Continued appeal for witnesses following incident on M62
We are continuing to appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage following an incident on the M62 on Wednesday 6th March when officers from the force’s roads policing unit were called to help stop a vehicle safely. An investigation, supported by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), is ongoing into the incident which involved a black […]
Liverpool fashion favourite Glamify Fashion launch exciting new brand
Liverpool based Glamify Fashion was founded by husband-and-wife team Ashley Ali and Hollie Cassidy in 2019 after selling their previous business, nationally renowned fashion brand ‘MissPap’, to Boohoo. Since then, Glamify Fashion has rapidly grown into a company dominating all areas of women’s fashion and their garments are regularly seen on high profile celebrities. Considering […]
COUNCIL KICKS ON WITH SPORTS PITCH UPGRADE PLANS AFTER CABINET APPROVAL
St Helens Borough Council’s Cabinet has today (Wednesday 13 March) approved the next step of a scheme to refurbish a sports pitch at a council-run leisure centre. Subject to securing grant funding from the Football Foundation – the UK’s largest sports charity – it’s planned to upgrade an aging sand-based outdoor pitch based at Newton-le-Willows Health and Fitness […]
HISTORIC ST HELENS TOWN HALL JOINS HERITAGE PLAQUE TRAIL
The seventh of 12 plaques that form part of a heritage trail around St Helens town centre has been unveiled at the town hall as part of an initiative to celebrate St Helens’ proud history. A partnership project between St Helens Borough Council and Rotary St Helens, the heritage trail is a short to medium […]
PARKSIDE REGENERATION WELCOMES RESERVED MATTERS PLANNING APPROVAL
The chairman of Parkside Regeneration, the joint venture company tasked with delivering the redevelopment of Parkside Colliery in Newton-le-Willows, has welcomed approval of a ‘reserved matters’ application for the scheme’s first phase. The planning committee of St Helens Borough Council backed proposals for the scheme’s detailed design, setting the next phase of project delivery in […]
Merseyside Police and partners from the NHS team up to promote Safer Sleep Week
Safer Sleep Week (11-17 March) is The Lullaby Trust’s national awareness campaign, aimed at anyone looking after a young baby. It aims to raise awareness of sudden, unexpected death of an infant syndrome (SUDI) and the safer sleep advice that reduces the risk of it occurring. Merseyside Police, and partners, are using the week to […]
Man jailed for sex offences involving children
We have welcomed the sentencing of a 42-year-old man for sex offences involving children. Martin Price, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of eight offences including sexual assault on a child under 13, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, making an indecent image of a child, causing a child to […]
ST HELENS BOROUGH COUNCIL CHARGES TOWARDS NET ZERO WITH ELECTRIC FLEET UPGRADE
A suite of new electric vehicles has joined St Helens Borough Council’s growing green fleet, from small vans to recycling collection vehicles. The fleet’s additions are six Ford E Transit electric panel vans, one utility vehicle, 23 Toyota Proace light commercial electric vehicles and two kerbside sort electric recycling vehicles, which are among the first […]
‘She Inspires’ Tournament held on International Women’s Day
It’s just over eight months since we held the first ‘She Inspires’ festival and today we were back with our first tournament, on International Women’s Day, which saw almost 260 girls from 19 schools across Merseyside compete for the ‘She Inspires’ cup. The tournament, which saw 19 matches being played across the day, is a […]
Missing: Leona Derbyshire
Please share and help us find missing teenager Leona Derbyshire. Leona, 17, was last seen in the Kensington area last night and we are increasingly concerned about her welfare. Leona is white, slim, with brown shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing black leggings, a long black coat, and grey and white Belenciaga trainers. […]