St Helens | Archive | 2005 | November
IF you are aged between 15 and 18 and are considering a career in Information Communication Technology (ICT) then you should get down to St Helens College's SmithKline Beecham Building on Tuesday, November 15 or Monday, November 21 when we are staging ICT Careers Evenings. more...
THE Citadel has two great shows for audiences to enjoy coming up in the next week. more...
MUSIC fans made sure that this year's fireworks display at Sherdley Park went off with a bang. more...
THE Jazz Rendezvous will have a southern style to the proceedings this week. Two of the guest performers at the weekly jazz night this week both regularly play with groups influenced by the music of southern USA. more...
MEET Rose Feller, an overweight and overworked lawyer who fills her emotional void with buckets full of ice cream and a closet full of shoes she never wears. more...
THERE were fireworks galore in Clubland last weekend as a sparkling array of entertainers performed live across St Helens. more...
THE Theatre Royal will be playing host to a special screening of a cult musical. more...
WHY not enjoy an evening of wonderful music at a local church. more...
AN all female art group will be holding an exhibition of their work next week. more...
ONE half of soaps most notorious double acts will be taking to the seas for panto this year. more...
RAINHILL Model Railway Club is holding a Christmas show at Rainhill Village Hall Saturday November 26. more...
A BRAVE little girl who flew halfway around the world in search of her smile is now clinging to the hope of pioneering facial surgery. more...
A SUPERFIT cyclist who competed in the 100-mile 'Ride for the Roses' race in Texas estimates his efforts has wheeled at least £1,000 for Lance Armstrong's cancer fund. more...
WATCHING TV reports on shattered communities in the land of his birth, a surgeon felt compelled to fly out to Pakistan and do what he could to help out in the aftermath of the massive earthquake there. more...
ST HELENS council leader Marie Rimmer took up the gauntlet this week to face angry parents at a doomed primary school to explain why the council want it closed. more...
AN unusual looking parrot has been spotted fluttering around the Moss Bank Road area of the town. more...
AN offer to buy out glassmaking giant Pilkington by Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass has been rejected out of hand by board members. more...
THREE people from Scotland faced St Helens Magistrates charged with drug offences after heroin with a street value of £1,500 was seized. more...
DETECTIVES investigating a stabbing incident have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. more...
A BRAVE animal lover stopped traffic on a busy road while she rescued a little dog who had escaped from home. more...
A 53-YEAR-old grandmother has been sentenced to two months in jail after pleading guilty to breaching an Anti-Social-Behaviour Order. more...
THREE men have been arrested in connection with burglaries in St Helens. more...
FIREFIGHTERS reported a quieter Bonfire Night than usual, with the number of reported incidents down on last year. more...
A YOUNG man suffering from chronic nerve pain claims that his pleas for stronger painkillers are falling on deaf ears. more...
COULD the Domesday Book and Magna Carta be on their way to St Helens? more...
TWO local champions in the learning and skills sector have been highly commended at the national Star award ceremony. more...
A £23,000 grant from the Local Heritage Initiative is paying for a year's activities promoting the wildlife of Clinkham Woods nature reserve. more...
A DESPERATE pensioner at her wits end after losing her bus pass couldn't believe her eyes, when it dropped onto her doormat the other Saturday morning. more...
THE following duty chemists will be available for dispensing services on Sunday, November 13: Taylor's Family Pharmacy, 210 West End Road, Haydock (10am to 10pm); Lloyds Pharmacy, 173 Duke Street, St Helens (10am to 3pm); Lloyds Pharmacy, Legh Street, Newton-le-Willows (12pm to 1pm); Tesco in store pharmacy, Cables Retail Park, Prescot. more...
HAYDOCK Park Racecourse takes centre stage later this month by hosting a spectacular new occasion in the British sporting calendar on Saturday November 19... and eight Star readers have the chance to enjoy all the jumps action. more...
SHOPPING centre bosses are calling for cafés in Church Square to stub out smoking on their premises... but they claim they would lose too much business more...
A ROUTINE DIY job at her daughter's home has unearthed a historical curio, which has really sparked the interest of pensioner Edna Sixsmith. more...
THE momentum behind the St Helens Star's campaign to save Whiston Hospital's burns unit is gathering pace and has now even attracted attention from as far afield as Mexico. more...
UNSURE about what rights you have at work? more...
A FEISTY local teenager was crowned 'top cadet' after coming through a punishing two-month Canadian expedition. more...
WITH the last penny now counted, Willowbrook Hospice are better off to the tune of £700, thanks to a concert held at the Theatre Royal. more...
YOUNG and old will be standing shoulder to shoulder for Remembrance Sunday on November 13. more...
A BOOMING business, started in a back bedroom little more than a decade ago and has seen its profits treble in little more than a year, has just been awarded a prestigious Investors in People award. more...
