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Obituaries
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
‘Outstanding’ regional editor who went on to Fleet Street dies aged 88
Tributes to news chief who exposed police beating scandal
‘Perfect colleague’ who was PA to four daily editors dies aged 71
Tributes paid to staff member who was “part of newspaper’s history”
Regional journalist known for ‘warmth and wit’ dies aged 71
Tributes paid to “well-liked and respected” correspondent
Journalist who trained Lorraine Kelly and Jim White dies aged 85
Tributes paid to “one-off” trainer who worked across the country
Reporter known as ‘Mr Football’ dies aged 60 after cancer battle
Club to rename press box in his memory
‘Passionate’ former NCTJ chairman and union stalwart dies aged 78
Tributes paid to ex-NUJ assistant general secretary
Journalist’s treasure trove of memorabilia comes to light after death aged 78
Tributes to reporter who covered football club for 42 years
Journalist who became Catholic paper’s youngest editor dies aged 85
Archbishop pays tribute to “great trailblazer” who also worked in church PR
Tributes paid to press photographer who once stayed with Dylan Thomas
Agency MD also looked after football’s European Cup for a night
Award-winning former daily journalist dies months after becoming a dad at 40
Tributes paid to “top class reporter” who reported from Iraq and Afghanistan
Regional editor who left for council PR job dies aged 47
Ex-colleagues pay tribute to former bosss
Last in line of family of journalists dies aged 83
Reporter followed his father and uncle into the newsroom
Respected financial journalist loses stomach cancer battle aged 54
Tributes to writer who worked for regional and national titles
Ex-regional journalist who worked with Andy Warhol dies aged 91
Reporter also interviewed Marilyn Monroe and Rock Hudson
Former daily journalist whose family fled Hitler dies aged 88
Tributes to journalist who was “one of the first to take environmentalism seriously”