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• Whiston Hospital staff exhausted and disheartened to see people ignoring Covid rules

  
  HOSPITAL staff battling a second wave of coronavirus have said they are exhausted and disheartened to see people ignoring the rules.

• Homes evacuated on Main Street, Billinge after car hit lamppost

  
  HOMES were evacuated by fire crews after a gas main was ruptured as a car crashed into a lamppost last night (Wednesday).

• Inquest hears tragic case of couple who died in back garden paddling pool

  
  AN INQUEST has heard the tragic case of a couple who were found dead in a paddling pool in a back garden.

• St Helens' Jack Ashworth appears in court to face charges of criminal damage and theft

  
  SAINTS forward Jack Ashworth has appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court charged in connection with incidents at his then girlfriend's house on Christmas Day 2018.

• FIRST LOOK: Inside Phoenix Plant Based Eatery's new St Helens town centre home

  
  WHEN you decide to update your business, you don't expect there to be a worldwide pandemic.

• Convicted fraudster hands himself in after two years on run

  
  A CONVICTED fraudster who has been on the run for two years is finally behind bars after he handed himself in at a police station.

• Super League Grand Final to be staged at KCOM Stadium, Hull

  
  THE Betfred Super League’s 2020 Grand Final will be played at the KCOM Stadium on Friday 27 November (kick-off 8pm).

• Kristian Woolf Q&A: Lewis Dodd, Joel Thompson, Leeds Rhinos

  
  SAINTS boss Kristian Woolf was asked about Lewis Dodd, recruitment, preparations for three in eight and the Leeds game when the Star's Mike Critchley caught up with him.

• Kristian Woolf: Lewis Dodd will get a start in halves for Saints

  
  SAINTS’ 18-year-old scrum half Lewis Dodd grabbed his landmark first senior try in only his second outing off the bench last week.

• Teaching staff reminded not to let their guard down to coronavirus

  
  THE spread of coronavirus in some of St Helens’ worst-hit schools has been amplified by teachers “letting their guard down”, councillors have been told.

• Here's when gyms and leisure centres will reopen in St Helens

  
  GYMS and leisure centres will be allowed to open in St Helens from Saturday, with plans in place to pilot Covid-secure swimming lessons next month.

• Burglary suspects arrested at dismantled cannabis farm site

  
  THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary at a recently dismantled cannabis farm.

• Coronavirus: St Helens' latest statistics

  
  THERE were 146 new cases of coronavirus in St Helens in the latest official daily figures.

• Detectives want to find man who may have information about Class A drugs supply

  
  DETECTIVES are continuing to appeal to the public for help find a man who may have "vital information" about the supply of Class A drugs in Merseyside.

• St Helens is Open: ‘Now’s the time to back local businesses,’ says council leader

  
  “NOW’S the time to back local businesses. They need us more than ever.”

• How St Helens MPs voted in free school meals debate

  
  MPs have voted against Labour's motion to extend free school meals over school holidays until Easter 2021.

• Super League Covid testing results for October 22, 2020

  
  RESULTS from this week’s testing for Covid-19 across the 11 Betfred Super League clubs, match officials and other relevant staff have been received.

• Stolen vehicles bearing false plates seized in Whiston

  
  POLICE have shared details of two stolen vehicles they have seized in Whiston in separate incidents.

• FareShare and Tressell Trust make food collection appeal

  
  TWO charities providing vital food to people hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are appealing for people across St Helens to help support a food collection this Christmas.

• Morrisons launch 'ultimate' Halloween and Bonfire Night food boxes

  
  Morrisons have launched two new food boxes to help people celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night at home for 2020.