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Stories for 9 May 1996
Blackburn News
Don't let our heritage die
THE decision by Blackburn Council not to spend any of a £60,000 English Heritage cash grant on the Church Street Pavilions - instead favouring other listed buildings - is as regrettable as it is baffling. more...
Larry knows the score
LARRY PEARSON is a rare breed in the world of cricket and in the perfect position to monitor the form of his beloved East Lancashire. more...
Tory leader and deputy are out
A RED TIDAL wave of Labour councillors swept this year's local elections as Tory candidates took to the hills for cover. more...
Jackie's phoneline advice saves stroke victim
AMBULANCE service operative Jackie Smith was hailed a heroine - after helping save a stroke victim's life...by telephone. more...
LETTER:Say goodbye to noisy neighbours
I WOULD like to express my own and my family's great relief through your newspaper and to thank our local councils who are at last doing something positive to stamp out the nuisance caused by noisy neighbours. more...
LETTER:Price policy mystery
I WAS compelled to write after reading your article headlined "Beanz Meanz War", on how certain supermarkets were competing to offer low-priced tins of beans. The quote by Chris Blundell, Morrisons marketing manager, particularly interested me. more...
Snooker ace wins charity showbiz golf tournament
A LOCAL snooker hero raced over 100 miles to play a special round of golf for one of the late Les Dawson's favourite charities - and pocketed first prize. more...
LETTER:Concert was just magic!
I SECOND the comments of Brian Wood in his review of Queen tribute band, Ga Ga (Citizen, May 2). more...
Jack Straw calls for quick legislation on Stalking Bill
JACK Straw has joined Darwen MP Janet Anderson in her race against time to make stalking a criminal offence. more...
No holds barred!
THEY'VE had some real ding-dong battles in the past and Saturday's clash between Cup holders Great Harwood and League champions Padiham promises to be no different. more...
'Pedestrian friendly' Boulevard
THE new Blackburn Boulevard is taking shape and work will be finished this year. more...
Street drama!
SHOPPERS look on in horror as a young woman is flung into the air by a speeding car. more...
Mixed fortunes for Darwen
DARWEN had mixed success over the weekend, picking up their first win of the season only to be dumped out of the Lancashire Cup. more...
LETTER:Pavilions could be a testament to craftsmanship
WITH reference to the article on the Church Street Pavilions by Sol Buckner in last week's Citizen, it seems a shame that these buildings are earmarked for demolition. more...
Archbishop of York to visit Blackburn
THE new Archbishop of York is to make his first official visit to the Blackburn Diocese this weekend. more...
Residents fear road safety measures will not save lives
ROAD chiefs have introduced a new scheme to slow traffic at an accident blackspot in a last-ditch effort to prevent more casualties. more...
It's animal magic!
FROM Llamas to pot-bellied pigs, a whole herd of unusual animals are about to make their home in Rishton. more...
Heritage is here at last
A £19,000 heritage centre is about to open its doors to the Oswaldtwistle public. more...
Tory leader and deputy are out in elections
HUSBAND and wife team, Doug and Sandra Hayes were left reeling in the wake of the local elections. more...
Blackpool News
Oyston names conspirators
MILLIONAIRE Owen Oyston told police he had been subjected to a "very nasty and vicious" campaign for 10 to 12 years. more...
Shine on Les
THE MEMORY of Les Dawson was at the forefront of a special round of golf as celebrities teed off to help raise funds for one of his favourite charities. more...
Join the club!
BLACKPOOL nitespot Brannigan's is expecting capacity crowds of women this summer - all hoping to snare £10.9 million lottery winner Karl Crompton. more...
Water war
LANCASHIRE County Council is mounting a legal challenge against water meters. more...
Mary casts off old age
SPRIGHTLY pensioner Mary Howarth refuses to let life slip through the net more...
Bolton Business
Local rounds for Lakeland brewer
CUMBRIAN brewer Jennings Brothers is delighted with the pub it has acquired near Bury and is looking for more. The Cockermouth-based company is expanding steadily outside its traditional Lake District heartland. Earlier this year it acquired the Red Lion at Hawkshaw and others are now under consideration. more...
Vantona showtime
FARNWORTH-based Vantona is taking part in the Intohome Home Furnishing Exhibition at G-Mex in Manchester between May 12 and 15. more...
