Tributes paid to “genius” who spent 25 years at newspaper
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
Former local journalist who ran own news agency dies aged 85
Tributes from regional press industry to a “real terrier”
Former regional daily’s founding editor dies aged 91
Journalist was also father of Tory ex-Cabinet minister
Editor who began journalism career to beat shyness dies aged 63
Ex-news chief defied medics to spend last days at home after cancer battle
Regional daily’s first ever female reporter dies aged 90
Pioneering journalist edited women’s page for 15 years
Daily splashes on shock death of former news and sports editor
Journalist spent 48 years with newspaper before retiring in 2015
Daily editor whose investigation led to landmark’s closure dies aged 91
Journalist spent 36 years with then-daily title
Deputy editor and former coal board spokesman dies aged 73
Journalist worked in regional press until 2009
Tributes to deputy editor who later became a vicar
Journalist went on to teach hundreds of others after taking college role
Daily journalist known as ‘Scoop’ loses second cancer battle aged 64
Former assistant editor continued working shifts after 2015 retirement
Former claimant to ‘UK’s youngest editor’ crown dies aged 62
Journalist spent seven years in charge of newspaper before PR career
Tributes to reporter who lost husband and son within days of eachother
Weekly journalist kept working into her seventies
Stroke caused former deputy news editor’s death, coroner rules
Family pay tribute to journalist and “genuinely lovely man”
Editor once told he was “too old” to be trainee dies aged 91
News chief got job after meeting journalist and future wife in pub
Newsroom in shock after news editor loses cancer battle aged 55
Colleagues pay tribute to journalist who spent 21 years at group