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A NEW community bookshop coming to St Helens has appointed its manager as work has begun to bring the venture one step closer.

Image: Dani Molyneux CGI images have given a glimpse of how the new community bookshop coming to St Helens may look. The Star reported in December as a crowdfunding campaign to bring the store to St Helens town centre reached its target of £40,000 thanks to donations from the community, which enabled the project to access additional funds. The former Furniture Boutique on Bridge Street, part of Church Square Shopping Centre, will be transformed into the bookshop. While the latest coron...

The Imperial Quarter is among the plans WHILE the future of St Helens town centre and its proposed long-term regeneration continues to be a talking point, there are a number of schemes led by independent developers or organisations in the pipeline for 2021. Recent months have seen a series projects put forward, which could begin to reshape St Helens town centre. Here is a look at six developments which could be coming to the town centre - spanning residential, and hospitality venue...

An artists image of the book shop A CROWDFUNDING plea to bring a community bookshop to St Helens town centre has reached its target of £40,000. The project needed to achieve the minimum amount to become a reality. At about 4.45pm on Sunday the project hit the target. The former Furniture Boutique on Bridge Street, part of Church Square Shopping Centre, will be transformed into a bookshop and could launch in March. The £40k mark was the minimum target to unlock the matched funding an...

An artists impression of the bookshop A LAST rallying call is being issued for residents of St Helens to get behind the project to bring a community bookshop to the town centre. The project needs to reach a minimum target of £40,000 for the project to become a reality. At the time of writing, the project has massed £34,000, more than three quarters of the way to the target, with one week to go. The former Furniture Boutique on Bridge Street, part of Church Square Shopping Centre, will b...