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An infamous 'bogeyman' known as Purple Aki has lost an appeal against an order banning him from squeezing other men's muscle. A judge who heard Akinwale Arobieke's appeal described him as 'out of control'.The 46-year-old had challenged a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo) that stopped him from pressing flesh and asking men and boys to squat. The odd obsession with muscle development landed

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St Helens moved a step closer to realising their dream of a new stadium today when the Government approved plans for a massive regeneration of the town. A decision by the Government Office for the North West not to send the scheme to public enquiry will accelerate the development and means Saints could move into their £25million 18,000 capacity stadium in time for the start of the 2011 season.

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The Mayor of St. Helens, Councillor John Beirne will be holding a golf championship to raise funds for his Mayors Appeal which is the Willowbrook Hospice. The Mayor of St. Helens, Councillor John Beirne will be holding a golf championship to raise funds for his Mayors Appeal which is the Willowbrook Hospice. The popular annual event will be held at Sherdley Park Golf Course on Saturday 16th

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Visitors due to flock to the St.Helens Festival this weekend (July 5 & 6) will be able to access a wide range of information about Council services blue badges Thousands of visitors due to flock to the St.Helens Festival this weekend (July 5 & 6) will be able to access a wide range of information about Council services including a focus on key services for disabled people. The Blue Badge team

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Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 45-year-old man, whose body was discovered at a house on Willow Avenue, Newton-le-Willows. The man, who has not been named, was found at around 7pm on Sunday, June 29. Investigating officers are currently awaiting the results of a post mortem to determine the cause of death.

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An 'infamous' criminal - dubbed Purple Aki - who was jailed for harassing a number of young men in St Helens has launched an appeal to overturn an order banning him from squeezing people's muscles. Akinwale Arobiele kept what he called a ''stalker's manual'' containing details of young men he became fascinated with. The 46-year-old was jailed for six years in 2003 for 16 counts of harassment

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For St Helens Fans St Helens Town have announced ticket details for the friendly against AFC Liverpool, taking place on the 16 July. Tickets are £5 for adults, and £3 for under 16s. This friendly match is the first ever competitive AFC Liverpool fixture. Given the 1000 capacity at the Edge Green Street stadium, this match will be all ticket. St Helens Town v AFC Liverpool, Wednesday 16 July 2008

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A spectacular sculpture installation featuring terracotta figures created by the artist Antony Gormley, is being exhibited in its Merseyside birthplace. Field for the British Isles is one of Antony Gormley's best-loved works of art featuring 40,000 clay figures. The figures were handmade by 100 volunteers aged seven to 70 in St Helens using local clay. Winner of the 1994 Turner Prize, Antony

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A joint golfing project between St.Helens Council and Eccleston Park Golf Club, which is introducing the sport to more young people, has been singled out as the best in the country at a major annual awards ceremony. The Golf Foundation Presidents Awards held at the world famous Wentworth Golf and Country Club, Surrey reward inspirational junior organisers, volunteers, schoolteachers and PGA

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Dale Howard is a super confident 21-year-old from St Helens. A part-time DJ , Dale is desperate to be rich and famous and have girls screaming his name. He rates himself 10/10 for looks and believes his peers are often jealous of him. Dale is described by his friends and family as friendly, funny but mostly arrogant, big-headed and over confident. Dale is currently studying to be a PE teacher,

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The St.Helens Festival, the biggest free event in the Borough's social calendar, is back in Sherdley Park on 5th and 6th July. Traditionally one of the most popular attractions, the Music Pavilion has once again headline bands and show stopping entertainment throughout the two days. Acts include The Lancashire Hotpots, Mark Wilson, The Murmurs of Tension and Giant Root Attack. And, offering an

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For the full story click here

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Saints have issued a statement about letters that Morrisons have been sending to St Helens residents. Read it here

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A five-day-old baby is the latest member of St. Helens Council’s growing library service. The council recently ran a competition to find out who their youngest borrower was. The winner was Rianna Latham, who was only 5 days old when she joined Central Library, Victoria Square, St.Helens. The council currently has almost 42,000 borrowers ranging in age from five days to 104 years of age.

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The St Helens Star has exclusively revealed (along with every other news provider!) the design for the Face of Sutton Manor. Read about it here The article is accompanied by some comments that show how there is still a great deal of misunderstanding locally about this project, and you can't help but think that what should be a great success for the town is in danger of becoming a PR Disaster.

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St Helens have announced that they will be renaming their Knowsley Road ground as part of a sponsorship deal. The stadium, which has been the club's home since 1890, will now be known as The GPW Recruitment Stadium until the end of the 2010 season. Saints' chief executive Tony Colquitt said: "GPW have been long time supporters of the Saints. "We're sure this partnership will have benefits for

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Work has started on creating a new community woodland in St.Helens, as part of one of the countrys biggest green regeneration programmes. A team of experts from the Forestry Commission is working on a former landfill site in the south of St.Helens to give the area a green makeover. The new Brickfields Community Woodland will include multi-purpose leisure trails, wildflower meadows and wetland

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Scrambling over roofs and balancing on teetering ladders, birdman Brian Grace finally managed to capture what is thought to be the European Eagle Owl which recently escaped from a home in Clock Face. Read the original story here. The big bird, boasting a wing span of 6ft had flown to Widnes after flying from its perch a month ago. Brian (25) who has been a falconer for more than a decade, used

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I am bringing you this post becayse I was fascinated by a story on Northwest Tonight on April 24th 2008, about how a play has been commissioned as part of the Liverpool '08 celebrations about one of St Helens' famous sons who played a crucial role in the development of sound in Hollywood movies. George Groves was born above his father's barbershop at 57 Duke St, St Helens in December 1901,

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Saints have announced the signing of New Zealand and Samoa foward Tony Puletua for next season. Puletua, aged 28, will join from 2009 on a three-year contract. He is currently playing for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. "He sees St Helens and Super League as a new challenge after 10 years at the Penrith Club in Australia." Puletua added: "I'm really excited about joining the world famous St

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The draw has been made for the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Defending champions St Helens face a home tie against local rivals Warrington Wolves, whilst last year's beaten finalists Catalans Dragons face an away trip to Bradford Bulls. In total there are four all engage Super League ties with the others being Harlequins RL against Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR versus Huddersfield

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Catalans Dragons coach Mick Potter will succeed Daniel Anderson at the helm of St Helens at the end of the season. "Mick is a first-class coach and is improving year in year out," said Saints chief executive Tony Colquitt. "He is exactly what we will need next season to take over a pretty difficult mantle in replacing Daniel." Australian Potter, who has agreed a two-year deal, said it was an "

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Planning permission has been secured for the development of a community health centre that regeneration chiefs hope will breathe new life into an area of St Helens town centre. The Lowe House Primary Care Resource Centre will be built at the corner of Oxford Street and Crab Street, St Helens, housing four GP Practices and a range of community-based health and social care facilities. It will

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St Helens MP Dave Watts has warned supermarket chain Morrisons that its local business interests could be damaged if it does not drop objections to a planning application which includes proposals for a new Saints stadium. Watts held talks with Morrisons in Bradford where he urged the firm's property director, Roger Owen to drop their opposition for plans to build a Tesco Extra supermarket

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Following on from last year’s inaugural event, the St.Helens Festival is back by popular demand on 5th and 6th July 2008. The largest event in this year’s Council calendar, the Festival is being held at Sherdley Park and will open from 12 noon daily. Spread over two days, the free Festival (which replaced the St.Helens Show) will celebrate the Borough’s rich cultural heritage and wealth of

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