View all newsletters
Sign up for our free email newsletters

Fighting for quality news media in the digital age.

  1. Archive content
April 21, 2005updated 22 Nov 2022 3:06pm

Stanley Hornsby – Former editor of the West Cumberland Times & Star

By Press Gazette

Stanley Hornsby, former editor of the West Cumberland Times & Star, has died at his home in Cockermouth aged 87.

Stanley began his 50-year journalism career in 1931 in the Whitehaven office of the North West Evening Mail.

He
was transferred to Millom in 1938 for the evening and weekly papers
before being called up for wartime service, where he trained in the 178
Field Ambulance. In 1942 he was promoted to sergeant and posted to the
94th General Hospital in North Africa.

He returned to journalism
at Millom and Whitehaven and joined Cumbrian Newspapers in 1959 as
deputy editor at Workington, Carlisle and Whitehaven before becoming
editor of the Times & Star. He retired in 1981, soon after stepping
down from chairmanship of the North West Editors Guild.

His
career included covering two major pit disasters, the opening of the
world’s first atomic power station at Sellafield, the Windscale fire
and, on one occasion, being lost at sea for a day when going out to
interview the crew of a missionary ship.

Present Times & Star
editor Steve Johnston said: “Stan Hornsby dedicated his life to local
newspapers and service to the community in Cumbria.”

At 16,
Stanley was a founder secretary of Kells St Mary’s Catholic Young Men’s
Society in Whitehaven. Later, he was a member of the Whitehaven Knights
of St Columba for 30 years.

Content from our partners
MHP Group's 30 To Watch awards for young journalists open for entries
How PA Media is helping newspapers make the digital transition
Publishing on the open web is broken, how generative AI could help fix it

When he moved home to Egremont after
his marriage in 1951, he was parttime clerk to the parish council and
secretary of the revived town carnival for 25 years.

He was an
executive member of the Egremont Chamber of Trade and served on the
Whitehaven Chamber of Commerce committee for several years.

He
was also founder chairman of the Whitehaven branch of the Deaf
Association, founder secretary of the Whitehaven Rugby League
Supporters’

Club and a member of the steering committee which led to the establishment of the rugby league club.

In Workington, he joined the steering committee which established West Cumbria’s first talking newspaper for the blind.

He joined the Rotary Club in 1961 and was president of the Cockermouth Probus Club in 1990.

In his retirement, he concentrated on volunteer work with the Abbeyfield Society and was chairman at Cockermouth for four years.

Stanley is survived by his wife Marjorie, daughter Valerie, son Stephen and three grandchildren.

Times & Star

Email pged@pressgazette.co.uk to point out mistakes, provide story tips or send in a letter for publication on our "Letters Page" blog

Select and enter your email address Weekly insight into the big strategic issues affecting the future of the news industry. Essential reading for media leaders every Thursday. Your morning brew of news about the world of news from Press Gazette and elsewhere in the media. Sent at around 10am UK time. Our weekly does of strategic insight about the future of news media aimed at US readers. A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Aimed at marketers and those involved in the advertising industry.
  • Business owner/co-owner
  • CEO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CTO
  • Chairperson
  • Non-Exec Director
  • Other C-Suite
  • Managing Director
  • President/Partner
  • Senior Executive/SVP or Corporate VP or equivalent
  • Director or equivalent
  • Group or Senior Manager
  • Head of Department/Function
  • Manager
  • Non-manager
  • Retired
  • Other
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.
Thank you

Thanks for subscribing.

Websites in our network