Former St Helens Star editor Lesley Richards has died
1 November 2011
Former Leigh Reporter and St Helens Star editor Lesley Richards has died after a what a friend described as a “private and courageous battle with cancer” aged 62.
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Sam Syers: 'His passion was in seeking the truth'
17 October 2011
Colin Paul “Sam” Syers, who was chief sub-editor at the Hampstead & Highgate Express for nearly quarter of a century, has died at the age of 67 after a long illness.
Clive Crickmer: 'He was a journalist to his bones'
14 October 2011
Colleagues have paid tribute to former Daily Mirror North East reporter Clive Crickmer, who has died aged 71.
Mike Terry: ‘The spirit of journalism ran in his blood’
2 September 2011
Mike Terry, one of Fleet Street’s “last great characters”, has died aged 86. Here his son Christopher Terry, an actor and journalist, pays tribute.
Norman Adams: 'Wordsmith of extraordinary range'
22 August 2011
The funeral is being held in Aberdeen today of Norman Adams, the well-known Aberdeen-born journalist and author, who has died aged 74, from cancer.
Garth Gibbs: 'The archetypal diary writer'
22 August 2011
Garth Gibbs, the former Daily Mirror stalwart who has died at 75, led a complicated but inordinately cheerful and endearingly self-deprecating life.
Former Mirror sports reporter Keith Meadows has died
17 August 2011
Keith Meadows, former Daily Mirror sports reporter in Manchester, has died after a long illness.
Gilbert Johnson: 'Actor, joker, romantic'
2 August 2011
Gilbert Johnson, who started his career on his hometown paper the South Yorkshire before going to work for Fleet Street’s finest, has died aged 81. Here, his friend of more than 30 years Phil Ascough pays tribute to a “first-rate ...
Sean Hoare: 'A journalistic character of the old school'
19 July 2011
The death of Sean Hoare, who is being dubbed the 'News of the World whistleblower., is not only a tragedy for his family and friends, but for journalism - a former colleague writes.
EDP's George Wells: 'A journalist of class and quality'
19 July 2011
For generations of readers in Fenland, George Wells, who has died suddenly at his Wisbech home aged 82, was the face of Archant Norfolk’s Eastern Daily Press.
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David Welch 1948-2011: Sports journalism visionary
4 July 2011
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Free newspaper pioneer Ben Clingain dies aged 68
17 June 2011
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Journalist Michael Hewitt dies aged 51
6 June 2011
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Terry Newell: 'The finest journalist you could meet'
25 May 2011
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Leo Clancy: 'He could charm quotes out of a deaf mute'
19 May 2011
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Fleet Street veteran art director Phil Ashcroft dies
25 March 2011
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Cyril Claydon: 'A dedicated campaigner and trade unionist'
15 March 2011
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Steve Read: Sun production ace who left for life at sea
17 February 2011
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Jim McPheator obit: 'He brought humanity to all we did'
11 February 2011
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Obit: Charles Owens - former Daily Mirror photographer
19 January 2011