St Helens | Archive | 2005 | May
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T: Ben Roberts 2, Darren Pemberton and Dylan Leyland. G: Ben Roberts, James Hull, Dylan Leyland and Robbie Chisnall. more...
I HAVE noticed that for the past couple of weeks there has been no letter from Stan Roberts of Haydock on the letters page. This led me to wonder is Stan ok? more...
LIKE many other people my wife went into hospital and yes she has been in three hospitals in less than four months starting with Whiston then Warrington then back into Whiston and then into my old favourite, St Helens. more...
IF Saints board was of the opinion Millward's actions warranted such an effective remedy, then why wait so long? more...
I'VE just been reading my St Helens Star, and must write regarding the manners of some town centre old people. more...
CAN I say that I too have noticed how rude and selfish old people are nowadays. I suspect that every generation says the same, yet I remember in my young days (I am 55), oldies were wise and venerated people who would step aside to aid the younger generation in every way possible. more...
MY dad, an ex serviceman, attended this years VE Day service held at the cenotaph in St Helens. He had attended the service wearing my late grandfather's medals, after leaving the service he visited a local pub with some of his ex service friends. more...
CHRIS Halliwell and his little son Thomas are now recovering well from a lifesaving kidney transplant operation after their moving tale touched the hearts of Star readers. more...
SACKED coach Ian Millward could be set to take Saints to the High Court to contest his dismissal from the Super League club, according to his solicitor. more...
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl claims she was kicked, gouged and bitten when she was attacked by a gang of girls in St Helens town centre. more...
THE headmaster of Rainhill High School, John Pout, is said to be investigating allegations concerning serious bullying of a first-year pupil. more...
SCRAMBLER riders have sparked a massive debate in the Star Letters pages in recent weeks. more...
A SECONDARY school and several primary schools are facing the threat of closure because of falling pupil numbers throughout the borough. more...
IT was Groundhog Day at the KC Stadium on Friday night as Saints slumped to yet another defeat at what continues to be their bogey ground. more...
NEW Saints coach Daniel Anderson has received a glowing endorsement from a man who knows what it is like at the helm of the Knowsley Road club. more...
CHAIRMAN Eamonn McManus proved he is not a man to duck an argument when he took the unusual step of travelling to last Friday's game with a section of Saints' most vocal supporters. more...
SAINTS chairman Eamonn McManus has expressed his sadness at the way that the club's partnership with sacked coach Ian Millward has ended. more...
SACKED Saints coach Ian Millward vowed to clear his name at a press conference in Brighouse last Thursday. more...
SAINTS must put off-field matters out of their heads when they take on derby rivals Widnes at the Halton Stadium on Saturday night (6pm). more...
Haydock's first team slipped to another defeat at the hands of Parkfield. more...
ST Helens Recs suffered a heavy loss at home to Highfield after putting the visitors in to bat. more...
PRESCOT & Odyssey bounced back with an emphatic victory over Wavertree. Fielding first P&O allowed the visitors to get of to a solid start, reaching 39 without loss after 10 overs. more...
ST HELENS Cycle Racing Club promoted the 25th running of their popular Ron O'Brien Memorial road race for 3rd, 4th and junior category riders on the Pimbo Industrial Estate in Skelmersdale on a cool, still, Sunday morning. more...
ST Helens suffered a hammering by Liverpool C.C at Aigburth on Saturday. more...
BATTING first on a beautifully prepared track, Sutton welcomed visitors Mawdesley to New Street for the first time then set about compiling a fair total for them to chase. more...
PILKINGTON Recs will face Thatto Heath Crusaders in the final of this year's St Helens Cup at Blackbrook's Boardmans Lane ground on Thursday, May 26. more...
Triplex beat last season's champions York (A) in a nail biting match which included a 10 darter from K Lee of York. more...
Sutton Oak H/S Frome 14.5 more...
A trip to the Isle of Man for the opening round of the Northern Track and Field League by St Helens Sutton A.C. did not prove to be a happy occasion. more...
WEST Park won the Thwaites Lancashire Sevens Tournament beating Leeds Tykes 22-21 in a very exciting final. Matty Henwood scored in the last couple of minutes to win another trophy for the men from Red Rocks. more...
WITH war clouds gathering over Britain, the main subject of the day was how to strap on your new gasmask. These had arrived in various sizes and styles...there were Mickey Mouse ones for toddlers, child-sized models for school kids, right up to the hard, pig-snouted kind for adults. more...
IT'S amazing how many people can still recall the great Lobby Ludd - but perhaps not too surprising, considering that he used to flash paper-money at folk during the good-old-bad-old days! more...
THEY were an old rock band with the scarifying name of Screaming Skulls. more...
THERE can't be many who can still recall when St Helens was left shuddering from the Great Quake. more...
ALTHOUGH they used to live in a Parr caravan, researcher Beverley Groom is having a tough job trying to get details about her father's side of the family. more...
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