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1 day ago · With St Helens suffering from changing shopping habits and declining footfall, the council approved major plans to transform the town centre, with new homes, offices, retail space, a market hall, hotel, as well as a bus station and transport interchange set to be built in the coming years. After some delays, diggers and contractors have been showing visible signs of progress in recent weeks ...

Dec 29, 2024 · Construction work has been ongoing at the Chalon Way West temporary bus station (Image: St Helens Star) With construction work starting on St Helens' temporary bus station in early November, there have been signs of progress and new shelters in recent weeks.. The Chalon Way West site was chosen for its easy access to shops, amenities, and employment areas in the town centre and represented the ...

1 day ago · The race was won by Nick Rockett, ridden by jockey Patrick Mullins and trained by his father Willie. This year, the festival has seen one horse death, when Willy De Houelle, ridden by former Grand National winner Rachel Blackmore, fell in …

1 day ago · Sixteen-year-old Ethan Yuen and Alison Wong, who is 18, will be performing in an evening performance recital at St Helens Parish Church. Ethan, who is student at Great Sankey High School, will be playing all four Chopin Ballades on piano and Barrow Hall College student Alison will be showcasing Mozart, Dvorak, Veracini and Mollenhauer.

Mar 10, 2025 · DEMOLITION work to make way for St Helens' multi-million-pound transformation is due to begin this week. St Helens Council's regeneration masterplan to transform the town centre was approved September 2022 and after numerous hurdles - including acquiring buildings for flattening and navigating the ...

Dec 31, 2024 · The Star has recently looked ahead to landmark developments that are set to take place in St Helens in 2025.. This includes the ongoing regeneration plans for St Helens and Earlestown town centres, with proposals for phase one of St Helens’ regeneration include for a hotel, market hall, apartments, office space.

Mar 6, 2025 · READ > Five-year-old girl injured after being knocked down by car. The attacker then left the bar. He is described as white, aged in his late 30s or early 40s, 6ft tall, of stocky build with short dark hair and a beard.