Retailers sold on success
COUNTERPRINT Gas Sales on Chorley Road, Adlington has won the Calor Gas Key Retailer of the Month Award. more...
Bolton News
From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO more...
Security lapse
THE SECURITY lapse which allowed anti-terrorist training video tapes to be sold at a car boot sale is indefensible. more...
Keep calm
ROAD Rage took on a new dimension in an incident in a Bolton town centre street. more...
Good luck!
WE hope the winners of the Bolton heat of the Senior Citizens Talent Contest make the national finals and are successful there. more...
We won't unite and fight say party chiefs
LEADING Tories and Liberal Democrats have ruled out a voting pact on Bolton Council. more...
Council D-Day for 438 row homes
TWO controversial housing schemes were due to go before Bolton's planning councillors later today. more...
Return of the Red Arrows
THE world famous Red Arrows display team are set to return to the North West on June 1 as the main attraction at Bolton Air Show and Gala Day. more...
Nick finds the going tough
HORWICH'S Nick Marr is part of a North-west team taking part in the gruelling 230-mile Western Isles Challenge. more...
Police hunt sex beast
DETECTIVES are hunting a vicious sex fiend who attempted to rape a woman in a secluded lane on the outskirts of Bolton last night. more...
Soccer coaching course kicks off
CROSSOVER 97, a Bolton City Challenge initiative for young people, is inviting people to join a Football Association coach training course. more...
Last Post sounds for sad memories
FORMER servicemen and their families gathered on Victoria Square yesterday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. more...
Project flagged up
PEOPLE in central Bolton will receive lessons on creating a carnival atmosphere with the launch of a new project. more...
Police in gun haul
A MAN was arrested after armed police officers surrounded a farm on the outskirts of Bolton today. more...
Lorry crash woman badly hurt
A WOMAN driver suffered serious internal injuries in a crash between a car and a heavy lorry last night. more...
Octagon chance for young actors
BUDDING actors and actresses can develop their talents with the help of the Crossover 97 project and the Bolton Octagon. more...
Cycles hit opera!
SIR: On behalf of Opera 74 may I offer an apology to the four hundred or so patrons of Opera 74 who were so seriously inconvenienced as they attempted to approach the Town Hall for a performance of Carmen last Friday. more...
You don't know gun law!
SIR: Once again (Thursday, April 25 editorial) the BEN demonstrates its unreasoning anti-gun attitude and its ignorance of the legislation covering possession, legally, of firearms. more...
Those who served
SIR: HMS Cumberland Association seeks anyone who has ever served on, or is serving on the 15th or 16th Cumberland. We are an active association who keep in touch with old shipmates through news letters, members' lists and ,of course our annual reunion. HMS Cumberland remains the "happy ship" that we all remember and this comradeship and friendliness continues through the association members,their wives and partners. more...
Just for the record!
SIR: What a record this Government has. First the flooding of this country with shoddy cheap imports, then the live-now-pay-later philosophy which, along with modern technology, caused so much unemployment and despair to families. Early retirement on a good pension may make way for the young to get a job and provide a happy life and stability to families again. Mass immigration will not solve things - they are only paid less by greedy employers. more...
Cinema praise
SIR: I congratulate cinema chain Warner Company, and its managing director Mr Peter Dobson for taking such a bold move, not to show the film 'Kids' in its cinemas. I hope other cinema chains will follow suit. more...
Our hearts go out to Tracy's family
A HARD-hitting anti-speeding campaign featuring young Farnworth hit-and-run victim Tracy Kennedy has struck a poignant chord with a couple hit by tragedy 24 years ago. more...
Dracula show was great
SIR: Thanks to the schoolchildren and teachers at St James Secondary CE School, Lucas Road, Farnworth for the very good performance on Friday, May 3. Dracula was the theme. The orchestra was first class and the chorus and dancers could not have been better. more...
Kindhearts rally to Debbie's aid
KINDHEARTED Bolton Evening News readers have given a cerebral palsy sufferer a step forward in her fight to replace a wheelchair destroyed by a joyrider. more...
Ancient attic cache discovered
NEVER let it be said Bolton is late with the news . . . more...
Pensioner vows to solve pal's murder mystery
A FARNWORTH man is to travel to Hong Kong in a bid to uncover the truth about the death of an old friend. more...
Council scandal: Bolton man in the clear
SIX high ranking Westminster City Council figures were today found guilty of "wilful misconduct" in a "homes for votes" scandal. more...
