St Helens could see train manufacturing coming home
Article date - 09 October 2018
In October last year, Talgo, who manufacture intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains, unveiled plans to build a new high speed...
Winners of inaugural Pride of St Helens Business Awards announced
Article date - 16 November 2018
In association with Invest St Helens, working in partnership with the Steve Prescott Foundation, the business awards was organised in conjunction with...
Celebrate 190th anniversary of Rainhill Trials at library events
Article date - 22 May 2019
To celebrate the 190th anniversary of the Rainhill Railway Trials, Rainhill Library will host a full programme of events and activities over...
Digital exhibition to show St Helens’ past and present
Prepare to take a step back in time, then forward to the present, when a digital experience comes to Haydock Library later this month (February).
Volunteers sought to tidy green spaces with Rangers
Residents can help Rangers to halt the spread of Himalayan balsam, an invasive plant species that is damaging native flora in Stanley Bank Meadow.
The pink-flowered, non-native species...
St Helens Council confirms Kath O’Dwyer as Chief Executive
At a full council meeting this week, the council voted to appoint Kath O'Dwyer to the role following a rigorous recruitment process. Ms O'Dwyer will...
Cultural Hubs season to come to a cosmic end with Portals
Be prepared for an out-of-this-world discovery, as Portals opens in Haydock Library on Friday 9 August, as part of the award-winning Cultural Hubs arts-in-libraries programme.
A mysterious glowing...
Get ready for winter this Self-Care Week
Article date - 13 November 2018
Self-Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on establishing support for self-care across communities and families.
The theme this year...
Record-breaking number of ‘Mischief Maker’s complete Summer Reading Challenge
Article date - 05 October 2018
Organised by the Reading Agency, this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, titled ‘Mischief Makers’ to mark the 80th anniversary of the much-loved children's...
St Helens Borough salutes heroes at Armed Forces Day event
Article date - 24 June 2019
Large crowds gathered in St Helens’ green flag award-winning Victoria Park on Saturday (22 June) as St Helens Borough paid tribute to...