23 May 2013

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Welcome to our obituaries section where we remember the lives of those local and regional press journalists who are no longer with us.

If you know of any journalist who should be included, please let us know by emailing editor.htfp@and.co.uk

November 15, 2012

Tributes paid after former crime reporter dies at 67

Journalist spent nearly 40 years at regional daily

November 9, 2012

Journalist who started at regional daily dies at 69

NUJ activist was made life member of union

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November 8, 2012

Regional journalist who made legal history dies at 66

Reporter was among first to successfully use Reynolds defence

November 7, 2012

Former sub who evaded capture in war dies at 89

Journalist spent most of working life with regional publisher

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November 2, 2012

Journalist who met husband in newsroom dies at 80

Former weekly reporter spent honeymoon working at paper

November 1, 2012

Tributes paid after well-known former editor dies at 84

Journalist spent 13 years at helm of regional daily

October 30, 2012

Former journalist honoured by Prime Minister dies at 73

Reporter went on to become lecturer

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October 29, 2012

Tributes after photographer loses cancer fight at 49

Freelance snapper became renowned for motorsport images

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October 25, 2012

Former journalist and ‘father of e-reading’ dies at 63

Journalist went on to work alongside Bill Gates at Microsoft

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October 24, 2012

Ex-TV presenter who started in local press dies at 65

Lorraine Kelly tweets tribute to former breakfast telly colleague

October 22, 2012

Former editor at two regional dailies dies aged 78

Journalist ran bookshop in retirement

October 18, 2012

Tributes to Yorkshire showbiz reporting ‘legend’

Writer who offended Max Bygraves dies aged 70

October 17, 2012

PM leads tributes to newspaper reporter turned MP

74-year-old lost battle with cancer

October 16, 2012

Former weekly editor dies in Australia at age of 94

Journalist met beauty queen wife during interview

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October 10, 2012

Former journalist loses brain tumour battle aged 60

Son’s epic cycle ride dedicated to her memory

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