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SUCH sad news to hear about the death of John Yates.
Condolences to his family and friends.
I had the great pleasure of working at the St Helens Reporter with John in the 80s. He was such a great character and gentleman and a fantastic sports reporter.
R.I.P. John, you will be sadly missed.
Dawn Jones, via Facebook
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