Local News

• Councillors' 'disgust' at flurry of village break-ins and thefts

  
  COUNCILLORS have expressed disgust after a flurry of thefts and break-ins in a village and say residents are on "hyper alert".

• Plans submitted to bulldoze fire-ravaged Green Dragon building

  
  A PLANNING application has been drawn up seeking permission to bulldoze a former pub which was ravaged by a fire last month.

• Murderer Adam Brettle 'flirted with barmaid' hours after stabbing girlfriend to death

  
  A COURT was told of the movements of murderer Adam Brettle in the wake of the brutal stabbing of his girlfriend Samantha Gosney as he went on the run sparking a two-day manhunt.

• 'We felt like Zac was with us'

  
  THE family of a 10-year-old boy who died from an aggressive brain tumour have raised £4,000 by running the Greater Manchester Run to thank the hospital who tried to save his life.

• Aldi is looking for wine tasters to try their range for FREE

  
  KNOW a thing or two about your grapes? Fancy yourself as a wine expert?

• Nursery withdraws expansion plans in wake of resident objections

  
  A NURSERY'S expansion plans to increase its intake to 60 children which sparked objections from residents have been withdrawn.

• Rubbish fire at playing fields

  
  ONE crew has been called to a rubbish fire next to the playing field.

• Police find man’s body after being called to house

  
  AN appeal has been launched to find the next of kin after police were called to a house where the body of a man in his 80s was found.

• Police called after youths on bikes 'intimidate motorists'

  
  POLICE were called after reports of youths on bikes intimidating motorists last night (Monday, May 20).

• Smyths Toys is giving away FREE Toy Story 4 goodies

  
  TOY shop Smyths Toys is giving away free Toy Story 4 goodies this weekend during a party to celebrate the release of the new Disney film.

• How recovery of Rayban sunglasses helped police convict Audi theft crime crew

  
  TWO men have been jailed and another handed a suspended sentence after a stolen Audi was recovered in St Helens.

• Vandals smash car while owner was in work

  
  A CAR owner was left fuming after her vehicle was vandalised while she was at work.

• Daredevil Lucas, 6, is 'youngest ever 3 Peaks conqueror'

  
  DAREDEVIL Lucas Lawrenson has become the youngest ever conqueror of the famous Three Peaks Challenge.

• Police seize motorbike and drugs

  
  POLICE seized a motorbike and a quantity of drugs on Monday evening (May 20).

• Trains disrupted after 'trespasser on tracks'

  
  DISRUPTIONS were caused on the railway line due to trespassers on the track this morning.

• Ping Pong Parlour launches at shopping centre

  
  IT IS game on at Church Square Shopping Centre as the highly anticipated Ping Pong Parlour has now opened serving up free fun table tennis sessions.

• Traffic delays after M57 crash

  
  A ROAD lane is blocked after a crash on the M57 southbound after junction six at Kirkby.

• New leader of St Helens Council opens new accessible community garden

  
  A project to set up a community allotment has been officially opened by the new leader of St Helens Council.

• Six crimes from burglaries to car thefts reported in one area of the borough over the weekend

  
  OFFICERS are investigating six reports of crime - from burglaries to car thefts - in Rainhill.

• Man jailed for life after murdering girlfriend in act of 'pure butchery'

  
  A MAN has been handed a life sentence after murdering his girlfriend in a frenzied knife attack.