Tributes paid to a ‘true champion of St Helens’

TRIBUTES have been paid to a “true champion of St Helens” and a “perfect gentleman”. Brendan Farrell, who worked at St Helens Council for more than 40 years including latterly as head of HR, has died. An obituary placed in the Star said that “after a brave fight with illness, …

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Rough sleeper pitches tent in Burslem Park

A rough sleeper has pitched a tent in a North Staffordshire park – despite the city’s homeless being offered support. The tent has popped up in the grounds of the popular Burslem Park. It is understood to have been there for at least six days. Mum-of-one Danielle Simpson, from Burslem, …

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