The Latest Breaking News from St Helens Borough Council

Row over kids' football pitch where nobody wants to cut the grass

The team have been unable to train after a council dispute

Liverpool Echo · Jul 5, 2023

Man who pretended to be Greggs bakery swindled councils out of nearly £200,000

Rais Kayani pleaded guilty previously to a single count of entering into a money laundering arrangement

Manchester Evening News · Jul 5, 2023

Merseyside borough set for major recycling shake-up

The new strategy aims to make recycling easier, according to the council

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2023

Warning to anyone heading to a Christmas party this December

People are being told to take extra care over the festive period

Liverpool Echo · Dec 13, 2022

Council replaces Christmas tree after residents complain it's 'probably the worst in England'

St Helens Borough Council accepted the spruce did “not meet our standards”

Manchester Evening News · Nov 16, 2022

Council cremate man without telling devastated family before losing his ashes

His nieces, who lived some distance away, weren't told when their family member was cremated or what happened to his ashes, meaning they couldn't say their final goodbyes

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022

Dozens of jobs paying up to £80,000 at Merseyside's borough councils

There are currently dozens of vacancies at each of the LCR's six boroughs

Liverpool Echo · Jun 20, 2022