Local News

• CCTV appeal: Child assaulted in Tesco supermarket

  
  POLICE would like to speak to this man in connection with an assault on a child in a supermarket.

• Prescot Cables pay heartfelt tribute to 'popular young man who had a bright future ahead of him'

  
  PRESCOT Cables have paid a heartfelt tribute to 18-year-old player Jack Riding who died after collapsing during a five-a-side match.

• Police attend one-vehicle crash on Chalon Way West

  
  POLICE were called to a one-vehicle accident on Chalon Way West this morning.

• Never Gonna Give Beer Up: Rick Astley teams up with craft ale giants Mikkeller

  
  NEWTON legend Rick Astley is set to open a bar with Danish craft beer giants Mikkeller.

• AS IT HAPPENED: A Level Results Day

  
  

• Two killed in crash on East Lancs

  
  TWO people have been killed in a crash involving two vehicles on the East Lancs in Eccleston.

• Saints smiling again and close in on League Leaders' Shield

  
  THERE you have it!

• REVEALED: The best and worst GP surgeries in St Helens

  
  THE best and worst GP practices in St Helens borough have been revealed.

• AS IT HAPPENED: Saints return to winning ways at Wakefield

  
  Latest news from Wakefield as the Saints aim to return to winning ways

• 'Brazen and thoughtless' burglars jailed for more than 10 years between them

  
  POLICE have welcomed the jailing of two "brazen" serial burglars who targeted houses - including properties in Rainford and Crank.

• Audi and Mercedes crash near retail park car park

  
  AN AUDI and a Mercedes were involved in a crash on the car park near St Helens Retail Park this afternoon.

• SEIZED: Arrests after police seize items from cyclists in early hours

  
  THESE items were seized by police as three men were arrested on suspicion of offences including going equipped for theft and possession of a knife.

• Get FREE Harry Potter Lego at Smyths Toys during the August bank holiday

  
  ATTENTION muggles.

• A-level results day: Free food at Nando's, KFC and Pizza Express

  
  WHETHER you're celebrating or commiserating your A-level results today, there's plenty of places offering freebies to students.

• Teenager accused of ‘burglary armed with screwdriver’ due back in court

  
  A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who has been charged in connection with a disturbance in Newton-le-Willows in which a man was left with puncture wounds is due back in court.

• Bank holiday 'chaos' warning as Liverpool Airport staff vote to strike

  
  STAFF members at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport have voted to strike after rejecting a new pay offer, according to the GMB union.

• Man left with bruises and swelling after park attack

  
  A MAN was was left with bruises and swelling to his arm, neck and stomach after being attacked at Victoria Park.

• Warning over traffic lights ‘stuck on red’

  
  POLICE have issued a warning to motorists over a set of traffic lights struck on red.

• Motorcyclist arrested over ‘drug driving’ after reports of antisocial behaviour

  
  A MOTORCYCLIST was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after police were called to reports of antisocial riding on Queens Park.

• Firefighters called after fridge-freezer blaze in back garden spreads to house

  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called after a fridge-freezer was ablaze in the back garden of a terraced property.