Former Nottingham Evening Post journalist Frank Slaughter has died at the age of 100.
He died at the Newspaper Press Fund Home in Dorking, Surrey, after suffering a pneumonia-related heart attack.
As a child Frank dreamed of becoming a reporter, and worked at several newspapers, including the Lincolnshire Free Press and Cambridgeshire Times.
In 1927 he joined the Nottingham Guardian and Post – now the Evening Post – where he worked for almost 40 years.
During his time at the paper he held several posts, including agricultural correspondent, angling correspondent, and deputy chief reporter.
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