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Fairytale fun for St Helens families

Youngsters got crafty at a St Helens shopping centre, making their own fairytale characters at a family arts workshop. The sessions are part of a summer of fun at the town’s  Church Square Shopping Centre, with events every Tuesday until the end of August The first Shopper Whopper Kids Club arts and crafts session was […]

Summer of free fun for families lined up at Church Square Shopping Centre

A summer of free fun is on offer for families at Church Square Shopping Centre in St Helens. The centre is inviting youngsters to come along to the popular Shopper Whopper Kid’s Club, held every Tuesday from July 26 to August 30. Starting at 11am and running until 3pm in St Mary’s Arcade, the free […]

Rubicon Garden Rooms provides new space for growing property search company

A growing conveyancing search specialist firm has opened a new office in a bespoke building, created using aviation technology. Julian and Kerry Lee, who run Property Search Group, have swapped their previous base on an industrial estate for the purpose-built office in Little Sutton, and are set to recruit more staff. The new building was […]

JD welcomes shoppers to its new expanded store in Church Shopping Centre

Music and football free-styling welcomed St Helens shoppers as sports fashion retailer JD opened its expanded store at Church Square Shopping Centre. Five extra staff have been recruited to the 2,750 sq ft store, with a wider range of the company’s top-selling sportswear on offer. JD has relocated to the entrance of the shopping centre’s […]

Cheshire vet issues killer rabbit disease warning

A TOP vet has warned rabbit owners in Cheshire to protect their bunnies from a deadly disease that’s been detected in the county for the first time. Ian Hopkins, Head Vet at Holly House Veterinary Surgery in Knutsford, which is part of the independently owned Willows Veterinary Group, has joined forces with Rabbit Rescue North […]

Beekeepers create a buzz at Church Square Shopping Centre

St Helens shoppers were greeted by a hive of activity when Church Square Shopping Centre went green with two days of family fun. Among the displays and activities at the centre’s Green Room project was a team from Ormskirk Beekeepers, who introduced shoppers to the amazing world of bees with their special display hive. With […]

Special doggie thank you for Hartford vet surgeon

A VETERINARY surgeon from Hartford received a special canine thank you from a little dog who helps look after her deaf owner and keep her safe. Miniature black poodle Jessie visited orthopaedic and spinal specialist Charlie Sale at Oakwood Veterinary Referrals based at the Willows Veterinary Hospital in Hartford with her owner Thelma Mannington of […]

Obese pets are fighting the flab at vets in Northwich

A campaign has been launched in Cheshire to help portly pooches and fat cats win the battle of the bulge. Abbeycroft Veterinary Surgery in Northwich has set up the county’s first weight management centre to combat an epidemic of pet obesity. It’s a big problem because the latest studies show that more than half of […]