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• Post office targeted by men armed with 'axe and piece of wood'

  
  STAFF at a post office were allegedly confronted by three men armed with an axe and piece of wood during an attempted robbery this morning.

• Teens arrested on suspicion of burglary following stand-off on hairdressers roof

  
  THREE teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary following a stand-off on the roof of a hairdressers.

• Eleanor wins place in youth Winmau Masters finals

  
  A 13-YEAR-OLD girl darts player has made her way through to the finals of a prestigious youth tournament.

• PICTURES: Saints produce best performance of the season to put themselves back in the title mix

  
  SAINTS put themselves back in the mix of title contenders with arguably their best performance of the season to close the gap on fourth-place to one point.

• Man from St Helens arrested in connection with shooting in Kirkby

  
  A 24-YEAR-OLD man from St Helens has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm in connection with a shooting in Kirkby last week. 

• Summer fun at Church Square

  
  A SUMMER of sun-filled activities kicks off at Church Square Shopping Centre with the return of its Shopper Whopper Kids’ Club.

• World's longest inflatable obstacle course bouncing into Haydock

  
  THE longest, continuous, inflatable obstacle course in the world is landing in Haydock this weekend.

• St Helens pledges support to Liverpool Pride and urges residents to stand up against hate crime

  
  ST HELENS Council is urging residents to stand up against hate crime as it pledges support to Liverpool Pride.

• Amazon is recruiting for 1,200 jobs at the former Burtonwood airbase site

  
  ONLINE giant Amazon is recruiting for 1,200 full-time positions ahead of its opening at Omega in Burtonwood later this year.

• PICTURE GALLERY: Summer Beach officially launched in town centre

  
  SUMMER is finally in town as Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinkerbell helped launch this year’s Summer Beach this weekend.

• Borough recognised as the first ‘Artsmark Town’ in the region

  
  ST HELENS has become the first town in the region to be awarded Artsmark status for its booming arts and culture scene.

• Victoria Park flying the flag as one of UK's best green spaces

  
  ST HELENS' Victoria Park has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the best green spaces in the country.

• Family's tribute to loving mother who died in Rainford collision

  
  THE family of a woman who died following a collision with a heavy goods vehicle on Church Road in Rainford last week have paid tribute to her.

• Man, 65, unconscious in hospital after 'unprovoked attack'

  
  TWO teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man suffered serious head injuries in an "unprovoked attack".

• Final score: Wakefield Trinity 16 Saints 41

  
  SAINTS produced arguably their best performance of the season to close the gap on fourth-place to one point. A near perfect first half saw them lead 24-6 thanks to tries from Danny Richardson, James Roby, Tommy Makinson and Regan Grace. They had a battle on at the start of the second half before further touchdowns from Louie McCarth-Scarsbrook and Zeb Taia, plus a brace of Mark Percival penalties to add to his perfect conversion rate, saw Saints home. Richardson, who started the scoring, completed it with a drop goal on the hooter.

• Political uncertainty and rising inflation pose risks to the economy - St Helens Chamber's deputy chief executive

  
  A LEADING figure at St Helens Chamber says urgent government action to boost business growth and confidence.

• Summer kids' clubs return

  
  A SUMMER of sun-filled activities is about to kick off at Church Square Shopping Centre with the return of its Shopper Whopper Kids’ Club.

• Free exercise classes for children

  
  PARENTS and children aged between three and five are entitled to four free classes a week at Xercise4Less St Helens.

• Evening race fixture to go ahead in memory of stalls handler

  
  SATURDAY's race fixture at Haydock Park will go ahead in memory of a stalls handler who died at the course yesterday.

• Stalls handler dies after suffering injuries at Haydock Park

  
  A STALLS handler has died after suffering injuries in a collision at a Haydock Park race meeting on Friday afternoon.