Lucky bingo player wins £56k prize at Mecca St Helens
A LUCKY bingo player claimed a £56,000 prize at St Helens' Mecca last weekend.
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Simon Mulligan is a senior reporter primarily covering news for the St Helens Star and Leigh Journal with a decade of experience in local and regional journalism. Simon works on news stories for the publications' online and print platforms, reporting on general news and covering topics including crime, court, human interest stories, business stories, planning developments and more. He has significant experience in covering cases at Liverpool Crown Court and has played a key role in the growth of the news titles' digital platforms. Simon is also adept at covering sport, particularly rugby league. Simon began working for the publications in July 2014 after having done a placement while studying for his NCTJ qualification, in which he achieved the Gold Standard. Simon became a senior reporter in 2016, following the completion of his NQJ qualification, and is also an English graduate from the University of Liverpool.
Simon Mulligan is a senior reporter primarily covering news for the St Helens Star and Leigh Journal with a decade of experience in local and regional journalism. Simon works on news stories for the publications' online and print platforms, reporting on general news and covering topics including crime, court, human interest stories, business stories, planning developments and more. He has significant experience in covering cases at Liverpool Crown Court and has played a key role in the growth of the news titles' digital platforms. Simon is also adept at covering sport, particularly rugby league. Simon began working for the publications in July 2014 after having done a placement while studying for his NCTJ qualification, in which he achieved the Gold Standard. Simon became a senior reporter in 2016, following the completion of his NQJ qualification, and is also an English graduate from the University of Liverpool.
A LUCKY bingo player claimed a £56,000 prize at St Helens' Mecca last weekend.
A HOSE-DRAWN hearse took a much-loved funeral director on her final journey today.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “thoughtful” and much-loved funeral director whose funeral is to be held today, Wednesday.
HERE are details of four road closures scheduled in St Helens this week for works.
A BOY and a girl have been charged in connection with vandalism at a secondary school.
A CAR mounted a pavement and crashed into a wall and fence after a driver suffered a "medical episode".
A PUB that had been on the brink of disappearing a couple of years ago has enjoyed a remarkable revival – establishing itself as a destination to visit in St Helens town centre.
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