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Bradley vows to bounce back after X Factor exit
BRADLEY Johnson says he is disappointed but determined after his whirlwind X Factor experience came to an end on Sunday night. The 16-year-old is part of boy band Nu Vibe who were axed by judges after sliding into the bottom two following the public
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Union urges St Helens public to fight elderly home closure
A UNION is urging townsfolk to make their voices heard in its campaign to protect a popular centre for old folks. The consultation over the future of Moss Bank Support Centre for Elderly Persons will come to an end on November 25. After that St Helens
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Woodward praises emergency response to gas cylinder crisis
ST HELENS MP Shaun Woodward has praised emergency services for the way they responded after arsonists set fire to dangerous gas cylinders beside a railway line. Woodward, the Labour MP for St Helens South and Whiston, visited Sutton this morning to see
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St Helens Snooker League
St Helens Snooker League: Division One: Greenalls (1) 1 Sidac Sports & Social 6, Rainford Ex-Serv.(2) 5 St.Annes (1) 2, Sutton C.C. 5 Scala Snooker 2, Rainhill Sports (1) 4 Sprayhurst (1) 3, St.Annes (2) 5 Greenalls (2) 2, B/Brook W/Mens.(2) 3 Parr Cons.WMC
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Darts and dominoes round-up
Interbrew Darts & Dominoes League: Our Ladys V Ravenlodge, Darts 5-4 Doms 4-1. Sprayhurst 'A' Vs St Anne's, Darts 7-2 Doms 2-3. Gerrard Arms Vs Eccleston Bowling Club, Darts 6-3 Doms 1-4. Blackbrook W.m.c Vs Glassmakers, Darts 3-6 Doms 3-2. Woodlands
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Barnoldswick Town 4 St Helens Town 0
TOWN suffered another heavy loss as they went down at high flying Barnoldswick Town and in doing so suffered a tenth defeat in their last 12 league outings. The home side held a narrow advantage at half time courtesy of a Lewis Jordan strike after
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Murray gives backing to boxing club
BRITISH and Commonwealth Middleweight champion Martin Murray has thrown his weight behind a local club. Wild Card boxing club have relocated from their gym at the Family Centre in Parr to new facilities at Derbyshire Hill Youth Club. The club is open
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Recs ease through to the last eight
PILKINGTON Recs eased their way through to the last eight of the BARLA Lancashire Cup with a comfortable victory over Leigh East’s second string. Recs triumphed 54-12 on their trip down the East Lancashire Road, with Jamie Smith and Ste Charlson leading
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Win tickets for England v Wales
THIS year's Gillette Four Nations tournament sees hosts England take on holders New Zealand, favourites Australia and newcomers Wales – and the St Helens Star has teamed up with the RFL to give away three pairs of tickets for England v Wales game
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Quick Dowell double gets Laners out of trouble
LSH 21 Wirral 14. TWO moments of brilliance from winger Andy Dowell carried LSH to victory over a feisty Wirral outfit in this North One West clash. In a game played in brilliant October sunshine LSH were making heavy weather of things until Dowell
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Thatto knocked off top spot
Thatto Heath Crusaders 26 Leigh East 38 HEATH were knocked off top spot of the interim league table as fast as they were appointed as they went down to a stronger Leigh East side at Hattons Solicitors Crusader Park. Heath started well with Quinn opening
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Ruskin power past Manxmen
Ruskin Park 36 Douglas 16. RUSKIN powered past a previously unbeaten Douglas from the first whistle and the home side meant business. Impressive pair Orrick and Lockett had some rampaging runs with great work in the open from Hall and the Tindall brothers
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Junior rugby league round-up
Thatto Heath Crusaders U7 8 Wigan St Judes 3: Tries: Michael Feeney 5, Callum Lynch, Kieron Newman, Harry Wellens. Eccles U8 5 Thatto Heath Crusaders 10: Tries: Cian Rylatt 2, Connor Gannon, Joe Leyland, Joe Ashton, Sam Ledwith, Sam Rawsthorne, Josh
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John Foxx and The Maths will perform at Liverpool on Saturday
JOHN Foxx and The Maths will be performing material from their new album 'Interplay', as well as classic songs from early Ultravox and Foxx's solo career at Liverpool University Guild of Students Stanley Theatre on Saturday 22 October. Foxx will be joined
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Saints Academy get off to a great start Down Under
SAINTS Academy got their tour to Australia off to a great start with a 26-6 against Wests Juniors. Saints started off in impressive fashion in drizzly rain and skipped out to a 14-0 lead in the first 15 minutes with tries to Adam Swift, Mark Percival
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Star helps new businesses hit accelerator
YOUR St Helens Star is joining other regional and local newspapers across the country to help deliver a huge boost to UK business. An unprecedented total of £15 million of free advertising is being pledged by papers nationwide to the most dynamic fledgling
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Torched canisters could have had 'dire consequences'
