St Helens | Archive | 2006 | April
ENJOY an evening with The Swampstompers as they perform an acoustic gig this weekend. more...
INSPIRED by a true story, Take the Lead tells the tale of a Manhattan dance instructor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a very distinctive group of students. more...
JETTING in from the continent for the final night of her European tour, Gwen McCrae will be the opening act for The Citadel's summer season. The Grammy nominated singer will be following on from Candi Staton, who appeared at the art venue at the beginning of the month. Famed for her soul vibe that included top hit 'Rocking Chair' Gwen has performed with legends including James Brown, Al Green and Ray Charles. more...
IRISH singer-song writer Christy Moore will show just why he is one of the most popular artists on the folk rock scene when he performs in Manchester this week, Mike Critchley writes. more...
PUTTING the sleaze, the tease and the downright dirty deeds back into live music is Rattlesnake Remedy. more...
I AM dismayed that the RFL has decided the alternative venue for the Challenge Cup Final 2006 should be Twickenham now that the new Wembley Stadium will not be ready. more...
DO Supermarkets ever monitor who uses parent and child parking spaces on their car parks? more...
AS we in the 21st century look back to our ancestors in the Victorian age, when young boys were sent up chimneys and young girls worked 12 hours a day for buttons, we now say how could society let this happen? more...
TO all those selfish, inconsiderate drivers who park in disabled parking bays, particularly Tesco in Prescot. more...
I WONDER how many of your readers agree with me that it is time to consign the Union flag to the dustbin of history. I have always thought that it is a gaudy tacky flag that looks to me that it was sewn together with leftovers from the cutting room floor. more...
I WOULD just like to drop a line thanking the inconsiderate person who proceeded down our street on Monday, March 13 between the time of 8 and 9.15am, in a red vehicle hitting my father's gold Renault Laguna car. more...
IF you want to buy nice clothes at expensive prices and when you return an item get insulted, there is a shop in St Helens that can offer all of this service Free of Charge. more...
JUDGING by the blurb the council put out about the Blackbrook By-pass it could have been renamed 'The Blackbrook Environment Enhancement By-Pass' but just a few weeks into the project big impacts have been made. more...
A MENACING mob of boozed-up yobs laid siege to a terrified champion brass band as they tuned up for a forthcoming European tour. more...
And local rock fans will be able to see them at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, on Thursday April 20... part of their extensive British tour. more...
TWO teenagers and a young man have been charged by police after a car was driven across one of the town's leading golf courses. more...
A TEAM of roofers are thanking their lucky stars after discovering a live World War II hand grenade lying on a pile of rubble. more...
WILLOWBROOK Hospice's House to House campaign is getting a great response to the big April collection. more...
FIREFIGHTERS came under attack from a gang of drunken yobs, as they tried to put out a bonfire. more...
RAIDERS struck at two local bookmakers in the space of half an hour, but as the Star went to press, police could not confirm that the incidents are linked. more...
DOZENS of Saints fans have been angered by the decision to cancel a day return flight due to take supporters to and from France on Easter Monday. more...
THE region's top cop will be in St Helens next week to take questions from townsfolk on policing issues. more...
A MAN has been charged and two others arrested in connection with a robbery at a newsagents. more...
AN INTREPID local businessman, who recently climbed to the summit of the daunting Mount Aconcagua, has described the expedition as 'the most exhausting yet thrilling experience of my life'. more...
A WHOLE 'new side' to Corrie bad guy Bill Ward is set to to blossom when he opens a revamped and enlarged garden centre tomorrow (Good Friday). more...
VANDALS slashed the tyres of a Pink Ladies cab in the early hours of Sunday, April 2. more...
COUNCIL leader Marie Rimmer shared a stage with Prime Minister Tony Blair when she gave a key speech at the launch of Labour's local election campaign in London. more...
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