The St Helens Star is a local delivered free within the borough of St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The Star has been in circulation since 1975. The Star has a tough competition with the other newspaper in the borough, The Reporter

St. Helens Reporter

The St. Helens Reporter is a free local paper, covering the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. It is owned by Johnston Press. The reporter has two free sister papers being published once per week....

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Distribution

The St Helens Star is delivered free to 79,085 homes throughout St.Helens Metropolitan Borough. Distribution is audited every six months by the Audited Bureau of Circulation

ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, ABC has two roles:* To manage and uphold standards which reflect media industry needs...

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Ownership

The St Helens Star is published by Newsquest Cheshire / Merseyside, itself part of the Newsquest Media Group.