St Helens Council

Another month has flown by and it’s no surprise given everything happening in St Helens borough at the moment! Here’s a look back at just five of our top stories from last month. 1⃣ Flying our Green Flags! The newly awarded Sutton Park and Bankes Park joined Taylor Park, Victoria Park and Mesnes Park in receiving the prestigious mark of quality. The Friends of St Helens Cemetery also retained the Community Green Flag status for the Memorial Gardens within St Helens Cemetery and Crematorium - making six Green Flags in St Helens Borough. 2⃣ Youth Open Art Competition Talented young artists saw their work on display at St Helens Town Hall. Artwork consisted of paintings, sculptures, mixed media art, photography and more. 3⃣ Planning permission granted for state-of-the-art transport interchange The approved St Helens Interchange will improve and upgrade the travel experience for bus passengers, cyclists and pedestrians, creating a welcoming and prominent green gateway to the revitalised town centre. 4⃣ Youth Climate Commission Young people from schools across St Helens borough debated and discussed how St Helens can become a cleaner, greener borough and created a series of pledges for themselves, the school and the council. 5⃣ Girls’ Football Festival More than 250 girls from 17 local primary schools took part in our Girls’ Football Festival at Ruskin Drive - do we have some future Lionesses in our midst? You can read more about these and other stories at sthelens.gov.uk/news

We visited Kershaw Day Support Centre in Newton-le-Willows recently as they held their summer coffee afternoon. The event saw service users, their families and carers all come together for an afternoon of laughter and tasty treats. We chatted to some of Kershaw's lovely service users and staff about why they love the centre so much. #WithYouForYou #LoveStHelens

Don't miss your chance to nominate your business for the St Helens Business Awards! Nominations close tomorrow, enter here https://lnkd.in/efQ2V5EW

🎲 Care leavers in St Helens Borough recently enjoyed an afternoon of fun and connection — all thanks to a brilliant idea from care-experienced young person, Beth! Beth, who fondly remembers playing games as a child, suggested hosting a games event — and the community delivered! Kind donations from local businesses helped fund equipment like darts, axe throwing, a golf putting challenge, plus classic board games and more. 🎯🏌️♂️♟️ This event is just one example of how we’re creating meaningful, positive experiences for our young people — a commitment that’s been recognised by Ofsted, who rated us Outstanding for the experiences and progress of care leavers. 🌟

Residents of Newton-le-Willows have given their views to help shape a £20million investment in the town secured by St Helens Borough Council as part of the Plan for Neighbourhoods initiative. Between 7 April and 18 May 2025, the Newton-le-Willows Neighbourhood Board, supported by St Helens Borough Council, commissioned extensive public consultation reaching 60,000 people and actively engaging almost 700 people through a series of events, school workshops and online surveys.  These insights will guide the Newton-le-Willows Neighbourhood Board during the development of a 10-Year Regeneration Plan and 4-Year Investment Plan for the area, ensuring that the priorities of local residents are informing the vision for their town.  Read more here https://lnkd.in/e-5DRErY

A key milestone has been marked in St Helens, as McLaren Construction Midlands and North celebrated the completion of Indurent 420, Omega West - a 421,249 sq. ft. industrial and logistics development. Representatives and stakeholders gathered on site alongside the Mayor and Leader of St Helen's Borough Council, to commemorate the handover of the high-specification facility, which marks the final phase in the transformation of the wider Omega West scheme. Read more here https://lnkd.in/ecahvFp8

With recent data placing St Helens Borough in the top ten local authority areas in the North West for Outstanding and Good CQC rated care homes - and second overall in the Liverpool City Region - Councillor Andy Bowden, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health, visited the Outstanding-rated Parr Nursing Home in his ward to see first-hand the fantastic work being carried out by staff to provide high-quality care for residents.

The community are encouraged to join in a three minute silence at 3pm today in honour of Alice, Bebe and Elsie as the borough joins with its neighbours in Southport, one year on from their tragic deaths. Council Leader Councillor Anthony Burns, said: “Our thoughts on this day go to the families and friends of Alice, Bebe and Elsie alongside all those affected one year on from this heartbreaking incident. Across St Helens Borough I’m sure that many people will be paying their respects today as we pause for three minutes at 3pm to remember the girls and those still living with the impact of that day. “As a region we will always be stronger working together. This is a time to reflect on the strength our communities show in times of tragedy, our powerful bonds that hold us together and the support we show for one another in the face of adversity. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our neighbours in Southport today, and every day against hate and division.” St Helens Town Hall flag is also flying at half mast today as the borough remembers them.

This week St Helens Borough's Glass Futures welcomed Business Minister Sarah Jones MP to see first hand the amazing work happening to support the glass industry decarbonise its processes. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ecM4AyKF

#BREAKING | Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region has revealed plans to create a ‘Soft Power’ Board to harness Liverpool’s world-famous brand. In an increasingly inward-looking world, the board will promote the city region’s ‘superpower’ values of innovation, creativity, resilience, tolerance and warmth to drive prosperity. It will seek to boost foreign direct investment and strengthen trade relationships by leveraging the region’s internationally significant assets in education, research, innovation, business, tourism, major events and culture - including music, heritage and sport. For the full story 👇 https://ow.ly/uxUO50Wv7lB Katherine Fairclough | Richard McGuckin | Kirsty McLean | Tim Games | Claire McColgan CBE | Culture Liverpool | Invest Liverpool City Region | Halton Borough Council | Knowsley Council | Liverpool City Council | Sefton Council | St Helens Council | Wirral Council | University of Liverpool | Liverpool John Moores University | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | Liverpool Hope University | Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) | Sci-Tech Daresbury | Gavin Quinn