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Asda announces major change affecting ALL UK stores from next week
Asda has announced a major change affecting almost 250 products in stores across the UK. The supermarket has announced plans to remove the best before dates on almost 250 of its fresh fruit & vegetable products to help customers reduce food waste
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Share a well done message and celebrate your teenager's GCSE success
IT’S GCSE results day – the day that teenagers across St Helens find out their exam results. Having spent the past two years working towards the national assessments, the youngsters will be heading out to schools across the town this morning to
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Entire under 17s football team transfer to Billinge
BILLINGE Football Club have this season introduced an under 17s team into The Storks family. The team kicked off the season with friendly games against Hindley Juniors under 17s last Thursday evening and Pilkington under 17s on Sunday.
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Suspected target of shooting that killed girl, 9, was jailed for M6 police chase
A BURGLAR named as the suspected intended target of the shooting that killed a nine-year-old girl was previously jailed. Joseph Nee, 35 and from the Dovecot area of Liverpool, is understood to be the man hurt in the violence that left Olivia Pratt-Korbel
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BEST OF: Your eight favourite places to enjoy a dessert in St Helens
SWEET-TOOTHED people across St Helens have been nominating the top venues across our town that offers the best desserts. Whether its cakes, biscuits, treats or more, we all know we sometimes need the right kind of sweet pick me up from time to
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Firefighters called to house 'well alight' during night
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze which engulfed a house during the night. Crews attended Grizedale Avenue, Clinkham Wood, on Tuesday night, August 23, where a semi-detached house was "well alight". Firefighters were called shortly after 10.15pm
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What Saints' Knowles is aiming to bring to his role as he returns against Wigan
MORGAN Knowles is ready to shake off his frustration against Wigan in Friday night’s fourth derby of the year. The Saints loose-forward was sidelined by a one-match suspension when Hull KR visited last week. Although his body may have benefitted
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£4m industrial development completed
WORK on a £4m industrial development in St Helens has been completed. Northern Trust has confirmed that the new 35,773 sq ft industrial development, at Gerards Park, off College Street, St Helens has been completed. The phase two development
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Angry thug stabbed man in vicious attack after becoming jealous over former lover
A 'DANGEROUS' thug stabbed a man in the back after he became 'jealous' over his ex-girlfriend's new partner. The victim was left bleeding 'profusely' on the road in Bewsey with a collapsed lung and pierced liver and would have died without emergency
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People of St Helens urged to take on challenge to help tackle UK hunger
RESIDENTS in St Helens are being called to take action by joining an initiative that supports anti-poverty charity Trussell Trust. Step Up September, supported by actors Emma Kennedy and Kellie Shirley, is a fundraising initiative aimed at tackling
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Saints and Wigan confirm their 21-man squads for Friday's derby
MORGAN Knowles and Curtis Sironen return for Friday's derby clash with Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium (kick off 8pm). Knowles picked up a one game suspension after a shoulder charge against Hull FC and he joined Curtis Sironen on the sideline
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Number of energy crisis 'hotspots' in St Helens revealed
DOZENS of neighbourhoods in St Helens are set to be worst impacted by the energy crisis when the price cap rises in October, new analysis suggests. Climate charity Friends of the Earth said there is "no downplaying" the catastrophic energy disaster
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6-mile delays on M6 as lanes are closed
THERE have been long delays on the M6 this morning, Wednesday. Two lanes were closed until 8.50am due to a broken down car near to junction 21 for Croft. It resulted in 35 minute delays and 10 miles of queues back to Bryn, junction 25.
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Man arrested in investigation into murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel on Monday night have arrested a man in connection with their investigation. A 35-year-old man, suspected to have been the target of the shooting, has been detained in hospital on a prison
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War veteran Andy Reid set to become first triple amputee to climb Kilimanjaro
AFGHANISTAN veteran Andy Reid MBE is aiming to become the UK’s first triple amputee to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to help others. Rainford’s Andy became a triple amputee after an explosion on the frontline and has used his story to inspire others,
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CCTV of driver released in hunt for killer who shot woman in Liverpool garden
DETECTIVES hunting a gunman who shot dead a council worker in Liverpool have issued a CCTV appeal for the driver of a car seen nearby at the time of her murder. Ashley Dale, 28, was found fatally wounded in the back garden of a house in Old Swan
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Multi-let industrial estate in Trafford Park aquired by Network Space Investments
NETWORK Space Investments has secured a high profile multi-let estate in Trafford Park. The 45,000 square feet industrial estate on Europa Way was purchased by the Newton-le-Willows company for an undisclosed sum. The estate was valued with
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Man handed large fine for making off from petrol station without paying for fuel
THE courts have handed a large fine to a man who failed to pay for fuel after filling up. John Davies made off without paying for diesel after visiting the petrol station at Morrisons in Widnes. The 57-year-old, of St James Road in Prescot,