PICKLE people Bartons did St Helens proud once again when they had the sauce to take on supermarket giants at a recent food industry award night. The century old St Helens institution, which last year gained royal approval when Prince Charles toured the Lascelles Street factory, was nominated for an award for 'Supply Chain Excellence'. more...
THE family of a man who was found dead in his car claim it was three weeks before they learned about his death - from a neighbour! more...
MANY more courses are on offer at Newton Community Centre from mid November. more...
FOURTEEN drivers were issued with written warnings after they were caught speeding. more...
A GANG of yobs systematically destroyed an asbestos garage in the run-up to Bonfire Night, leaving the angry owner to clear up the mess and count the cost. more...
WEST Street Independent Methodist Church are holding their Christmas Fayre on Saturday, November 12 starting at 2.30pm. There will be various stalls including sweets, groceries, fancy goods and White Elephant, plus a visit by Father Christmas. All welcome. more...
PATIENTS at a hospital cancer centre are to benefit from funds donated by one of the area's premier hotels. more...
RIVERSIDE Housing has been given an award by St Helens Primary Care Trust's Mental Health Promotion Team for its positive attitude towards the mental health of its staff. more...
I AM only too aware that it would appear there will always be someone who will oppose any new planning application, which is close to his or her home, business or community. more...
IF the council gets its way, many mementos, keepsakes and tributes could be stripped from graves across the town as part of an new inspection programme into cemeteries. more...
SOME older people in the community are not taking advantage of the council tax benefits available to them, with more than 50% not claiming amounts of up to £300. more...
ST HELENS libraries have launched the first 24 hour Enquire, Discover and Read services offering people the opportunity to access information and submit queries online. more...
SAINTS and Santa Claus are just two of the attractions at the annual Christmas Fayre in aid of Willowbrook Hospice, which will be held on Saturday, November 19, at St Helens Parish Church Hall. more...
A YOUNG woman posed as a council employee while quizzing neighbours on their doorsteps last Sunday. more...
DERELICT land in St Helens which has suffered from vandalism is being cleaned up. more...
SAINTS' coach Daniel Anderson has added more Aussie expertise to his backroom staff by recruiting former New South Wales forward Alan Wilson in the role of technical adviser. more...
TRAINING resumed this week for those lads not on international duty as we begin preparing ourselves for the rigours of the 2006 season. more...
THE Gillette Tri-Nations series has reached its half way stage and things are not looking too rosy for the host nation. Great Britain must get a result against the Kiwis in Huddersfield this Saturday, November 12 to have any chance of making the final. more...
THE St Helens Rugby League Referees Society, which has boosted by an influx of new recruits this term, has received welcome sponsorship from two local businesses. more...
Division One: Rainford Ex Service 5 Unison (1) 2, Windle Labour 4 Windleshaw (1) 3, Greenalls (1) 4 Haresfinch Social (2) 3, Thatto Heath RBL (1) 1 Pilks Ravenhead 6, Shaw Street Social 2 Scala Snooker 5, Sutton CC 3 Sprayhurst 4. more...
THE Friday evening postponement of Park's first team league game at Westoe due to a waterlogged pitch denied them the chance to join Morley at the top of North Division One of the Powergen League. more...
GARY Jenson's third hat trick in less than a month crowned a great week on the road for St Helens Town who's season is now beginning to gather some serious momentum. more...
RAINHILL started brightly at St Michael's and McEllin slotted home from twelve yards after seven minutes. more...
Frank Martin's ARL round up more...
LIONS' lack of experience in certain positions was exploited by a big, well-organised Bolton side and by the interval the visitors had built up an 18-0 lead. more...
FOR the second week running Heath were beaten by a team at the bottom. This time by a team that last week failed to score and conceded 60. more...
Tables as at Saturday, November 5 more...
SKIPPER John Rees grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Recs got the better of old rivals Orrell in a typically hard-fought encounter. more...
THE glorious motorcycling career of Geoff Duke, the fabulous world champion racer from St Helens, is keenly recaptured by veteran biker Richard Waring. more...
ANYONE who loved the great trolleybus age will take delight in a super trip down memory lane. more...
TIMES when a singing nightingale drew crowds by their thousands to listen to its notes are remembered with crystal clearness by an 86-year-old reader. more...
SOME folk have the most curious of collecting hobbies. Peter Wall from the West Midlands is eagerly seeking small mementoes from collieries that operated in St Helens region. more...
IT seems there's no answer to the Snigs Foot pub-sign riddle. The pub shut in 1915, at Sutton. more...
THE display-window, packed with cheeping and corn-scratching day-old yellow chicks, is vividly recaptured for us by a housewife with happy memories of her childhood in the 1920s and 30s. more...
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