Simonswood

Sports fanatic Anthony Jacobs, 18, was playing for Yew Tree FC at the Simonswood Lane playing fields in Kirkby when he suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing during a match last month. Neighbouring players abandoned their games and joined ...

A footballer who “died” when his heart stopped beating on the pitch said he was overwhelmed by the actions of the people who fought to bring him back to life. Keen sportsman Anthony Jacobs, 18, was playing for Yew Tree FC at Simonswood Lane pitches in ...

A stunt rider has come out of retirement to attempt a motorbike wheelie at 200mph. Dad-of-two Gary Rothwell – nicknamed the Cinderella Man – will try to crack the wheelie world record at the break-neck speed later this month. The stunt rider, from ...

Knowsley Council will host its annual display at Simonswood Playing Fields, Simonswood Lane, Kirkby on Bonfire Night. The display will start at 7:30pm. ST HELENS AND PRESCOT. The annual Spark in the Park returns to St Helens this Bonfire Night.

A Sunday league football match ended with a brawl between fans and a man run over on the pitch, a witness has said. Merseyside Police said they were called to a disturbance at football fields near Simonswood Lane in Kirkby, where a number of matches ...

Engines UK Ltd's address changed to Simonswood Industrial Estate, Kirkby – from one in Pendlebury, Manchester – in October 2006. It changed again to Stopgate Lane, Kirkby on January 18 last year and then returned to the previous Pendlebury address on ...