outside the school gates. The woman, who wishes to remain nameless, has recently moved
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Security guard in knife ordeal
ARMED robbers threatened a security guard with a knife when they stole cash from a post office. The guard was delivering the cash box at the post office on Haydock Street, Earlestown, when he was approached by two crooks, one of whom was armed with a
