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‘This is down to the children, their strength is the core to what we do’
DESPITE being one of the leading schools in the North West for special needs children, Lansbury Bridge staff say they were "overwhelmed but very excited" to win the title of school of the year. The Parr-based school teaches children aged four to
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12 tributes, death notices and funeral announcements from the St Helens Star
The St Helens Star has published 12 death notices this week. Every week, the St Helens Star publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have passed away. As well as appearing in print, our death notice
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New plans sent in for houses at ex-laboratory site
NEW plans for houses on a former laboratory site have been drawn up. An application for the demolition of the existing buildings and creation of 38 homes and associated parking, landscaping, amenity space and infrastructure at the Alfred Knight
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Floral tributes after death of cyclist in ‘hit-and-run’ tragedy
FLORAL tributes have been left at the scene of an alleged hit-and-run collision that led to the death of a cyclist from St Helens. The tragedy happened at about 6.30am on Islands Brow on Friday, December 1. A collision between a car and a bike
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Card with picture of church being sent across the globe - and it helps the community
A COUPLE who run a gift shop have created a Christmas card using a picture of Newton-le-Willows with the profits going back into the community. Jasmine’s Gifts on the High Street in Newton-le-Willows is owned by Carla Agger and after she and husband
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Record number of domestic abuse offences recorded in Merseyside last year
THERE were a record number of domestic abuse offences recorded in Merseyside last year, new figures show. Women's Aid said urgent changes are needed to improve police responses to domestic abuse as many survivors are still hesitant to report it
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The wartime RAF Burtonwood air crash which claimed 4 lives
A WARTIME air crash which claimed four lives took place almost 80 years ago. Second Lieutenant Del Harris was taking the B17 Flying Fortress on a test flight from RAF Burtonwood when disaster struck in January 1944. On descending through the
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Child of Courage Award: Lincoln and Lucy's stories touched the hearts of the judges
OVER the next few days we will be publishing our interviews with the winners at this year's Pride of St Helens Award. We have a 16-page supplement of the awards night complete with all images and the interviews for sale in shops across St Helens
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Watch the moment a local resident pushes the button to blowdown Fiddler's Ferry
THIS is the moment a Penketh resident pressed the button to demolish four cooling towers at Fiddler’s Ferry. With just the push of a button by Grace Taylor, the towers came crashing down at the iconic landmark. Grace was the lucky winner of
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14 picture perfect portraits of people and pets
PORTRAITS - of people and pets - was the theme for St Helens Star Camera Club members. There are some great images! The Camera Club is a supportive and friendly group of amateur and professional photographers and as well as submitting photos
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We heard the Fiddler's Ferry demolition - but we couldn't see it
IT is official… four of the cooling towers at Fiddler’s Ferry are now gone for good. They have been part of the skyline for 50 years – now it will never look the same again. It was a 6am wakeup for our reporting team as we headed down to The
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School hit by break-in and vandalism looking forward to hosting Christmas event
A SECONDARY school which was hit by a break-in and vandalism last weekend is looking to move forward and spread some positivity at its upcoming Christmas markets. After a huge clean-up operation following a recent break-in, staff and students are
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The pub that has regulars ‘like family’ but has been hit in the ‘worst way possible’
NAMED after a piece of Rainhill history in the 'Stephenson's Rocket', which put the village on the map for its steam train trials, staff at one pub feel that support is running out of steam since the pandemic. With many in the pub industry hit
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Council rules parking and storage of vehicles at garage site 'is lawful'
ST HELENS Council has confirmed that the parking and storage of vehicles at a repair garage site is lawful. An application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use of land (CLEUD) for the parking and storage of motor vehicles, associated
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All you need to know ahead of demolition of Fiddler’s Ferry cooling towers today
TODAY is the day that the area’s skyline changes for good. Four of the iconic Fiddler’s Ferry cooling towers – which have stood in neighbouring Warrington for close to 50 years – will come crashing down. The towers are visible from various
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ADVENT DAY 3: 1962-63: When Saints were frozen off for 11 weeks
ON DAY 3 of our Saints Advent series of teamshots we go back to a chilly season. The temperature outside may have dropped and the gritters may have been out this weekend - but it is nothing like 1962-63 when the extremes of winter really did bite
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When St Helens gasworks and buses were sold off to Brazil and Canada
IN 1968 an American businessman controversially bought London Bridge and transported it brick-by-brick to Arizona where its 10,000 tons of masonry was reassembled. A few years later two similar sales were undertaken in St Helens, although they
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Help Violet's parents support the families of children in hospital at Christmas
THE proud parents of Violet-Grace Youens are appealing to the community to help them put together Christmas packs for families with children in hospital over the festive period. Violet-Grace Youens died aged four after she was hit by a stolen speeding