St Helens | Archive | 2006 | January
St Helens stayed joint top of the Vernons League with a 2-0 victory over Warrington. St Helens dominated with man of the match Jake Devine (Chapel End) causing endless problems for the away team. more...
A CHARITY fundraiser is looking for talented youngsters to take part in a show to raise money. more...
JOIN St Helens Council's Rangers for a special slide show and talk on 'Twitching in Britain' at the Sankey Valley Country Park Visitor Centre, Blackbrook on Saturday, January 28. more...
HOT band The Five O's will be bringing their sound to St Helens in February when they perform at The Citadel. more...
AFTER the shockingly brutal terrorist attacks on their athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the Israeli secret service set their sights on revenge. more...
TOP-CLASS entertainment was on offer for townsfolk in their favourite local clubs last weekend. more...
A HARD-hitting drama based on a true story is the next movie that the St Helens Film Society will feature at The Citadel. more...
THE World of Glass will be holding two very different events in the next week. The town centre venue will be playing host to some of the North West's top psychic talent at a special Psychic night on Wednesday. more...
The Barflys, are performing at The Citadel on Saturday, January 28 at 7.30 pm. more...
BLUES fans can enjoy an evening of soulful music at The Citadel this weekend. more...
THE homecoming gig by The Clone Roses takes place next week. The local lads were due to perform at The Citadel late last year but the gig had to be cancelled after a band member had an injury and it was rescheduled for February. more...
In response to several reports I have heard in recent weeks, regarding a certain degree of disquiet with respect to the regulations and bye-laws of our cemeteries and crematoria, I wish to clarify and comment on several details. more...
JUST a quick word of warning to the lucky Ford Focus owners who haven't had their cars broken into and their radios stolen yet. more...
I LIVE approximately 100 yards from the maternity unit at Whiston Hospital and like other tenants of our road have made no complaints regarding building works to the hospital. more...
THERE are no pork pies in the world quite like Burchall's. Whenever I visit St Helens (not often enough) I always bring a dozen home with me. My favourite way to carry them is to pack each individually in plastic wrap, then foil, and lastly in my spare underwear for travelling. more...
I READ with interest the letter from the reader concerned over bus fares 'Held to ransom on bus fares' (Dear Star, January 12). I am not sure if Mr Park was quoting the fare general for everyone. more...
I WOULD like to thank everyone in St Helens who has helped PSS, the social welfare and healthcare charity, over the last year. It is encouraging to know that so many people are behind us in our efforts to make a positive difference to the lives of our service users, their families and the communities they live in. more...
HAVING studied the political situation we are in over pensions etc and freedom, they walk hand in hand. Just let me explain... we were told a few years ago that any questions we want answers to we are entitled an answer from the commissioner of the Freedom of Information Act. more...
A YOUNG rugby player lay in agony and frozen for nearly an hour after suffering a sickening on-field injury while he had to wait for an ambulance to arrive. more...
WORK has begun on two projects involved in the multi-million transformation of the Duke Street zone of St Helens town centre. more...
GARY Stretch is set to star in what is expected to be one of Hollywood's most talked about movies of this year, an Oliver Stone directed film about the September 11 terrorist attacks. more...
FLOWERS, poems, football shirts and keepsakes swamp the roadside near the spot where 16-year-old Jason Carney-Mayze, collapsed after being stabbed. more...
SAINTS former coach Ian Millward has dropped his claim for wrongful and unfair dismissal against the Knowsley Road Club. more...
HEARTBROKEN students were left stunned after vandals trashed a pond they had lovingly created. more...
SHOPS along Hard Lane closed for an hour last week as a mark of respect to much-loved Ada McCabe whose family is still coming to terms with the brutal death of the head of their family. more...
THERE'S a special meeting being held tonight (Thursday) for all those people who want to have a say about how our cemeteries are run. more...
AN ELDERLY lady is searching for a photograph of her brother who died in a tragic accident when he was in his 20s. more...
A NEW group of townspeople could be established which would have a say on how St Helens Council spends its funds. more...
HUNDREDS packed into Lowe House Church for the funeral of mother-of-two Cath Render whose brave battle against breast cancer touched so many hearts. more...
A SQUAD of young people from across St Helens saw their achievements win a special salute at an awards ceremony at the World of Glass. more...
In response to several reports I have heard in recent weeks, regarding a certain degree of disquiet with respect to the regulations and bye-laws of our cemeteries and crematoria, I wish to clarify and comment on several details. more...
THE surname Nuttall had a vast influence on the culture and glass-making influence of St Helens. The facts flow from a letter forwarded by Tony Sweeney from Eccleston. more...
INTERNATIONAL Test trio Leon Pryce, Jason Cayless and Francis Meli make their debuts in a strong line up for what will be Saints' only full hit out before Super League XI gets under way. more...
