Denis Whittle

HE signed for Saints for the princely sum of £100 in 1953 and went on to score almost 2,000 points for his hometown club playing alongside legends like ‘Murph’ and ‘Voll’.

ANOTHER link with local journalism of 60 years ago has been severed by the passing of a veteran wordsmith who wrote under the nom-de-plume ‘Boffin’ when covering Saints.

MILITARY standards fluttered in the breeze and patriotic pride was on parade at the Armed Forces Day ceremony at St Helens Cenotaph.

DIAGNOSED with ovarian cancer in 2009, songbird Lynn Jones battled through her darkest days thanks to surgery at Whiston Hospital, therapy at the Lilac Centre and Willowbrook Hospice, plus prayers and support of family and friends.

IT WAS standing room only at St Luke’s Church in Knowsley Road on Monday when family, friends and fans paid their last respects to a sporting hero on the rugby league circuit.

AT first glance his disabilities might seem to present an impossible barrier for a youngster tackling the hurly-burly of rugby under both codes.

THERE have been many rousing clashes with Leeds at Saints down the years, but for the 23,000 who thronged the terraces on Saturday, October 23, 1957, the game had a particular significance.

DENIS Whittle pays tribute to a blockbusting Welsh forward from the all-conquering Saints side of the 1950s who has died at the age of 83.

FAMILY and friends across nautical, educational and sporting spheres are poised to wave bon voyage to a shipmate who has reached his final anchorage after an 80-year sail.

DENIS Whittle pays tribute to long-serving Saints’ board member Bill Lyon, whose funeral will take place this Thursday.