Young volunteers needed for an out of this world library adventure this summer

Article date - 26 June 2019 St Helens Library Services are calling on young people to help support their biggest summer activities programme by becoming Reading Hack volunteers.   Every...

Schools make IT switch to council

Schools across St Helens Borough will be getting IT support significantly cheaper from next month thanks to St Helens Council under a new contract.   Schools across the borough...

Titled ‘Sparkle in the Square’ this year’s family-focused event was part of the St...

Article date - 20 November 2018 Titled ‘Sparkle in the Square’ this year’s family-focused event was part of the St Helens 150 celebrations and shone a light on...

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...

Young writers awarded in eco-themed library writing competition

Budding young writers have been awarded for taking part in a writing competition with St Helens Libraries, themed around environmental issues.   The Super Writers: Be an Eco Hero...

How to recycle your real Christmas tree

Article date - 04 January 2019 They are as follows: · Sutton Park on Marina Avenue · Victoria Park on Bishop Road · Sankey Valley Visitors Centre car park · Mesnes Park...

Thatto Heath Library celebrating World Mental Health Day with arts spectacular

Article date - 01 October 2018 World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. Three St Helens-based artists have...

Abbeyford makes it a hat-trick of outstanding Ofsted inspections

Abbeyford Children’s Home in Dentons Green is celebrating after receiving the best possible start to the new year – yet another outstanding Ofsted report.

Teachers immersed in Spanish culture to improve languages education

A local school has been taking great strides to improve its foreign language education, after securing over €30,000 in grant funding from the Erasmus Plus programme.   Erasmus Plus...

Revised opening hours for six St Helens libraries

Article date - 01 August 2018 The libraries not affected are Billinge, Garswood, Newton-le-Willows, Rainford and Rainhill. Details of the revised opening hours are available at each library.

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