2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (417+ words) A NEW programme is set to help develop future musical leaders. St Helens Youth Brass Band has launched the Young Conductors Pathway, a year-long scheme designed to support aspiring conductors aged 13 to 21. It is funded by Sound! Music Hub and…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (494+ words) The countdown to Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 is officially on. Courteeners, Paul Heaton and Reytons are set to headline Warrington’s Victoria Park across the May Bank Holiday weekend. They will be joined by major acts such as The Vaccines, Kingfishr, The Royston…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (394+ words) A NEW mural is being painted in the heart of Prescot, celebrating the town’s rich heritage through colourful public art. Work began this week on the mural at Heron Foods on Eccleston Street, at the corner of Leyland Street. Created…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (200+ words) MOTORISTS and public transport users are being advised to plan ahead this weekend as road closures and bus diversions come into force around Sherdley Park for the annual Reminisce Festival. Thousands of music fans are expected to descend on the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (336+ words) A BRASS band is entering the final stages of preparations for the national championships - with just two weeks to go until they perform in York. Clock Face Miners Heritage Brass Band will perform at the National Brass Band Championships of…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (912+ words) The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm won top prizes at the National Television Awards. The first celebrity spin-off of the BBC smash hit was named best reality competition, after comedian Alan Carr was revealed to be a traitor in a…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (427+ words) Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor has said. Police are searching for the offenders. A group of “well-equipped” and “well-informed” thieves…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (255+ words) The nostalgic 80s and 90s music festival is set to return to Sherdley Park on Friday, September 11, 2026, as the opening event of the Reminisce Festival weekend. Reminisce and Retrospective come to St Helens this month (Image: Freelancer) However, the announcement came alongside…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) Ex-pop star Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight allegations of sexual abuse against a girl when she was aged between eight and 11. Glitter, 82, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is accused of offences against the girl between 1978 and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (808+ words) John Swinney delivered the Programme for Government at Holyrood (Jane Barlow/PA) Plans to cut the number of regional health boards in Scotland from 14 to just two could be “more reckless than revolutionary”, John Swinney has been warned. Roz Foyer,…...