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Four star-rated St Helens Council has been praised by Audit Commission inspectors for improving services for local people through effective leadership and  strong partnership working.

Peter Forrester, a senior manager with the Audit Commission, said: ‘The council and its partners are driven by a shared commitment to improve the borough for all its residents, and they are working effectively together to deliver on local priorities.‘The council's management ability is strong and it is showing effective community leadership.

‘This is producing improvements which local people notice, including progress in some of the borough's most disadvantaged areas.'