News
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Councillors set to discuss work of Safer St Helens Executive
Councillors are set to hear about the impact of the activities and actions taken by partners to address crime and community safety between April 2024 and March 2025.
St Helens Bereavement Service clinches national award
St Helens Borough Council's Bereavement Service is celebrating after claiming Gold in the national awards.
Council launches annual Christmas gift appeal
Kind-hearted residents, businesses and organisations are being encouraged to come together to help make Christmas 2025 extra special for some of the borough's most disadvantaged children and young people, by donating to the council's gift appeal.
A decade of healing through art: Creative Alternatives celebrates ten-years in St Helens, with new funding secured
An award-winning arts and wellbeing programme commissioned by St Helens Borough Council has marked a decade of life-changing impact in the borough — with the welcome news that funding has been secured to continue its delivery for another three-years.
Remembrance Sunday services to be held across St Helens Borough
A number of Remembrance Sunday services will be held across St Helens Borough on Sunday 9 November to honour the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Councillors to discuss plans for waste collection vehicle refresh
Councillors are set to discuss plans to invest in new waste collection vehicles as part of a refresh of the fleet.
Young bookworms dig into the natural world with Summer Reading Challenge
The theme for this year was 'Story Garden' with children encouraged to delve into stories of the enchanting, natural world.
Home Bargains and Council partner up to boost environmental health and consumer standards
The legally recognised agreement will provide Home Bargains with consistent, expert regulatory advice from St Helens Borough Council.
Laying the foundations for tomorrow: St Helens backs new construction GCSE
Students at St Cuthbert's Catholic High School in St Helens can now study a new GCSE in Construction, thanks to support from the team behind St Helens' once-in-a-generation town centre regeneration programme.
Earlestown to welcome new trees as part of town centre transformation
ECF and St Helens Borough Council have revealed plans to plant new trees in Earlestown as part of their transformational vision for the town centre.
Back Streets and Bright Walls: An exhibition of photography from St Helens and Stuttgart
This international collaboration celebrates more than 75 years of cultural connection between Stuttgart and St Helens — a shared yet independent reflection on how place and people shape one another.
Planning approval granted for Project Halo - major life sciences hub moves forward in St Helens
Full planning permission has been secured for a state-of-the-art employment development at the St Helens Manufacturing and Innovation Campus.