http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=70 St Helens News en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk STHE http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=70&format=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:59:38 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/template/group/images/rss/STHE_rss.gif http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk 281 70 http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Cannabis-addict-spared-jail.6048513.jp A self-confessed drug addict who cultivated a cannabis farm in his attic has been spared jail. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Cannabis-addict-spared-jail.6048513.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:48:12 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Alexandra-steps-out-to-help.6048487.jp Billinge schoolgirl Alexandra Taylor was so shocked by the images from the Haiti earthquake she decided she had to do something to help. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Alexandra-steps-out-to-help.6048487.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:41:26 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Burns-unit-campaigners-celebrate-with.6048471.jp Campaigners donated £1,200 to Whiston Hospital's burns unit after a successful end to the long-running fight to keep the unit at the hospital. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Burns-unit-campaigners-celebrate-with.6048471.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:38:32 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Businesses-helped-by-apprentices.6048465.jp Apprenticeships are good for business – that's the message from St Helens Chamber. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Businesses-helped-by-apprentices.6048465.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:37:31 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Half-term-events-unveiled.6048456.jp Stuck for things to do with the family at half term? St Helens Council has unveiled a series of events a libaries across the borough for schoolchildren during the school break http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Half-term-events-unveiled.6048456.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:33:43 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Praise-for-retired-headteacher-.6048426.jp A special service has been held to mark the retirement of a noted figure in St Helens educational circles. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Praise-for-retired-headteacher-.6048426.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:29:59 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Dog39s-eye-horror-operation.6046984.jp A pet dog had an astonishing escape when a stick became embedded in his eye. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Dog39s-eye-horror-operation.6046984.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:26:50 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Racecourse-row-after-parttimers-get.6046962.jp A row has erupted after part-time Haydock Park ground staff had their working hours slashed. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Racecourse-row-after-parttimers-get.6046962.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:21:56 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Vimto-39to-post39-sparkling-profits.6047002.jp St Helens-based soft drinks firm Nichols are set to post strong profits. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Vimto-39to-post39-sparkling-profits.6047002.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:32:51 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Mind-looks-for-friends.6046972.jp A St Helens mental health charity is appealing for volunteers. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Mind-looks-for-friends.6046972.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:24:17 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/I39ll-take-care-of-Abigail.6040650.jp The heartbroken grandmother of a little girl who succumbed to one of the world's rarest diseases vowed to take care of the tragic youngster in heaven as her own life ebbed http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/I39ll-take-care-of-Abigail.6040650.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:42:37 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Council-steps-in-to-save.6040667.jp Council chiefs have secured the future of the historic Ruskin Drive playing fields following a plea for help from Ruskin Leisure. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Council-steps-in-to-save.6040667.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:49:31 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Bomb-siege-businessman-39blamed-firm.6040680.jp An African businessman charged with strapping a fake bomb to his body and holding three workers hostage at a St Helens laboratory has gone on trial. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Bomb-siege-businessman-39blamed-firm.6040680.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:52:01 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Be-the-belle-of-the.6040654.jp Want to be the Belle of the Ball? http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Be-the-belle-of-the.6040654.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:45:25 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Milly-11-saves-brother39s-life.6038303.jp A quick-thinking schoolgirl leapt into action to save her brother's life just weeks after undergoing first aid training. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Milly-11-saves-brother39s-life.6038303.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:15:37 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Town39s-lowest-council-tax-rise.6038352.jp Town Hall chiefs have announced plans to set the lowest council tax increase in the borough's history. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Town39s-lowest-council-tax-rise.6038352.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:21:42 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Tip-bosses-launch-charm-bid.6038369.jp The bosses of a local tip have launched a new charm offensive after winning a legal battle to keep landfilling. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Tip-bosses-launch-charm-bid.6038369.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:25:05 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Family-take-Kirsty-cancer-fight.6038384.jp The family of a young mother from St Helens who died of cervical cancer are campaigning for the screening age for the disease to be lowered. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Family-take-Kirsty-cancer-fight.6038384.jp Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:28:21 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Man-in-court-on-child.6027864.jp A man has appeared in court charged with possessing hundreds of indecent images of children. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Man-in-court-on-child.6027864.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:58:40 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Under-fire-39honour39-scheme-unveiled.6027859.jp The final shortlist for a controversial scheme to honour some of the area's most famous sons and daughters has been unveiled. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Under-fire-39honour39-scheme-unveiled.6027859.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:53:45 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Willows-nursery-praised-as-39excellent39.6027851.jp An Earlestown out-of- school club has been hailed as "excellent" by Ofsted inspectors. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Willows-nursery-praised-as-39excellent39.6027851.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:46:59 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Woman-given-curfew-order.6027849.jp A 53-year-old woman from St Helens has been given a two month curfew order after she admitted fraudulently claiming housing benefits. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Woman-given-curfew-order.6027849.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:44:44 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Blue-bag-scheme-extended.6027846.jp Blue recycling bags are available now over the counter from all of St Helens Council's libraries. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Blue-bag-scheme-extended.6027846.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:42:29 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Bridge-row-raises-hopes-of.6027831.jp A row over the positioning of a low bridge over the Sankey Canal could help boost the chances of the historic waterway being returned to its former glory. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Bridge-row-raises-hopes-of.6027831.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:36:57 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Hairy-Bikers-ride-into-town.6027803.jp TV chefs The Hairy Bikers are set to park their motorcycles in St Helens next week for an evening of top-class cooking, chat and laughs. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Hairy-Bikers-ride-into-town.6027803.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:30:30 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Landlord-hit-with-record-fine.6024027.jp A landlord whose house has been hit with a "catalogue of hazards" including water leaking over a child's bed has been given a record fine. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Landlord-hit-with-record-fine.6024027.jp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:13:52 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Newsagent-fined-for-selling-cigs.6024022.jp A town centre newsagent has been fined after a trading standards sting caught them selling cigarettes to a 16-year-old child. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Newsagent-fined-for-selling-cigs.6024022.jp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:11:15 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Man-charged-with-pit-bull.6024040.jp A St Helens man has pleaded not guilty to owning a dangerous dog. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Man-charged-with-pit-bull.6024040.jp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:45 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Fasten-your-safety-belts.6024029.jp Pupils in Billinge travelled round the world – without leaving the school grounds. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Fasten-your-safety-belts.6024029.jp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:15:13 GMT http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Parents39-plea-for-missing-trekker.6022912.jp The anguished parents of a Garswood man who disappeared while trekking in India more than 15 years ago have made an emotional appeal for fresh information. http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/st-helens-news/Parents39-plea-for-missing-trekker.6022912.jp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:25:29 GMT