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Alan Bromley obituary
My father, Alan Bromley, who has died aged 88, was one of the driving forces in promoting the new town developments of the 1940s and 50s, and thus contributed to the government's masterplan to...
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Amiri Baraka
Poet and playwright who walked away from New York literary society to become a leading figure in the Black Arts movementAmiri Baraka, who has died aged 79, was an African-American writer who chose...
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Sheila Cross obituary
My friend Sheila Cross, who has died aged 81, was a formidable doctor (practising under her maiden name, Sheila Lewis) who devoted the whole of her professional career to the care of children, even...
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Ariel Sharon obituary
Israel's prime minister and wartime general who bestrode his country's history for more than 50 yearsFew global figures were as compelling as Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister who has...
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Sir John Cornforth obituary
Nobel prizewinning scientist who made a huge contribution in the field of stereochemistryThe distinguished organic chemist and Nobel laureate Sir John Cornforth, who has died aged 96, is renowned for...
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Simon Curtis obituary
My friend Simon Curtis, who has died aged 70, was one of the small band of people who work tirelessly, for no pay and few thanks, to promote poetry. An excellent poet himself, he edited two magazines...
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Letter: John Fortune on the NHS
John Fortune visited Kidderminster to support my parliamentary election campaign in 2001. I shall never forget it. He spoke at a crowded meeting in the town hall about the problems he had recently had...
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Letters: David Coleman obituary
Carol Davis writes: A couple of years before he retired in 1976 as head of Alderley Edge county primary school, my father Arthur Savage was contacted by a former pupil, David Coleman. He had a...
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Letter: In a Gaza garden with Eyad Sarraj
I met Eyad Sarraj on just one occasion, when I sat in his garden in Gaza, interviewing him for BBC Radio. It was a hot, humid day, but it was also Ramadan, so I was surprised when he offered me a...
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Alan Burns obituary
My brother, the author Alan Burns, who has died aged 83, was known to the literary world for his novels, described variously as experimental, surreal and avant garde. He was influenced by James Joyce...
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Letter: Sally Vincent's sucker Punch
Sally Vincent was wonderfully sharp not only in her journalism but also in person. After I and the old guard of Punch had been thrown out of the magazine, she was one of the freelances kept on for a...
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John Goldman obituary
Pioneer in bone-marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia, which has enabled thousands of patients to live normal livesWhen John Goldman began his career in the 1960s, the diagnosis of...
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Stanley Uys obituary
Veteran South African journalist and fierce opponent of apartheid who was unafraid of offending politicians of every partyIn describing Stanley Uys as "probably the most unscrupulous liar in South...
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Letter: Elizabeth Jane Howard's succinct wit
Some years ago, Elizabeth Jane Howard was taking part in a radio quiz on the BBC. When she was asked: "What is the connection between Beatrix Potter and Barbara Cartland?" there followed a few moments...
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Geoffrey Woodward obituary
My friend and colleague Geoffrey Woodward, who has died aged 79, did a great deal to enhance the profession of optometry. He was principal optometrist at Moorfields eye hospital (1976-87) and professor...
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Letter: Paul Goggins's support for civil partnerships legislation
Although Paul Goggins was not convinced by the detail of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013, he supported civil partnerships legislation and voted consistently for progressive LGBT rights...
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Alexandra Bastedo
Glamorous star of the 1960s television adventure series The Champions who went on to run an animal sanctuaryAlexandra Bastedo, who has died of cancer aged 67, found fame and sex-symbol status playing...
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Letter: On the campaign trail in the US with Simon Hoggart
Simon Hoggart and I were almost contemporaries at the Guardian. He was on the frontline in Northern Ireland and politics as I battled it out in the somewhat less hostile climate of the City office. We...
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The Rev J Elwyn Jenkins
My friend the Rev J Elwyn Jenkins, who has died aged 80, was a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Wales and served the congregation of Tabernacle, Aberystwyth, for 28 years from 1970. He had a...
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Letter: Simon Hoggart's America
In the late 1960s, the serious media couldn't get enough of news from the fledgling Child Poverty Action Group – even if it came from branch level. So, if we volunteers in CPAG's Manchester branch...
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