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Bella’s got sixth sense
BELLA is not just any old dog... she’s a pooch with a potentially life-saving sixth sense. The 12-year-old Maltese Poodle has developed the uncanny ability to detect when her owner is suffering from the symptoms of diabetes during her sleep
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Stiff Little Fingers play Liverpool O2 Academy on Saturday
VETERAN Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers will be blasting through their catalogue of anthems spanning 34 years. Formed by Jake Burns in Belfast in 1977, after hearing the Clash play in his home city, SLF have built up a loyal and lively following
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Investigation continues into garage blaze
A JOINT investigation has been launched by the police and fire service into the second explosion to cause widespread disruption within a week. The blast at a garage on Kemble Street in Prescot, led to around 80 homes being evacuated and around 17 people
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'Teamwork the key to delivering Saints stadium'
IT’S been more than 13 years since the idea of Saints departing Knowsley Road for a modern stadium was first suggested. Since then the long journey has sometimes been a rocky road, with Saints witnessing a change in regimes, enduring frustration, financial
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The Swampstompers will be rockin’ the joint at Rendezvous Bar
BLUES blasters The Swampstompers will be rockin’ the joint at the Rendezvous Bar in Church Street, St Helens on Friday evening. Admission is free and fine ales and good are company guaranteed. Hallowe’en costume is optional.
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Merry Hell gig was great night out for young and old
MERRY Hell played at the Citadel and it was my good fortune to have been in the audience. The band formed as the Tansads 20 years ago, and originated in Wigan. They were made up of brothers Andrew, Bob and John Kettle and friends Phil
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McManus expects 'amazing atmosphere' at new Saints stadium
EAMONN McManus has described his excitement at witnessing a new era dawn at Saints after the club took ownership of their magnificent new £25m home. The decade long pursuit for a modern stadium befitting the town’s rugby league team reached journey’s
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Merseybeats roll back the years
TRAVEL back in time to the heyday of the Liverpool Sound on Saturday when the Citadel welcome 60s pop/rock band The Merseybeats with their ‘Live from Liverpool’ show. Founder members Tony Crane and Billy Kinsey, together with long-term members Bob Packham
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The day they celebrated winning the war
ANNE Slater reports they have two photographs of VE day celebrations in Rainhill. They were provided to Rainhill Civic Society by Brian Renshall and Dilys Golden. The shot here is Chatsworth Road, provided by Brian. On Saturday, November 5, Rainhill
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Blaze rips through minibus and van
A BLAZE wrecked two vehicles in St Helens last night. The fire on Bell Lane, Sutton Manor involved a minibus and a van. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service was called out at 8.10pm to tackle the blaze. Two crews from St Helens attended the incident and
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Do sounds of Conceived in Paris live on?
PHIL McCann writes: “Dear Chris, I wonder whether you can help me. I remember when we had a big music scene in St Helens in the 80s. “I remember that you were always a stalwart at any live event, when you used to turn up with a portable tape recorder
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Where were we two weeks ago?
CHRIS Gill sent in the picture of the milestone. He tells me on the other side of the stone it says ASHTON 6 MILES. Nobody got it right but I can tell you it’s near Victoria Park. Surprised nobody from the Friends of Victoria Park got in touch.
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A puzzle for you...
IT’S hard to believe this blue sky was earlier this month, with the Goodyear airship visible if you happened to look up. Here’s a puzzle for your little grey cells. How many airships have been seen in our St Helens sky? Were there
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Peep into the past
THESE Boy Scouts would have scratched their heads inpuzzlement if you’d talked to them about the Big Society in 1948, when this snap was taken. The lads are hard at work earning cash in their Bob-a-Job week. And it’s just been announced
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Sounds like a pretty dramatic Nativity...
RAINFORD Parish Church Amateur Dramatics Society’s next play is The Flint Street Nativity by Tim Firth. The play is set in Mrs Horrocks' classroom at Flint Street Primary school, where a group of 7 year olds are about to perform their nativity
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Win tickets to see clash of Gold Cup giants
JUMP racing fans will be heading for Haydock Park Racecourse in big numbers for the Betfair Chase Festival on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19. The eyes of the racing world will be on the racecourse when the current Cheltenham Gold Cup
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Don’t live in a village if you can’t take horses and cycles
PLEASE can the non-horsey/non-cyclists of Rainford please take note! It is safer for horses and cyclists to ride two abreast on the road therefore taking on the width of a vehicle. The reason which is common sense is so that vehicles overtake with more
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Why I will be voting for strike action
I AM asking all your Star readers to support me and other public service workers when we take strike action on Wednesday, November 30. I know that it’s a big ask because the government is doing its best to make out that our pensions are massive
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Saints confirm 'cladding' design change
SAINTS will aim to complete the external cladding around their new stadium’s stands after taking a “practical decision” to alter its original design. The issue of whether the perimeter wall of the stadium would be completely covered has become a hot
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Speeders are the limit!
IF Star Reader thinks that traffic speeds make it frightening to cross Bishop Road, they should try crossing North Road, especially in rush hours. Motorway speeds are commonplace. The redesigned Rutland Street exit is hazardous for motorists
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Toast to new cafe venture
HAVING lived in the USA for a number of years, where I used to own a restaurant, I would just like to say how nice it was for me to come across a new cafe called TOAST on Denton Greens Lane. Clean, friendly and very appetising, I hope TOAST will have
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For whom the bridge tolls...
IF ST HELENS Council agree with the new Runcorn Bridge being built, have they given any thought about the tolls on both bridges the cars use? They should be able to use the old bridge toll free. Ever since the old bridge was built out of the
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Man charged with flashing laser pen at police helicopter
A YOUNG man has been charged with shining a laser pen at a police helicopter as it hovered over the town in the early hours. The bright green beam was allegedly flashed directly at a pilot who was flying the regional police air support helicopter
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Welcome to ‘Pound Town’
WE are a group of ladies who work together and have been waiting with bated breath to see what great shopping store will be taking over the old Woolworths’ site. What a huge disappointment it has been to us that yet another cheap ‘everything
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Campers’ cathedral protest is denying people their right to worship
I WOULD be the first to agree that there are many cases of mismanagement within our economy, but can anyone justify what is being allowed to happen at the front of St.Pauls Cathedral? It is, to say the least, an insult to common sense. By having
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Stunning stadium achieves Saints' golden vision
A GOLDEN vision that was hatched more than a decade ago has finally become reality after Saints were handed the keys to their spectacular new stadium. Builders finished their work on the arena at Peasley Cross late on Monday night paving the way for
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Win luxury Lakes break for two
WANT to win a superb break at a luxury hotel with panoramic views across Windermere? Fayrer Garden House Hotel is offering one lucky St Helens Star reader the chance to win a relaxing, two night dinner, bed and breakfast break for two people
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Tony inspired miles of smiles
FUNERALS often prove sombre affairs. So it says something about a man when people filing out of church at his 'send-off' are chuckling over their warm memories. The funeral mass for Tony Case at Birchley St Mary's on Friday brought buckets