SAINTS' all action Aussie Jason Hooper begins his new role as a utility player by donning the loose forward jersey in Saturday's friendly at relegated Widnes (3pm). more...
BLACKBROOK entertain champions Halton Simms Cross on Saturday in a re-run of the Lancashire Cup Final and a game that could have a major bearing on this year's title. more...
PILKS showed definite signs of rustiness in their first game for five weeks, but finally got their act together to see off a plucky St Cuthbert's team and move level on points with Barrow Island at the top of the North West Counties Premier Division. more...
BLACKBROOK won their ninth cup game of the season as they overcame National Conference side Waterhead to go through to the fourth round of the BARLA National Cup. more...
PANTHERS maintained their push for promotion with this victory over local rivals. After an early penalty goal by the home side, the Panthers forged ahead with determined tries by centre Darren Winstanley and Michael Lee. more...
DEFENSIVE lapses at the start of each half proved costly for Haydock second string. Langworthy shot into an early 0-8 lead. more...
A SUPERB hat-trick of tries by under-18s centre Paddy Flynn on his open-age debut was the highlight as Finch recorded a long-awaited win over their fellow strugglers. more...
BRIDGE opened the scoring against the run of play with a penalty by Neil Helsby. more...
A PAUL Gill goal gave York a valuable home point in their Star Premiership tussle with the in form Shoe outfit, Anthony Johnson replying for last season's Champions. more...
ONLY once previously have Town gone down by a five goal margin in 24 years of North West Counties football but on Saturday they were put to the sword by Skem's charismatic skipper Stuart Rudd who bagged a hat-trick. more...
Prescot suffered their first league defeat since mid-November to a well-organised Frickley side that moved into second place in the UniBond Premier Division following this win. more...
BRITISH Plate Bowling Club will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 8pm. more...
BROOK seconds returned to form to overcome a physical Widnes outfit. more...
ST HELENS Cricket Club are once again looking forward to welcoming back their overseas professional, Sanjay Pandey for the forthcoming cricket season. more...
Pilks powered their way into the 3rd Round of the National Cup with tries from Gaz Frodsham (2) Martin Waring (2), Danny Filson, Rob Foreman, Matty Holding, Ste Lane (2) Mike Wilson added 7 conversions. Recs now travel to Shaw Cross Sharks in the 3rd Round. more...
THE Sunday Open was fished on the Upper Pound section of the Sankey Canal, with 16 anglers taking part. more...
ST HELENS continue their great run with an 8-2 win over Lune Valley with wins from D Smith 3-0, A Tabern 3-2, T Dingsdale 3-2, S Jones 3-2, C Martin 3-1, S Barrow 3-0, T Allen 3-0 and D Chisnall 3-0. Man of the match was A Tabern 89.60 average. This win puts St Helens top of L.D.O. Premier Division with second place Oldham yet to come to St Helens. more...
THE Merseyside Championships, the first cross-country championship of the season, saw St Helens Sutton AC members among the medallists. more...
LSH rocked the North 2 West league leaders with a magnificent all round performance to continue their recent good run. more...
THE 'glue pot' of a pitch did not suit Park's lightweight pack but the side overall did not perform, far too much possession being lost in the tackle and too many infringements made continuous play difficult. more...
Div One: Sutton C.C. 2 Scala Snooker 5, Rainford Ex-Serv 5 Sprayhurst 2, Windle Labour 4 Unison (1) 3, Thatto Heath RBL (1) 2 Haresfinch Soc (2) 5 more...
Results, Week 11, Section A: Burtonwood Cath A 4 St Patricks A 3, Clock Face Rec 3 Sutton Crick Club 4, Pirelli 5 Blackbrook B 2, St Patricks A 4 Viaduct C 3, Viaduct A 4 Burtonwood Cath A 3. more...
A 30th anniversary lunch to celebrate Cowley's unbeaten 1976 tour of Canada is being held at LSH's Moss Lane ground on Saturday, February 18. A squad of 25 pupils and four staff made the trip and although organiser David Jukes has managed to contact most of the players, some have been harder to track down. more...
THIS old page seems to send a glimmer of recognition racing around the world. Further evidence now comes from a retired headmaster who has had his request for family details showered in from America. more...
HOW many of the 'forgotten names' can you identify from this rugby league team of the late 1950s? The picture (shown above) was sent in by Don Smith (middle of front row) who says the shot was taken outside UGB social club, always noted for its excellent dance floor. more...
THE surname Nuttall had a vast influence on the culture and glass-making influence of St Helens. The facts flow from a letter forwarded by Tony Sweeney from Eccleston. more...
DURING mid-Victorian times, there were only 30 to 40 Catholics living in Sutton and Bold. Now, of course, there are thousands. more...
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