October 2025

A new programme that will support people with complex needs to try and find work will bring more than £3.6m of investment in St Helens Borough.

Organisations across St Helens Borough have spoken of the collective activities and funding that has supported the work around community safety.

Community-led plans continue to transform Cowley Hill's streets into safer, greener and more connected spaces.

Members of the project team currently delivering the St Helens Town Centre transformation swapped hard hats for harnesses as they plunged 15,000 feet in support of Willowbrook Hospice.

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 Borough Council's Bereavement Service is celebrating after claiming Gold in the national awards.

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.

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.

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 are set to discuss plans to invest in new waste collection vehicles as part of a refresh of the fleet.

The theme for this year was 'Story Garden' with children encouraged to delve into stories of the enchanting, natural world.

The legally recognised agreement will provide Home Bargains with consistent, expert regulatory advice from St Helens Borough Council.