Health chief quits after housing probe
THE vice chairman of Wigan and Bolton Health authority has resigned from his post after fraud squad investigations were launched into his business dealings. more...
Art in schools to grow with Jeff
THE Bolton Wildlife Project and the Arts Unit of Bolton council have teamed up with local craftsman Jeff Allen to create two living willow sculptures at schools in Deane. more...
Road rage: Two held
TWO men are being quizzed by detectives probing a road rage attack which left a pedestrian fighting for his life in hospital. more...
Robbery victim's high-rise terror
TWO Bolton men who robbed a former friend, threatened to throw him to his death from his high rise flat if he told police. more...
Euro aid to put jobless in work
UNEMPLOYED people in Halliwell are to be given £160,000 from Europe. more...
Bolton Sport
Lucketti set to go
BURY are ready to listen to offers for star defender Chris Lucketti. more...
Bury lose record
BURY Under-18s lost their first game of the season when they went down 3-1 to Salford in the Greater Manchester County Cup Final at the Cliff. more...
Wigan wonder show stuns union champs
Wigan 82 Bath 6 WIGAN showed little mercy as they dispatched Bath in a complete mismatch at Maine Road last night. more...
Wigan ace says Bath will be running hot
FORMER All Black Va'aiga Tuigamala fired a warning to his Wigan team mates as they squared up for the battle of the champions against union double winners Bath tonight. more...
Bolton's triple treat
BOLTON hit form over the Bank Holiday weekend with two fine victories and a winning draw. more...
Duddle strikes again
LEIGH had a tremendous victory over the early pacesetters in the Liverpool Competition, Colwyn Bay. more...
Flying start
BOLTON Schools started the season with a hard earned ten-run victory over local rivals Bury at Kearsley Cricket Club. more...
Price is right in Clif-hanger
CLIFTON clinched an exciting last-over victory over Northern League side Darwen to reach the next round of the Abbot Ale cricket competition. more...
BGA triumph
BOLTON Golf Association recorded their first away victory over East Lancs in 26 years with a10-8 win at Nelson. more...
Burnley News
The truth is out there
BARLICK'S answer to X-Files UFO hunter Fox Mulder is determined to get to the bottom of Pendle's most enduring mystery. more...
Picture tells story of hope
IF every picture tells a story, then the picture painted on the walls of Sipovo kindergarten, Bosnia, tells the story of a group of Lancashire soldiers who are trying to rebuild a world fit for children amid the ruins of a country destroyed by a monstrous war. more...
Olympic dream stolen
MEAN thieves dealt a blow to the Olympic dreams of top disabled runner Mark Brown when they broke into his car and stole his athletics gear. more...
Crime blackspot targeted
SOUTH west Burnley, the borough's biggest crime blackspot, is being targeted in the latest Safer Cities project. more...
King coal!
AWARD-winning coalman Albert Milligan has a theory that open fires are good for people's health. more...
Life saver on line
FEAR gripped Gillian Cocker when her 82-year-old mother started to struggle for breath during a family evening at home. more...
Swords into... pick-up trucks
WEAPONS technology adapted for peaceful purposes has brought Lucas Aerospace a £34 million, five-year contract. more...
Aussie Shawn leads Lowerhouse victory
LOWERHOUSE continued their perfect start to the season on Sunday as Shawn Flegler made an unbeaten 159 in a total of 237-6 to put the result of their game with Accrington beyond doubt. more...
Instant replay!
MOVIE-maker Peter Copestake will remember a ecumenical church service marking Colne's centenary for the rest of his life. more...
Bury News
Ale award for licensee
ATTENDING a brewery awards evening in Chorley recently Hark to Dandler licensee Tom Jones received a Mastercellarman Award Certificate from Matthew Brown managing director John Sarginson. more...
Fans wild over Shakers promotion
FANS, players and management were jubilant at Gigg Lane on Saturday after the 5,658-strong crowd had waited with bated breath for the result of the drama still unfolding at Scunthorpe's Glanford Park where the home team were entertaining Darlington. The final whistle had gone and Bury had already done their bit with a confident 3-0 victory over Cardiff City, but emotions were running from high to low as promotion rivals Darlington clawed back a two-goal deficit to level the scores. more...
