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September 2025

Fostering roadshow heads for St Helens this October

Residents in Cheshire and Merseyside interested in fostering are being invited to come along to any one of the eight fostering roadshow events taking place throughout October where they will have an opportunity to meet with the friendly Foster4 team and learn more about fostering for their local authority.

New Arts, Culture & Creativity Network launched in St Helens Borough

Bringing together artists, makers, performers, and anyone with an interest in the borough's thriving creative scene.

St Helens regeneration scheme delivers major boost for local education

Young people across St Helens are gaining a wealth of hands-on experience and career opportunities through school visits, apprenticeships and skills programmes linked to the once-in-a-generation regeneration now being delivered in the town centre.

Pride in Place programme to invest up to £21.5 million in St Helens Borough

New funding worth £21.5 million across two projects aiming to boost pride in St Helens Borough has been welcomed by St Helens Borough Council Leader Councillor Anthony Burns.

Council opens community libraries funding to further round of applications

A £50,000 funding scheme is open for a further round of applications, enabling local community groups and charities to deliver their visions for community libraries.

Action to cut carbon sees successes for St Helens Borough

Efforts from installing solar panels on leisure centres to making energy efficiency savings on existing buildings and offering new recycling opportunities, have helped reduce St Helens Borough Council's carbon emissions.

HAF secured for another three-years

Summer may be behind us, but what a season it was for children and young people in St Helens Borough.

New transport fleet for St Helens Borough's most vulnerable approved

Councillors have approved plans to refresh the fleet of vehicles that support greater independence for some of the most vulnerable people across St Helens Borough.

Earlestown regeneration moves ahead as work set to begin on site

ECF and St Helen's Council's transformation of Earlestown town centre is moving forward, with contractor the Eric Wright Group beginning preparatory works on site ahead of full construction activity later this year.

Reclaim, reuse, revitalise - the new St Helens Transport Interchange champions sustainable construction

Bricks and roof tiles from demolished town centre buildings are being reclaimed and repurposed as construction progresses on the new St Helens Transport Interchange.

Earlestown town centre blot on the landscape building set to be rebuilt following council actions

A partially collapsed, prominent privately owned building within the Earlestown town centre conservation area is set to be reconstructed following positive actions from St Helens Borough Council.

Plan to modernise transport for most vulnerable residents put forward

Councillors are set to discuss plans that would see new vehicles bought to support greater independence for some of the most vulnerable people across St Helens Borough.