Local News

• Appeal to find woman who helped at scene of tragedy on Upholland Road, Billinge

  
  POLICE are appealing to find a woman who helped at the scene of a collision which led to the deaths of two men.

• Extensive cordons in place after boy, 17, shot in stomach in Prescot

  
  EXTENSIVE cordons are in place around the scene where a 17-year-old boy was found with a gun shot wound.

• Teenager shot in Prescot

  
  A TEENAGER has been shot in Prescot this afternoon (Monday).

• St Helens Council in formal intervention with DfE over 'inadequate' children's services

  
  THE Department for Education (DfE) could take action if sufficient improvements are not made within children’s services in St Helens.

• WATCH: How this mum transformed her son's room into fire station for less than £100

  
  THE mum of a fire engine obsessed little boy transformed his bedroom into a fire station for less than £100.

• Latest unemployment figures for St Helens released

  
  ST HELENS has seen a slight drop in unemployment benefit claimants in the new figures, although numbers are still slightly higher than 12 months ago.

• Brothers jailed for burglary where 88-year-old woman had car keys, handbag and bank cards stolen

  
  TWO "despicable and cowardly" brothers have been jailed for a burglary where an 88-year-old woman had her car keys, handbag and bank cards stolen.

• Ambitious proposals for new railway station at Carr Mill

  
  CARR Mill could be added to the rail network with a new station under proposals announced by metro mayor Steve Rotheram.

• HGV driver arrested after man dies and woman is seriously hurt in East Lancs crash

  
  A MAN died and a woman was seriously injured during a crash on the East Lancs in Leigh this morning.

• Man charged after 'threats to petrol bomb arcade'

  
  A MAN from St Helens has been charged in connection with an incident in which alleged threats to petrol bomb an amusements arcade in Warrington town centre were made.

• Max's delight at kicking off at Saints

  
  SAINTS'S Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook testimonial game against London Broncos on Sunday was one to remember for Thatto Heath Crusaders junior Max Stevenson.

• Aldi staff are getting a pay rise

  
  ALDI employees have received a huge boost to start the new year after finding out their latest pay rise will mean they're employed by the UK's highest-paying supermarket.

• Nursery owner fined after wall knocked down in front of Sandfield House

  
  A NURSERY owner has been fined £1,200 for knocking down a wall in front of a listed building, writes Local Democracy Reporter Chris McKeon.

• Boy, 13, hit by car on Winwick Road near M62 junction

  
  A TEENAGER has been hit by a car on Winwick Road this morning.

• More than 2,000 runners expected for 10th St Helens 10k

  
  MORE than 2,000 runners are expected to hit the streets for the 10th GPW Recruitment St Helens 10k with remaining places strictly limited.

• Friends unite to shave heads in memory of friend who died by suicide

  
  FOUR friends whose pal is believed to have died by suicide have raised just under £3,000 for his family by braving the shave.

• Terrorists to take lie detector tests under new plans

  
  TERRORISTS could be made to take a lie detector test to prove they have reformed and are not planning to carry out another attack.

• Man fighting for life after suffering gunshot wound

  
  A MAN in his 50s is fighting for his life after suffering a gunshot wound on Friday afternoon.

• Kristian Woolf's match reaction and injury update after Saints win over London

  
  SAINTS boss Kristian Woolf was pleased with his senior side’s first and only hit-out of the pre-season with a 36-6 friendly win over relegated London Broncos.

• WIN: Tickets for Saints v Sydney Roosters World Club Challenge

  
  NEXT month sees the eagerly anticipated battle of the champions to decide who is the best in the world.