Residents rage over lodge in-fill plan
LAST Friday a second heated public meeting was held to discuss a planning application submitted to the Council by the owner of the disused Taylor Nicholson lodge off Mather Road in Bury. He is proposing to in-fill part of his picturesque lodge to reduce its water depth to a safe level. more...
Top marks for Prestwich school
FOLLOWING its rise from the ashes Parrenthorn High School has earned top marks from OFSTED inspectors who have described its head's leadership as providing "a vision for the school that strives to develop all pupils fully." In January last year a £1 million blaze gutted the Prestwich school. more...
Unsworth top scorers in weekend's cricket
UNSWORTH and Stand experienced the highs and lows of life in the Central Lancashire Cricket League. more...
Samantha's wish comes true
CARING schoolgirl Samantha Hollingsworth's wish is to come true. more...
Ambulance service retains contract
FOLLOWING a market testing exercise the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust has had its non-emergency Patient Transport Service contract renewed with the Central Manchester NHS Healthcare Trust Worth more than £1.5 million over the next three years, the contract is to provide non-emergency patient transport services to and from the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester Eye Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and associated treatment centres. more...
Pupils plan career moves
MORE than 300 young people had the chance to plan their first career moves when they attended the recent Your Future - Your Options day at Bury Town Hall. more...
YOUNGSTERS help Radcliffe estate's clean-up
YOUNGSTERS are to join forces with local people to stage a massive clean-up operation in Radcliffe. Derelict land off Spencer Avenue on the Bolton Road estate is to be tackled in a new joint initiative bringing together the entire community. more...
Water chiefs should pay Council say Watchdogs
FOR the part it played in supplying emergency assistance to local users Bury Council should be paid, say water watchdogs Ofwat. more...
Adventure week thrills on offer
SKILLS, thrills and spills are on offer until May 12 when a Forest Focus Adventure Week offers taster sessions of activities in country parks in Bury. . more...
Chorley News
Stars prepare for kick off
NOW only less than two weeks away, the Citizen-backed Charity Football Bonanza is almost ready to kick off. more...
Playgroup seeks a new home
CHURCH bosses have come under fire after a long-established village playgroup was served notice to quit. more...
New heart unit for hospital
THE care of heart patients in Chorley has been boosted with the launch of a new hospital unit. more...
Holidays for diabetic kiddies
THE Chorley, Preston and South Ribble Diabetics Support Group wants to send children packing - to specialised holiday resorts. more...
Tory blues after polls
THE Conservatives tumbled to the third party in power in Chorley following this year's historic borough elections. more...
Darwen News
Estates to shed bronx image
TROUBLED Darwen communities are set to reap the benefits of an initiative designed to help them shed their "Bronx" style images for good. more...
MP slams town's 'grotty' toilets
DARWEN MP Janet Anderson has panned the borough council for offering sub-standard loos in Darwen when Blackburn boasts award winning facilities. more...
Sports centre's £220,000 facelift
DARWEN Leisure Centre will splash out more than £220,000 on a major facelift thanks to a lottery win and council grant. more...
In the army
DARWEN Library Players have a full cast for their epic Accrington Pals production - thanks to an appeal in the Citizen. more...
Lancashire Leisure
5 YEARS AGO: Slum clearance bid
POLITICIANS from a housing blackspot were today hopeful of government backing for a new plan to speed up slum clearance. more...
10 YEARS AGO: Labour on rampage
LABOUR forged ahead on an anti-government tide today as election night left East Lancashire Conservatives at their weakest in the town halls for more than a decade. more...
Lancashire News
MP still buzzed by low-flying jet risks
BARNOLDSWICK is at risk from an RAF jet crash because of low-flying war planes, its MP claimed in a new row on the issue. more...
Enough is enough
RESIDENTS in a troubled-part of Burnley are at the end of their tether after suffering years of drug-related crime. more...
College stalwart dies
A FORMER college head of science has died after a heart attack at home. more...
Cure to heart disease!
THERE is another disease, far more widespread than 'mad cow disease,' which is linked not only to the consumption of beef, but to all meats - It is heart disease. more...
Church efforts abound for Aid week
CHURCH members across Pendle are helping to raise cash for charity. more...
Popular rector calls it a day
THE MAN who has done more than most to help shape the future of a 450-year-old Accrington church is making his plans to leave the parish. more...
