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Canopy at warehouse site would 'not have detrimental impact' council rules
THE creation of a canopy to cover an open service yard at a warehouse can go ahead as council planners ruled it would not have a detrimental visual impact on the vicinity. Proposals were drawn up for the warehouse facility at 17 Westside, at Jackson
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Man who had Stanley knife on him to be sentenced by Crown Court judge
A MAN who had a knife on him in public will be sentenced by a Crown Court judge. Michael Lavelle, appeared before Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court. Lavelle, 52, pleaded guilty to possession of a knife blade in a public place
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Update on plans to convert former pub into shop
PLANS to convert a recently-closed pub into a supermarket have been withdrawn. An application seeking a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of the former Glassblower pub on Boundary Road was sent to the council, as the Star
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More people in St Helens have depression, as diagnoses hit new record
MORE people in St Helens are living with depression since the Covid pandemic. New figures from Public Health England show more than 6.6 million people in England were living with depression in 2022-23, the highest figure since records began in
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Another stolen motorbike seized by officers at location
POLICE have seized another stolen motorbike from the Dream statue site. Officers recovered the vehicle from the Sutton Manor location this afternoon, Sunday, August 4. This comes two days after police had seized a bike at the site on Friday
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Drug driver banned from the road
A DRUG driver has been banned from the road for two years. Kelan Godwin, of Prescot Road, appeared at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court. Godwin, 24, pleaded guilty to drug driving and possession of cannabis. On December
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Peek inside a six bedroomed home originally built for the Pilkington family
LOOK inside this stunning six bedroomed detached home originally built for the Pilkington family that is on the market for more than £740,000. `Windle Croft` was built originally for the Pilkington family and includes stunning bay windows, high
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“I love capturing a moment in time that can be shared and kept as a memory”
WELCOME to Behind the Lens, a feature that shines a light on the talented photographers in our St Helens Star Camera Club group. This week, Gill Warren shares some of her favourite photographs. Gill, who lives in St Helens, has enjoyed taking
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New plans in to demolish and replace day centre at Ruskin Leisure
NEW proposals have been put forward for the demolition of a day centre and to replace it with an upgraded facility. Proposals for the creation of a replacement building at the Pilkington Welfare building, at the site of Ruskin Leisure, in Dentons
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Police attend violent disorder in Walton
POLICE were in attendance following serious violent disorder in the Walton area of Liverpool on Saturday evening. Officers were deployed to the area following information about a planned disorder close to a mosque. Shortly after 9pm,
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Cautionary words from Wellens after Saints end losing streak at Hull FC
RESULT rather than performance was probably the key outcome for Saints at Hull FC – but head coach Paul Wellens got both! Arresting the five-match sequence of defeats and the slide down the Super League table would have been the most prominent
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Plans in to demolish former school buildings after relocation
A PRIOR approval application has been made for the demolition of disused school buildings. Plans have been put forward to flatten the former Penkford School, on Wharf Road, in Newton-le-Willows. The former school site has been empty since Penkford
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Update on plans to convert office into specialist autism college
PROPOSALS drawn up seeking permission to convert an office building on a business park into an autism specialist college have been updated. The application sent to the council by charitable organisation Remarkable Autism for a premises at The Parks