12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (108+ words) POLICE are searching for a missing teenager from Rainhill. Harrison Thornton was last seen leaving home at around 10.30am on Saturday, September 12, Extensive enquiries are ongoing to find him. The 17-year-old is white, around 5ft 10 or 11in tall, slim build, with brown hair…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (122+ words) St Helens Star St Helens man jailed after brutal assault on police officer A POLICE officer has been left permanently scarred after a brutal assault. Prime Minister's message as St Helens buses come under public control St Helens Council challenged…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (199+ words) AN OCCUPANT was led to safety after a fire broke out at a terraced flat. Three fire engines rushed to an address on Ward Street, St Helens, shortly after 8.15pm on Sunday evening (September 6) after being alerted to the blaze. The…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (181+ words) POLICE have issued a CCTV image appeal after a pet cat was killed after being attacked by a dog off its lead. Detectives have today released images of two men they believe could assist with their inquiries following the "devastating…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (202+ words) A TEENAGER has been sentenced after admitting to riding an illegally adapted bike without a licence or insurance. The 16-year-old from St Helens, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Merseyside Youth Court on Tuesday, September 1, where he…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (367+ words) PLANS have been submitted to St Helens Council for the development of a playground in Newton-le-Willows. The proposal seeks to expand the existing footprint of St Johns Playground on St John Street, with new equipment, boundary fencing, safety surfacing, and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (309+ words) MUCH has been made of Saints’ record of qualifying for - when available - every format of play-off for the past 61 years. In 1962, the last time Saints failed to make the league’s knock out stages, they finished in ninth - six points behind…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (146+ words) A MAN has admitted to possession of crack cocaine. Joe Wright, 24, of Viaduct Street, Newton-le-Willows, indicated a guilty plea at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 25. He was found in possession of the Class A drug…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (600+ words) A VOLUNTEER group behind improvements at one of St Helens' Green Flag parks has criticised the council's decision not to reintroduce a park ranger service, describing the move as a "bitter blow". Friends of Victoria Park chair Diane Tabern said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) A MAN has been banned from driving after he was caught behind the wheel under the influence of drugs. Mark Bailey, of Bronte Street, in Newtown, St Helens, was stopped by police on Boundary Road in St Helens on Thursday,…...