Lights abused
AS a motorist, I believed that the flashing lights on both sides of a motor vehicle, front and rear, were an excellent innovation as a hazard warning in case of breakdown. more...
Girl injured in collision
A YOUNG girl who suffered serious injuries in a road accident may have to spend up to ten weeks in hospital to recover. more...
Baby snatch alert
PARENTS were put on a baby snatch alert today as it was revealed that bogus officials entered a house after telling a dad he had been mistreating his child. more...
Hospital top of the pops
STAFF at Beardwood Hospital, Blackburn, have received a giant vote of confidence from their patients. more...
There's still a long time to go to election
ONLY A week ago, voters in England's local elections told the Tories what they thought of them as they turfed them out of hundreds of council seats across the country. more...
Give them all medals
EVERY one of the London Marathon runners - first to last - deserves a medal. more...
Breast-feed action week
HEALTH bosses in East Lancashire want to become baby-friendly to encourage mums to breast-feed their tots! more...
Gas bill anger boils over
BRITISH Gas today apologised to a brassed-off customer for bombarding her with bills and red reminders for money she never owed. more...
Farewell, old flume
FUN-FILLED memories are now all that remains of the old flume at Blackburn Waves Water Fun Centre. more...
Farmers face calf surplus
DAIRY farmers have gone into very public mourning over the BSE-related killing of thousands of calves less than ten days old, whose remains are to be incinerated rather than being eaten. more...
Sex pervert laws don't go far enough, says M P
THE government has been condemned for failing to go all the way in tackling British child sex perverts who commit offences abroad. more...
Paradise lost and found
LAST week as part of Access Month, countryside lovers got together to argue their different interests. Lancashire Evening Telegraph naturalist Ron Freethy takes a personal look at what happened. more...
We were cheated over Europe
IN your leader (LET, April 29) you state "MPs would do well to remember it was the British public who voted in a referendum to join Europe." more...
Lancashire Sport
We'll be back, says Sherwood
TIM Sherwood today blasted out a warning to anyone who thinks Blackburn Rovers are a spent force - "We are no one-season wonders." more...
Heath defends new kit
BURNLEY boss Adrian Heath has joined the growing Burnley kit row. more...
Goal hero Taylor aims for Wembley glory
CLITHEROE'S Andy Taylor has no doubts - the Blues are going to Wembley to win! more...
MOTORSPORT: A Ford siesta
SUNDAY afternoons are never quite the same without a siesta. more...
CRICKET: Harris in race for cup clash
CHRIS Harris faces a dramatic race against the clock to reach Acre Bottom in time for Sunday's Jennings Worsley Cup first round tie between Ramsbottom and Rishton. more...
Peter White looks back at a season of frustration for Rovers
RAY Harford has no trouble picking out the double whammy which caused him the most pain during the season just ended - the injuries to Graeme Le Saux and Ian Pearce. more...
Lancaster News
Watchdogs target Infirmary
THE casualty department at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is to get a check-up of its own from the city's health watchdogs. more...
Harvey's men earn a place in the top ten
MORECAMBE proved just how far they have come this season as they finished the campaign on a winning note at home to Kidderminster on Saturday. more...
Stranded at the station
COMMUTERS, students and businesses in and around Lancaster could be left high and dry by plans to privatise the area's railway network. more...
Inventor admits to fraud
THE inventor of the notorious Africar wooden car has admitted fraudulent trading and deception. more...
Giant Axe swings into action
GIANT Axe, the home of Lancaster City Football Club, is set to be converted into a multi-million pound sports complex serving the city. more...
Champions are finally beaten
LANCASTER'S long unbeaten league run came to an end when they lost their final game at home to Farsley Celtic on Saturday. more...
Leigh News
£10m water works to keep-up supplies
NORTH West Water is forking out a further £10 million to protect essential supplies as the region continues to suffer from a lack of rainfall. more...
Mine leader wins dole fight
MINERS' leader Billy Kelly has won an appeal against British Coal over redundancies at Lancashire's last remaining pit. more...
Shady nook blast for council
FROM a shady nook to a denuded street. That is what East Avenue, Leigh, has become according to local residents who are angry at the council who have just chopped down the last two mature trees. more...
Ousted Terry to quit council
LEIGH councillor Terry Harper is quitting the council. more...
The boys are back in town
CHALLENGE Cup fever will grip RL fans again this month - a quarter of a century after Leigh's famous Wembley win. more...
