Colin Webb: Innovative editor who left an indelible mark on the Press Association
Colin Webb, who has died aged 74, was a highly effective editor of the Press Association from 1986 to 1995…
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Times foreign editor Richard Beeston dies aged 50: ‘He embodied the best of newspaper journalism’
Times foreign editor Richard Beeston has died of cancer aged 50. Beeston had been with The Times since 1986 and…
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Former Daily Echo editor Neal Butterworth dies aged 55: ‘A joy to work with…a great editor’
Former Daily Echo editor Neal Butterworth has died of cancer aged 55, two years after leaving his job with Newsquest.…
ByMargaret Thatcher, 1925-2010? David Wooding publishes the News of the World’s prepared 16-page supplement
Ex-News of the World journalist David Wooding has published his former paper’s prepared Margaret Thatcher pullout on his blog. The…
ByFormer Yorkshire post head of news Dick Clark: ‘A true newsman and a superb shot’
Former head of news at the Yorkshire Post Richard “Dick” Clark has died at the age of 68. An obituary…
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Tributes to former Archant news editor John Adams: ‘a man out of the very top drawer
Tributes have been paid to a lifelong local newspaper journalist described as "everything that’s best about the local press". John…
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Bruce McDonald: From apprentice printer in Hull to St Lucia-based yachting journalist
Hull-born journalist Bruce McDonald, who held senior positions across the world in his career, has died in St Lucia. McDonald,…
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Nottingham Post editor Mel Cook dies of cancer aged 51
Nottingham Post editor Mel Cook has died at the age of 51, the newspaper has announced. Cook, died after a…
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