April 2024

Councillor Anthony Burns has been designated as St Helens Borough Council Leader, after a vote at Labour's annual group meeting this evening.

Following the success of an inaugural event held last year as part of Borough of Culture celebrations, St Helens Colour Run is returning to Victoria Park in June.

Thousands of young people have helped set out six priorities that matter to them as part of a declaration focusing on the needs of the next generations of St Helens Borough.

Last year Government introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station.

The next phase of the exciting brownfield development at Moss Nook in St Helens, delivering almost 300 new quality new homes, with a focus on supporting people to find homes through affordable homes and rental properties, has been approved.

A programme that has been delivering fruit to around 8,000 primary pupils has been renewed following a great response from schools.

Proposals for a new open space and shared walking and cycling path have been given the green light as part of a pioneering community-led project to create safer, healthier, and more attractive streets in St Helens borough.

Figures released from St Helens Borough Council's school admissions team today (Tuesday 16 April) show that more than 98 per cent of parents and carers have been successful in securing one of their preferred primary schools for their child this September.

Bookworms from primary and secondary schools across the borough have been hard at it over the past few months, deciding on their favourite reads of the year.

St Helens Borough Council's Ways to Work team and Barclays have teamed up to put on an egg-citing family fun day over the Easter holidays that football fans won't want to miss out on.

Saints skipper Jonny Lomax has given the seal of approval on a council gritter named in his honour.

A St Helens Borough Council-run facility which provides short-stay respite for children and young people with complex health, learning and social communication needs has come in for high praise after receiving an eighth consecutive Outstanding Ofsted report.