Lee Stevens obituary
My friend Lee Stevens, who has died aged 86, was a well-loved figure from a bygone era of British show business. Known latterly as a successful broadcaster with LBC radio, he was originally a prolific...
View ArticleMartha Farrell obituary
Our friend Martha Farrell, an NGO leader and adult educator, has died aged 55. She was among 14 people killed in a Taliban attack on a guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Martha was known and respected...
View ArticleLetter: Charles Kennedy the buccaneering Highland candidate
Charles Kennedy began his political life in another world. It was the Highlands, it was feudal – and it was the SDP. His nomination as SDP candidate in 1982 for what was then Ross and Cromarty was a...
View ArticleRobin Page obituary
Artist who was in the British vanguard of the Fluxus movement in the 1960s and taught at the Leeds College of ArtIn 1971, a pair of works was shown at an exhibition in Düsseldorf. Each consisted of...
View ArticleJean Ritchie obituary
American folk singer responsible for a revival of Appalachian musicWhen Jean Ritchie, who has died aged 92, emerged on to the embryonic New York folk scene in the 1940s, her repertoire of family songs...
View ArticleJohn Romer obituary
Architect who helped to develop the art of the timber gridshellContinue reading...
View ArticleTwinkle obituary
Singer and songwriter who found fame in the 1960s with her teenage tragedy hit record Terry Continue reading...
View ArticleMary Ellen Mark obituary
Documentary photographer who chronicled the plight of the dispossessed Continue reading...
View ArticleBruce Martin obituary
Architect who helped to build renowned schools in Hertfordshire and designed the modernist K8 red phone box Continue reading...
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