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St Helens | Archive | 2005 | February

Stories for 3 February 2005

St Helens Leisurenews

Better by the dozen- Win tickets!

BACK in slick style, 'Ocean's Twelve' reintroduces George Clooney and his perfectly trained team of con men, who are determined to take on Europe. more...

Stepping up to the challenge

DEBONAIRES Dance Club will be celebrating their next step to the much-loved cabaret ballroom 'The Regency Room', with a grand opening on 1 April. more...

In the mood for Miller

THE sounds and memories of a golden era return to the stage of the Theatre Royal on Saturday 5 February, with 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller era'. more...

Reeling them in

FILM fans are invited to zoom in to the first meeting of the Camcorder Users Collective at The Citadel on Thursday 17 February, from 7pm-9pm. more...

Club in full swing

KINGS of swing, the St Helens based 'Easy Street Big Band' will perform an evening of Big Band swing and standards at Blackbrook Rugby Club on Saturday 12 February. more...

St Helens Letters

HERE'S a photographic flashback reaching back to when Haydock High (then a secondary modern school) had one of the finest soccer teams in the land. As well as dominating the local scene, they performed heroically in national cup competitions and could boast two successive England Schoolboys internationals. more...

Childhood times at Pudding Bag

HAPPY memories of his early pub upbringing came rushing back for Jack Ashby when he spotted our recent piece about the quaint, old-time Pudding Bag area of Sutton. more...

Scots lass seeks roots

SUPPLYING a surname as uncommon as Gaunt, and knowing of the incredible strike rate of customers of this old column when it comes to tracing family roots, a Scottish lass now hopes she can be helped in the quest to unearth her St Helens roots. more...

Are you serious about Liverpool's 'progress' under the Lib Dems?

IS 'Queens Park customer' serious when he/she states that St Helens should 'progress' the way Liverpool has since they elected a Lib Dem Council (Losing out on leisure? Dear Star, January 20). more...

Pull the plug please

I read at Christmas about some of the miseries objecting to exterior decoration. I thought many of these decorations were lovely and wonderful of Mums and Dads to take the trouble. However I do think that the trouble to take them down instead of neighbours having to look at snowmen, Santa and reindeers etc for the rest of the year would be an asset. more...

Got any haunting memories?

I WENT to school in Sutton Junction, many years ago. I recall a tale of Sutton Primary School being haunted. more...

My thanks

ON behalf of everyone at Willowbrook Hospice I would like to record our sincere thanks, for the very special supplement of names the St Helens Star published recently listing those people who dedicated lights for someone special, to be lit on the Hospice Tree of Lights. more...

Standing up for our basic human rights

MR Watts's defence of the Mental Capacity Bill is naïve in the extreme (Dave defends new bill, Star, January 20). He says that if treatment has no curative or beneficial effect on the patient then treatment can legally be withdrawn. more...

Time to add numerals!

SEVERAL years ago work commenced on the construction of a large sundial, located on the old B.I.C.C. works site in Prescot, which is now the Cables Retail Park. more...

St Helens Localfocus

BIRCHLEY St Mary's Club present a 'Ladies Charity Night' in aid of the Tsunami Appeal Fund on Friday

Held at the club on Avon Road, Billinge, the event will feature DJ Barrie Smith. Tickets priced £5 are available from the club on 01744 892836 and Rainford Road Post Office on 01744 892201. more...

MERSEYROCK presents live music from The Spoils at The Griffin Hotel, Earle Street, Newton le Willows

Admission is free. more...

DOUGLAS Music presents a big event when Haydock Male Voice Choir perform at Our Lady's and All Saint

The eighty members of Haydock Male Voice Choir will perform songs from the musicals such as 'West Side Story', spirituals and hymns such as 'Swing low sweet chariot', 'Morte Christi' and opera choruses. The concert starts at 8pm and tickets are available from the box office on 01257 421526 / 462382. more...

ARTISTS from Garswood Art Club will be showing off their brush strokes with the group's third exhibi

The event will be held at the Independent Methodist Church Hall on Victoria Road, Garswood. The Garswood Art Club meet on Monday mornings from 9.30am until 12pm. There are also plans to start an evening art club for those who work during the day. For more information please email Ruth at garswoodartsociety@hotmail.co.uk more...

NEWTON Community Centre is now offering an Indian head massage course.

For more information call into the centre at Park Road South, telephone 01925 224731 or visit the website www.newtoncommunitycentre.co.uk more...

A MUSIC workshop will give local youngsters to try their hand at playing African drums and the ukule

The special event will be held at Chester Lane Centre and Library from 4pm-6pm on Tuesday February 22 and would suit children aged 9 to 14-years-old. Tickets are available from the centre, or by calling 01744 677 083. more...

NEXT meeting of the St Helens Camera Club will be on Monday, February 7 when John Allanson will judg

Meetings are held at St Helens Royal Naval Association Club, Volunteer Street on Mondays, starting at 8pm. Visitors are welcome but are requested to make a small donation towards costs. more...

St Helens News

SCHOOL STABBING INQUIRY

AN ANGRY mother has spoken to the Star of her shock and horror after an alleged stabbing at a St Helens school in which her son and two school friends were said to have been wounded with a craft knife. more...

Woman in sex ordeal on waste ground

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman was sexually attacked by a man who dragged her onto wasteland late at night. more...

MP 'bets' there's little evidence casino would lead to more gambling addiction

TOWNSFOLK should study the government's gambling proposals before forming an opinion on whether they want a casino to come to St Helens. more...

Youth held after booze raid

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with robbing a Rainhill off-licence. The boy has been remanded in custody by police and is due to appear before South Sefton Magistrates this week. more...

Thief shoves angler into lake

A SNEAKY crook pushed an angler into a dam and then waltzed off with his fishing rods and tackle. more...

Song squad seeks new face to pick up the baton

THE search is on for a new conductor for Haydock Male Voice Choir. more...

All credit to our police!

I AM writing to tell your readers about an experience I had which restored my faith in the our police force here in St Helens. Too often I read letters of complaint, but credit needs to be given when it's due. more...

St Helens Soundbites

X marks the spot

GAMING honchos, Xbox have teamed up with Carling Academy Liverpool to present Snow Patrol DJs Gary Lightbody and Tom Simpson on the decks at Evol on Friday 11 February. more...

Top of the class

'Learning is fun with the Loungs' EP reviewed by William Barnes more...

Trio gearing up for Glasto...?

TINY Tin Lady are gearing up for a busy summer of live gigs, with performances at some of the UK's biggest festivals and a rumour that Glastonbury may be on the cards. more...

St Helens Spotlight

World of wonder- Win tickets!

HERE'S a chance for two lucky readers to win a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) into Blackpool Tower and Circus and Louis Tussaud's Waxworks in Blackpool. more...

Novel approach

THE latest work from the pen of St Helens-born writer, Carole Matthews has now been published in paperback. more...

Rolling on

RAWHIDE Comedy Club celebrate their tenth anniversary with a special show featuring ten headline acts on Monday 7 February. more...

St Helens Whalleysworld

Store's old cash whizzer!

OUR recent memory-jerking picture, featuring an impressive looking Co-op store at Fingerpost (before the area was re-shaped into its present shopping centre) drew instant response, from as far afield as Kansas! more...