Farewell – Obituaries

Posted: October 29, 2026

ANDY BURNS, deputy production editor on The sporting Life, died on October 17 [2026]. He had been diagnosed with bowel cancer last …

Posted: October 29, 2026

Debbie Matthews let us know about the death of her Dad, CYRIL NEWTON, who died on September 27 [2026]. She said: I do …

Posted: October 29, 2026

IAN HARRISON, former deputy editor of the Sporting Life Weekender, died on September 25 [2026] aged 80.

He joined the Weekender around 1986/87, …

Posted: September 13, 2026

Felicity Green, OBE , trail-blazing women’s and fashion editor on the Daily Mirror, who later joined the board as publicity director, died …

Posted: September 1, 2026

KEN OLIVER, a distinguished figure in racing journalism, has died aged 86. His funeral will take place at Basildon Crematorium at …

Posted: August 24, 2026

ALBERT COOPER, renowned Daily Mirror sports photographer, died on August 15, 2026, aged 90. He is pictured with then Liverpool FC manager …

Posted: July 13, 2026

FORMER Daily Mirror City man and AMP committee member TONY PATEY died on July 10 [2026] following a spell in hospital.  RIP …

Posted: July 9, 2026

FORMER Sunday Mirror editor PAUL CONNEW died on July 3 [2026]. He was 79. Paul’s funeral will take place on August 13 …

Posted: July 8, 2026

NOEL YOUNG, editor of the Sunday Mail at its circulation peak of one million, died on June 27 [2026], aged 86. He …

Posted: July 6, 2026

DOUG NEWTON, the senior starting-price reporter for The Sporting Life from 1975 to 1998, died on May 29 [2026]. He was 93.

Doug, …

Posted: June 6, 2026

THE death has been announced of Dave King, long-serving Daily Record industrial and political correspondent. His funeral is …

Posted: April 7, 2026

KENNETH McPherson, former Daily Record chief sub-editor and production editor, died on March 6 [2026], after a short illness. He was 78. …

Posted: March 21, 2026

MONTY COURT, former editor of The Sporting Life, has died, aged 97

MONTY’s funeral will take place at noon …

Posted: March 21, 2026

Peter ‘PJ’ WILSON, former news editor of the Sunday Mirror, died on March 18 [2026], aged 78. His funeral is …

Posted: March 2, 2026

SUNDAY Mail picture editor DAVID McNEIL died on February 17 [2026], aged 80. A celebration of his life will follow …

Posted: February 12, 2026

FORMER executive editor of The Sporting Life, JEREMY CHAPMAN, died on February 11 [2026], aged 84. His wife Christa and …

Posted: February 12, 2026

Much loved sub-editor PETER LEWIS, for more than three decades the Mirror’s master confectioner of whimsy, died on January 21 [2026], after …

Posted: February 5, 2026

SUNDAY MAIL journalist, FRANK HURLEY, died on January 27, [2026], aged 81. A celebration of Frank’s life will follow …

Posted: January 22, 2026

JOHN ENOS, former editorial manager of the Scottish Daily Record, died, aged 91, on January 12 [2026]. A celebration of …

Posted: December 30, 2025

FORMER Fleet Street editor and legendary Mirror executive, BILL HAGERTY, died on Boxing Day [2025], aged 86. There will be …