Brave the bumps for charity nuns
LEIGH'S bumpiest road is runway smooth compared to the ones leading to a Ghanan clinic. more...
Fun holiday for Michael
POORLY Michael Banham's best friends helped send him on a fun holiday. Children, staff and parents from Best Friends Nursery in Mort Lane, Tyldesley raised £1404 with a series of events to send Michael and his parents on a much-needed break. more...
Woman's death: man, 40, bailed
DETECTIVES have released a man they were quizzing over the death of an Atherton mother of two. more...
Leigh Sport
England call for super Smethills
LEE SMETHILLS has won an England call. more...
Last-gasp defeat leaves Hughes fuming
ERIC HUGHES is now acutely aware of the awesome task facing him at Hilton Park. more...
John's leap back in time
ATHLETE John Taylor has set himself an Olympian target. more...
Preston News
North End 2 Exeter City 0
KING ANDY Saville (pictured) crowned a perfect season on Saturday - scoring his 30th goal and putting Proud Preston on the road to Division Two. more...
Mayor elect loses seat
PRESTON Borough Council is set for a major reshuffle following last Thursday's elections which left the Conservatives badly depleted and facing the loss of their Mayor elect. more...
New posts for old
YOUNGSTERS on a Leyland estate are to be given a set of new goal posts after council workmen demolished their own home-made ones. more...
Playground littered with syringes
POTENTIALLY lethal needles are strewn across a Leyland wasteland where children regularly play. more...
Children separated from parents at turnstiles
DAD Brian Lawrenson is demanding an apology from PNE after he lost his son for a frantic hour and a half in the chaos as 18,700 fans struggled to get into the ground on Saturday. more...
Transplant man's anti-smoking message
FORMER Preston joiner Peter Frost holds an ace card in his one-man campaign to win the hearts and minds of schoolchildren in the battle against smoking. more...
Vandals target disabled minibuses
CRUEL vandals have led a spate of attacks on a fleet of minibuses provided for disabled people in Preston. more...
Vandals wreck bowls club
A SCENE of complete devastation met members of the bowling committee when they returned to Leyland Motors Sports and Social Club after the Bank Holiday weekend. more...
Saluting their heroes
THEY came to salute their heroes. It has been a long time coming ... but it has been well worth the wait. Thousands of jubilant North End fans swarmed into Preston Flag Market on Monday for a triumphant celebration in honour of their winning team. more...
Preston North End celebrate
"CHAMPIONS, champions, champions," they sang. And what a weekend it was! more...
Reports hints at rail cuts
LATEST reports show privatisation could bring cuts to rail services calling at Preston and Lancaster. more...
St Helens News
Service marks century for NSPCC
NEARLY 400 townsfolk attended the special NSPCC Centenary Commemorative Service at St Helens Parish Church on Sunday, April 28 - almost 100 years to the day since the St Helens branch was founded. more...
Doctors vote to fight merger proposal
ST HELENS and Knowsley Local Medical Committee (LMC) has pledged to 'fight tooth and nail' against proposals put forward by a health watchdog to merge two NHS trusts. more...
Taking giant strides towards Europe
A GROUP of Greek schoolchildren will be visiting St Helens from May 18 to 24 as part of an innovative and exciting environmental project linking their country with England, Germany and Italy. more...
Brave Paul gets his special chair
THE family of a teenager bravely battling against a muscle-wasting condition are saying a big 'thank-you' to goldenheart townsfolk who helped to buy him a special wheelchair. more...
Gun raiders hit post office
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery at Blackbrook post office at around 10am this Wednesday morning. more...
Burglar steals safe from church
A SAFE containing £2,500 in English and foreign currency was stolen from the presbytery of St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, between 4.55 and 5.45pm on Saturday, April 27. Anyone who can help the police with their inquiries can contact the Crime Management Unit at St Helens police station on 0151 777 6050, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. more...
St Helens Sport
Denis Whittle talks to Saints coach Shaun McRae
HAPPY? Who wouldn't be after such a comprehensive victory. So said Saints' boss Shaun McRae after his team's demolition of Oldham on Sunday. more...
Fight on for Scott Gibbs
THE 'will he, won't he move?' surrounding Saints' Welsh ace Scott Gibbs rumbled on as the Star went to press yesterday, Wednesday, with the Knowsley Road club adopting a 'sit tight' policy. more...
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