1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (810+ words) FIFTY years ago the announcement was made that hospitals in St Helens would stop selling cigarettes, writes Stephen Wainwright. A Liverpool Area Health Authority spokesman said: "The authority feels that because of the health dangers of smoking we should not…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (453+ words) THE family of unsolved murder victim Adam Ellison are mourning another heartbreaking loss following the death of his father, Fred Ellison. A statement shared by the ADAM Foundation - the charity set up in Adam's memory - announced the passing of Fred,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (202+ words) TWO parents are to go on trial next year after they denied causing the death of their one-year-old son. Adam Johnson, 26, and Kylie Smith, 25, are charged in connection with the death of Maero Johnson three years ago. The defendants appeared…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (166+ words) A MAN and a woman charged over the death of their one-year-old son are due to go before a Crown Court judge for the first time today (Thursday). Adam Johnson, 26, and Kylie Smith, 25, are accused of causing or allowing the…...

5+ day, 15+ min ago   (247+ words) THE family of a "beautiful and caring" young woman who died in a crash in Liverpool have paid a moving tribute to her. Isobel Reyland died in the collision in Aigburth on Wednesday, September 2. Just before 5.40pm emergency services were called…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (124+ words) POLCIE have confirmed that a man who had been missing has been found safe and well. Officers issued an appeal last week after Peter Guthrie, 44, was last seen at his home in Newton-le-Willows on Thursday, September 3. Inquiries took place locate…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (122+ words) St Helens Star St Helens man jailed after brutal assault on police officer A POLICE officer has been left permanently scarred after a brutal assault. Prime Minister's message as St Helens buses come under public control St Helens Council challenged…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (579+ words) The parents of two students who were stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane have branded Nottinghamshire Police’s decision not to disclose information about the killer “shameful”. Calocane killed first-year students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, before fatally…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (427+ words) Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor has said. Police are searching for the offenders. A group of “well-equipped” and “well-informed” thieves…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (147+ words) A MAN has been charged with possession of multiple controlled drugs. Ryan Moore, of Lascelles Street, Fingerpost, is due to appear at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, September 8. He faces a string of drug-related offences. On…...