Some of these things are well-known already, some of them not so, however it’s only when you package them all together that you begin to realise what an amazing, distinctive place that St.Helens is...
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The Sankey Viaduct
As the place where the first viaduct on the world’s first passenger railway line crossed the country’s first industrial canal, the Grade 1 listed Sankey Viaduct constructed by George Stephenson is a uniquely historic location in terms o ... read more...
NGF EUROPE
The NGF EUROPE Factory in St.Helens manufactures more fibreglass cord than any other facility in the world. Each year NGF EUROPE produces enough cord to stretch to the moon and back twice, or around the Earth forty times.
A 1mm diameter ... read more...
Chris James - 2007 Enterprise Ambassador
Chris James, a pupil at Newton High School, is the Borough’s new Enterprise Ambassador of the Year.
Chris is the Managing Director of "Checkmate", Newton High School's Young Enterprise team which won the annual St.Helens and Merseyside ... read more...
Award-Winning Parks & Green Spaces
The national Green Flag Awards scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country, and St.Helens now has seven of them!
New Green Flags have been gained at Taylor Park, The Duckeries in Parr, and Downall Croft Doorstep Gr ... read more...
Double Award-Winning Blackbrook Diversion
The only major new road scheme completed in the Northwest in 2007, and delivered both on time and within budget, the Blackbrook Diversion has scooped two major national awards.
It has won the 2007 Green Civil Engineering Projec ... read more...
Pop Icon Rick Astley
Late 1980s pop phenomenon Rick Astley was born in Newton-le-Willows. His 1987 debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was the UK's Number 1 for five weeks and the year's best selling single, also topping the US charts in 1988. This was just ... read more...
