A journalist who held several senior roles at the newspaper where he spent his entire career has died aged 88.

John Cosslett served as executive editor, news editor and night editor during his career with the Western Mail.

John, pictured, began his career on the Cardiff-based daily and its South Wales Echo sister title as a cub reporter in 1951.

Apart from a stint of National Service in the Intelligence Corps from 1953 to 1955, he spent his entire career with the Mail.

John oversaw the introduction of colour to the Western Mail’s pages in the late 1980s and retired in 1995, continuing to work as an editorial consultant and literary editor afterwards.

He also founded the Western Mail Survivors Society, which met every three months.

John, who outlived his wife Sarah, died peacefully at home with his children Eleri and Dyfed by his side on 27 January, aged 88, following a short illness due to lung cancer.

He is also survived by grandchildren Catrin, Leo and Max.