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Brother, 10, of brave boy who died from cancer to run Race for 5k in his memory
THE brother of a little boy who died after a courageous battle with leukaemia has set himself the challenge of running his first 5k in his memory to help others fight cancer. Alex Prescott, from Parr, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Royal
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Parts of St Helens town centre braced for ‘wrecking ball’ ahead of regeneration
PARTS of St Helens town centre are braced for a “wrecking ball” ahead of the ambitious regeneration plans for the area, a key council meeting was told. Pre-construction work is set to take place to pave the way for the ambitious proposals.
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Police explain call-out to town centre
POLICE have explained why they attended St Helens town centre this afternoon, Thursday. Residents reported to the Star seeing police vehicles and officers on Corporation Street, across the road from St Helens Bus Station, near to Holy Cross Catholic
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Police give update over arrests after 'men entered gardens' at night
POLICE have given an update on their investigation after two men were arrested in connection with alleged criminal damage after reportedly entering people's gardens during the night. Officers swooped on Elizabeth Road, in Haydock, late on Tuesday
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Throwback Thursday: Three Saints and Frenchie in Great Britain World Cup party
THIS pictorial pearl captures a 1968 Great Britain World Cup team featuring three Saints players, plus Ray French who had recently departed his hometown club for Widnes as part of the deal that brought Frank Myler to Knowsley Road. The three Saints
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Merseyside Police now leading manhunt to find dangerous gangster who absconded jail
MERSEYSIDE Police have now confirmed that it has taken over the investigation into a dangerous gangster who absconded custody. Daniel Gee, who has links to St Helens, Liverpool and Carlisle, absconded from Kirklevington Prison in North Yorkshire
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Former Saints wing Regan Grace called up into Wales squad ahead of tour
Wales have called former St Helens rugby league wing Regan Grace into their wider squad ahead of a two-Test tour to Australia. Grace, who has only played two senior games of union, could now head Down Under. Wales head coach Warren Gatland
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Police name man charged after 'teenage girl followed'
DETECTIVES have charged a suspect following a report of a man acting suspiciously and following a teenage girl. It was reported at around 9.10pm on Monday, June 17, that a man had followed a teenage girl near Home Bargains, off Haydock Street,
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Wellens Q&A: On rotation, faith in youth, tough run of games and Salford threat
SAINTS coach Paul Wellens was asked why he did not rotate the squad at London, how far Jonny Vaughan is away from a first team opportunity and for an assessment of the five young players called into the England Academy squad. He also previewed
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Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of junior doctor strikes
People across Merseyside and Cheshire are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors. Unions have announced a full walkout of junior doctors from 7am on June 27 2024 to 7am on
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These are cheapest airlines for seats and extra luggage costs
Summer holiday season is officially underway, and an estimated 63 million passengers are expected to fly out of UK airports between June and September. Short-haul flight tickets to popular locations such as Majorca, Portugal, Italy and Croatia
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READER COMMENT: Let's hope markets are great success
REGARDING the news of the pop-up artisan market that is coming into St Helens. It sounds great, hope it does well. There is a similar one in Ormskirk which does really well. Unfortunately, there are too many negative people in St Helens.
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READER LETTER: What is actually the truth about our financial situation?
WHEN we listen to the election campaign, we’re told people cannot afford to live with all the rising prices. What’s happening? They cannot feed their families or afford a mortgage, rent or fuel bills, we are taxed to the hilt, councils are facing
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PREVIEW: Wellens highlights the threats Saints face from Salford Red Devils
SAINTS make the short trip to Salford’s AJ Bell Stadium today looking to keep their spot at the top of Super League as we move into the second half of the 2024 campaign. It is quite a quite a tough challenge with fifth-placed Salford buoyant from
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Committee to decide on town centre bar's future after police sought licence review
ST HELENS Council's Licensing Sub-Committee will decide whether a bar that has seen violence flare in recent weeks can continue to operate. Police have applied to have the licence of Maloney's in St Helens town centre reviewed of a bar where ugly
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Green light for 120 homes in 'garden village' project
PLANNING permission has been granted planning permission for 120 new homes as part of the Halsnead Garden Village development. The application by the Vistry Group will include a mix of 22 four-bed homes, 86 three-bed homes and 12 two-bed apartments
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Healthcare worker raped hospital patient in her bed
A HOSPITAL worker has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of a patient. Sidharth Nair, 28, of no fixed address, attacked the woman in her bed at Whiston Hospital on the evening of January 30 this year. He was
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Healthy competition to be named St Helens’ Best for Fitness 2024
FITNESS fanatics have been our focus over the past few days as we searched for St Helens’ best fitness or gym instructor. Whether it’s yoga or pilates, body pump or spin, Zumba or Clubbercise, there is something for everyone when it comes to fitness
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Lib Dem candidate sets out issue priorities for election campaign
THE Liberal Democrats’ candidate for St Helens North has set out the issues he is prioritising in his campaign to be elected as MP. Pat Moloney, a councillor in Childwall on Knowsley Council, is contesting the seat for the Lib Dems in the general
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Looking back to when St Helens' first MP was elected
In the first of a three-part feature, Stephen Wainwright describes how previous general elections in St Helens led to some unusual characters being chosen to represent the town at Westminster. There used to be two election night traditions in St
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Banned and drug addicted driver leads police on ‘most dangerous’ 100mph pursuit
A DISQUALIFIED and drug addicted driver who led police on a lengthy, high-speed pursuit has been locked up. An experienced traffic officer involved in the chase initiated by Robert Porter described it as "one of the most dangerous pursuits he had