St Helens have received the keys to their new stadium.

Developer Langtree handed over the state-of-the-art 18,000 capacity arena, which will become the club’s new home from next season.

The venue, which has taken 14 months to build, is situated on Peasley Cross Lane, to the south of St Helens town centre, and replaces Saints’ lifelong home at Knowsley Road.

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Saints will now spend the next ten weeks fitting out internal areas of the stadium, including kiosks, restaurants and turnstiles, all decorated in the club’s famous red and white livery.

Langtree appointed Barr to carry out the construction and Arcadis UK to manage the project, which has been delivered on schedule.

The first match at the new stadium is expected to take place in late January, before which a series of structured events will allow supporters, residents, councillors and business leaders to sample the venue.

(GK)