At its meeting on Wednesday, the council’s cabinet approved the establishment of the launch of the fund for 2024, once construction contracts are in place for the Parkside West development.
This follows the principles in the Retained Rates Strategy for…
As previously reported by the Star, members of St Helens Council flew to Germany last month to mark one of the oldest twinning arrangements in Europe, which began just after the Second World War.
Members from St Helens Youth Council, St Helens Music Se…
Patrick Holt
Patrick Holt (Image: Merseyside Police)
A man who led police in a dangerous police chase over 30 miles found in possession of cocaine worth almost £700,000 was jailed.
Patrick Holt has been locked up for his disgraceful driving which saw h…
A road will close overnight, October 1-2 to allow Network Rail to carry out a detailed examination of a railway bridge structure on Alder Root Lane, Warrington.
The closure will be from 9 pm to 6 am to minimise traffic disruption.
Warrington Borough Co…
At its meeting later today, Wednesday, the council’s cabinet is being recommended to approve the establishment of it, for launch in 2024, once construction contracts are in place for the Parkside West development.
This follows the principles in the Ret…
A “danger to life” weather warning has been issued by the Met Office as Storm Agnes prepares to hit the region.
The city is set to be battered by strong winds today with gusts of up to 41mph. Wirral,[1] Sefton[2] and St Helens[3] are also covered by th…
The M61 southbound was closed between junction 5 and 4 at just after 9pm on the evening of Thursday September 26 as emergency services arrived on the scene.
They were called to assist someone in need of “rescue” on St Helens Road.
A Greater Manchester …
The Met Office has issued a “danger to life” warning for Liverpool as stormy weather is on its way.
The city is set to be battered by strong winds later this week with gusts of up to 41mph. Wirral,[1] Sefton a[2]nd St Helens[3] are also covered by the …
New data collated by On Times Trains has revealed how each railway station in the UK has performed so far in 2023[1].
Researchers have collected data of the number of cancellations, delays, and disruptions from each station in the UK – with the majorit…
The research, which also analysed the busiest train stations, looked at the rate of cancellations across the country within a set time period.
The research showed that a number of locations such as stations in Manchester and York had cancellation rates…
In November last year, work started in Lea Green on the roundabout close to the Bull and Dog pub to install the Liverpool City Region’s first Cycle Optimised Protected Signals (CYCLOPS) junction – which claims to prioritise the safety of pedestrians an…
The teenager – who is believed to have been a student at Birchwood High School – has not yet been officially identified by Cheshire Police.
Police officers were called to the scene on August 17, with the police called following reports of concern for t…
Ahead of the opening of the junction’s scheduled opening next week, an information event will be held to allow residents the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about the pioneering project.
St Helens Borough Council says the new road format…
A huge part of Rainhill’s history, the locomotive trials was a competition that took place in the village in 1829, which tested which trains would have the best power for the nearly-completed Liverpool to Manchester railway.
Stephenson’s Rocket was the…