June 2025

With this week marking Drowning Prevention Week and with temperatures expected to reach 27° C and above in the coming days, St Helens Borough Council is reminding residents that open bodies of water like reservoirs, dams, ponds and canals are not safe for swimming due to significant health and safety risks.

St Helens Borough Council has been officially recognised as one of the region's leading fair employers, achieving Accredited status under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter - a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, and staff wellbeing.

Councillor Anthony Burns, Leader of St Helens Borough Council, has hailed a successful year of achievements and development, all highlighted in the Borough Strategy Annual Report.

Working together to prevent and reduce the harm caused by domestic abuse whilst addressing the underlying attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate it.

St Helens Borough Council's Public Health team is urging eligible residents to take advantage of free Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening appointments this summer at the Saints' Totally Wicked Stadium.

St Helens Borough will welcome a national life sciences conference this June as Bachem hosts their UK Peptide Symposium at the World of Glass Museum in St Helens town centre.

The FLASH (Future Leaders in Arts in St Helens) programme is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort.

Councillors are set to hear how 2024/25 was a year of huge success for the council as they discuss the Borough Strategy Annual Report at Cabinet next week.

Visitors to restaurants, bars, and clubs in St Helens Town Centre can enjoy a safe and welcoming night out, thanks to the robust and proactive Licensing Policy maintained by St Helens Borough Council.

Councillors are set to hear how a new strategy will guide the work to reduce domestic abuse across the borough.

School pupils across St Helens Borough look set to continue to benefit from freshly made locally sourced school meals should councillors agree a new food contract.

The initiative was launched to help educate young people about the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife from a victim, perpetrator and community perspective.