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St Helens Borough Council is proud to announce that its library service has been formally recognised by Arts Council England after achieving the highest level of assessment under the national Libraries Development Framework.

Marking a major milestone in St Helens Borough Council's work to bring local services closer to residents and together under one roof.

St Helens Borough Council has approved a £6.938 million investment in five key council buildings to significantly reduce energy use and costs.

Kind-hearted residents, businesses, and organisations have come together to make Christmas special for some of the borough's most disadvantaged families and young people by supporting the council's annual Christmas Gift Appeal.

The transformation of Earlestown Market Square will begin in January 2026 following extensive consultation with market traders.

St Helens Borough Council, Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics, and Rainford in Bloom are delighted to announce the next milestone in their collaborative efforts to enhance Old Hall Playing Fields within Rainford Linear Park.

St Helens Borough Council launches its new Workforce Strategy - an ambitious plan designed to nurture talent, champion our values, and enable a thriving workforce equipped to meet the borough's evolving needs.

Recognising the man, his accomplishments in rugby league, his life after rugby, his remarkable courage in the face of terminal illness, and the lasting legacy he leaves behind.

St Helens Borough Council has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting young people and reducing youth crime with the approval of the 2025/26 Annual Youth Justice Plan.

St Helens Borough Council's Cabinet has today (Wednesday 17 December) approved a £1.6 million investment to extend Broad Oak Primary School in Parr, creating a new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) resource base.

Work to bring Earlestown's Grade II listed Town Hall back to life has reached a major milestone, as a special steel-signing took place marking the installation of the new extension's structural frame.

At this time of year, it may not be surprising to learn that the Met Office has data showing winters have become 12% wetter since 1960, with six of the ten wettest years on record occurring since 1998.