News
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Life Sciences will reignite St Helens Borough's innovative spirit
Building on St Helens' proud history of innovative growth and bringing new high-quality jobs to the borough.
Cabinet approves multi-million-pound funding to improve borough's road infrastructure
More than £12m of grant funding will be invested into improving the borough's road infrastructure to support active travel and economic growth, following approval at a St Helens Borough Council Cabinet meeting this afternoon (Wednesday 23 October).
£1m fund will boost transformation in Parr, St Helens
A vacant brownfield site in Parr will benefit from £1.01million of government funding in a huge boost to the regeneration of the area.
Interactive technology brings happiness to Day Opportunities service users in St Helens Borough
St Helens Borough Council's Day Opportunities service is trialling an innovative piece of technology which helps improve the wellbeing of people living with cognitive challenges.
Overnight resurfacing on major borough roads to start next week
Overnight carriageway resurfacing works along some of the borough's key routes will get underway next week.
£6m project kicks off trials to demonstrate low-cost biofuels
A major industrial trial was successfully undertaken this month as part of a Glass Futures project to identify and demonstrate a variety of economically and technically suitable low-cost bioderived fuels for a range of industrial glass and ceramics sites with furnaces of varying designs and scales.
New fund to support science investment zone
Councillors are set to discuss the opportunity to become part of a science investment zone that could support major regeneration through high quality job creation.
Two projects look to benefit from £12m in LCR funding
Councillors are set to decide on the acceptance of more than £12million in funding for two key transport schemes.
Fostering is...Everything
Fostering can mean everything to those involved. That is the message of a powerful new fostering film from over 100 councils.
New short film series spotlights men's mental health with local faces and powerful stories
A new series of short films exploring men's mental health has launched, featuring well-known local figures, community leaders, and everyday men.
Work on new active travel route in St Helens gets underway
Work starts today (Monday 7 October) to construct the initial phase of a new active travel route in St Helens as part of a proposed scheme to link Lea Green to Whiston Hospital.
Glass Futures welcomes LCR Net Zero board
Glass Futures welcomed the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Net Zero Cabinet Board as St Helens Borough Council's Leader Councillor Anthony Burns led the first meeting of the group after taking up the role as the lead for the region in the area.