FORMERLY known as a hub of independent businesses, there have been frequent closures and changes along Westfield Street in recent years.

Emma Raducanu’s injury problems struck again as she retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against top seed Daria Kasatkina. The 21-year-old Briton had just lost the first set 6-1 when she withdrew ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Mr Mehrtens on February 7, 2023. Mr ...

SAINTS are in the top six but their hopes of getting a home play-off were scuppered by an 18-12 defeat at Leigh.

A FORTNIGHT ago we invited readers to celebrate our local dialect by asking for words and phrases distinctive to St Helens.

Ten top cafés and coffee shops in St Helens made the shortlist for the latest Best of 2024 award and Nirvana Coffee Shop has taken this year’s coveted crown – for the second year in a row and doing a ...

Greg Bateman and Kai Horstmann will be climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis and cycling the 675 kilometres between them.

The Star has recently reported how a number of benches at the front of St Helens Town Hall have been removed because of complaints of ...

A FUNDRAISING event has been launched to help the family of a mum-of-two who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death on Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials could not get the drugs needed for lethal ...

Plans are being made to help young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) become more independent.

A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to ...