A MASS evacuation was sparked last night after arsonists set fire to dangerous gas canisters close to a railway line. More than 100 homes were cleared and rail services were severely disrupted following the incident on Carole Close in Sutton
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Clones joy at Stone Roses ‘resurrection’
THE frontman of a leading Stone Roses tribute band says he is thrilled their idols are reforming. But Clone Roses singer Gavin Scott says the announcement that Ian Brown and Co are getting back together has also come in one of the “craziest” weeks
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Now it’s up to us to preserve heritage
IN March this year the Merseyside Archaeological Advisory Service was abolished due to funding cuts. There is now no independent local body to offer professional expert advice to our council on archaeological and heritage matters. As you know, the borough
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New angle on that Duke Street snap
I received the following information from a Coffey Time reader: “The answer to the question on Duke Street was wide of the mark. The Volunteer was NOT nearly opposite to the Duke of Cambridge. “It was opposite where Evelyn Daw's Ladies Fashions was and
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Contact Chris
Email chrispcoffey@googlemail.com or ring 01744 817130 or write to 37 Holbrook Close, St. Helens, WA9 3XH.
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Here's this week's poser
Here's another location to identify.
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More on Sherdley Park Long Wall
KEVIN Finney dropped me this line about a past paragraph: “Now. regards your lengthy report on the Ivy Cottage in Sherdley Park. If you scan through the report you will see THE LONG WALL - Sherdley Park mentioned. “Again when you showed the photo of
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Poet Sue goes all spooky
YOU are cordially invited to “A Haunting Experience”, ghost stories and poems by local poet and former Star columnist Sue Gerrard. They centre around Windle Witch, Isobel Robey, who was accused and tried with the Pendle Witches. It’s at Eccleston Library
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Reasons to be cheerful despite another year without a trophy - Review of the 2011 season
WALKING away from Old Trafford the other week - cursing the Manchester rain, the length of the tram queue and most of all the defeat - a small part of my brain contemplated how less heartbreaking rugby league would be if it modelled itself on the
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Did you identify this old gem?
YES, everyone was right. It is one of the jewels in our local heritage crown. It is The Mansion House, a listed building in Victoria Park. It was built in the 1840s by John Ansdell, and occupied by him and his family in 1851. It was bought by St Helens
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Giving is in the blood for donors
FOUR people who have totted up 325 blood donations between them have been recognised at a special awards ceremony. All from St Helens, Gillian Bentley, John Kenny and Peter Johnson were presented with a commemorative crystal plate for making 75 donations
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What would Gok think of our curlers and PJs?
WHAT is happening on the fashion front in St Helens? There seems to be a new trend of young people wearing pyjamas and moreover, females toting a head full of rollers! It seems to be a craze that is on the increase and although many
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Pensioners wouldn’t budge when I fell over
I WOULD like to thank the kind lady that stopped and helped my mum to pick me up off the floor when I slipped in a puddle and fell over in the Hardshaw centre. Being 8-and-a-half months pregnant, the lady and my mum were worried and suggested that I
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Police divers in lake hunt for murder gun
POLICE divers have been searching the murky waters of Taylor Park boating lake in the hunt for the weapon used to kill a father-of-two. A police spokesperson confirmed that the gun, used to blast Christopher Honnor in the chest in a shocking daytime
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Key date for Saints' stadium
SAINTS are days away from being handed the keys to their stunning £25million new stadium. Up to 170 construction workers have been operating around the clock to ensure the 18,000 capacity arena at Peasley Cross can be handed over to the rugby league
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Neighbours evacuated after explosion
NEIGHBOURS were evacuated last night after reports of an explosion close to a railway line. Fire crews were called to an incident at Carole Close in Sutton just before 6pm last night (October 19). Firefighters remain at the scene this
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Three arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder of missing man
DETECTIVES investigating the mysterious disappearance of a man from St Helens have arrested three people on suspicion of his kidnap and murder. Paul Morson, from Spinners Drive, Sutton vanished after last being seen four months ago on June
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Kimberly outguns golf rivals
A SOLDIER from St Helens has chipped in to lead the Army to victory in a top forces golf tournament. Private Kimberly Woodward, 23, who serves with the Germany-based 28 Engineer Regiment, has been playing golf since she was 13. She played
