In April 2022, the publication had a paid daily circulation of just over 6,183 copies. A 4-page broadsheet, it sold for a halfpenny. They promised that the sheet will be bright and chatty and by including special features never before introduced into daily journalism in the Midlands hoped to win the support of the public. played a prominent role in The Pink'. Search Coventry obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. A collection of obituaries found in the British Newspaper Archives. Enjoy, QUEENEY Noah Happy 13th birthday to our grandson Noah. Love from daughters Yvonne and Linda and grandkids. Please report any comments that break our rules. The decision by the proprietors was a consequence of the changing patterns of work at the paper (and the industry in general). It was founded as The Midland Daily Telegraph in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe, and was Coventry's first daily newspaper. McDonalds partnered with independent charity the National Literacy Trust to identify five locations across the UK with lower literacy levels, including Bradford, Coventry, Derby, Dundee, and Northampton. Some of the free books on offer at McDonald's in Rooley Lane, Bradford (Image: McDonald's). According to the opening statement by the owners, the Telegraph would advocate those high principles of Independent Liberalism which form the broad basis of the freedom and liberty of the people. LOTS, Happy 18th Birthday HOTHERSALL SKYE HAVE A GREAT MEMORABLE 18TH AND KEEP ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS. Editors' Code of Practice. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. It changed its name to the Coventry Evening Telegraph on 17 November 1941. Sir Bruce Forsyth, the comedian and game show host who died aged 89, was one of the most enduring stars of British television and in shows such as The Generation Game and Strictly Come Dancinghis irrepressible, slightly camp enthusiasm won over millions of viewers, Yvonne Burney, whodied aged 95, was the youngest female SOE agent to be parachuted into wartime France, and was later sent to Ravensbrck concentration camp, Sir Roger Moore, the film actor, who died aged 89won international celebrity in the 1960s as the immaculately clad Simon Templar in The Saint, a television role that led to his being cast as James Bondin a hugely successful series of feature films, The 1st Earl of Snowdon, who died aged 86, wasan outstanding photographer, an implacable champion of the disabled, and a designer and film-maker of note, but he was best knownas the husband of Princess Margaret, Chuck Berry,who died aged 90, was a pivotal figure in the development of rock-and-roll, and brought the new genre into the mainstream, giving popular music a raw energy that influenced countless emerging bands, John Noakes, who died aged 83was a television personality whose courage, humour and irrepressible boyish enthusiasm made him an outstanding presenter of Blue Peter, Peter Sallis,the character actor, who died aged 96, was most recognisable for his role as the easy-going, self-effacing Clegg inLast of the Summer Wine, and alsolent his voice to the unassuminginventor, Wallace, ofWallace and Gromit, Major General Sandy Thomas,whodied aged 98, won a DSO and two Military Crosses in the course of a highly adventurous Army career, James "Lionel" Brooke, who died aged 76, was variously a racing driver, woodsman, poet, artist, lawyer and psychotherapist, and the son of the pretender to the throne of Sarawak, the jungle kingdom on Borneo, Sir John Hurt, who died aged 77, was an actor of mercurial talent, capable of wide emotional range, who excelled in playing misfits, eccentrics and victims of fate, Joost van der Westhuizen, who died aged 45, was regarded as the best scrum-half of the modern era and one of the greatest Springbok rugby players of all time, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, who died aged 45, was a vivacious socialite anda tribune of the so-called It-Girl revolution in the mid-Nineties, Victor Lownes,who died aged 88, was the original business partner of the American Playboy supremo Hugh Hefner and his hedonistic lifestyle led Private Eye to refer to him as Victor (disgusting) Lownes, Keith Barron, the actor, who died aged 83, was a surprise sex symbol and a reliable star of the sitcom circuit, most fondly remembered for Duty Free, Yuri Drozdov, who died aged 91, was aformer KGB major-general who did undercover work in China during the Cultural Revolution and in Cold War Berlin and ran a covert KGB unit whose officers were trained to liquidate people abroad, Roy Dotrice,the actor, who has died aged 94, was a supreme impersonator of old men, his evocations of the whims, wheezes, mannerisms and vocal quirks of the doddery carrying more conviction than the efforts of truly ancient players, David Shepherd, the artist,who died aged 86, enjoyed great popularity with the public, if not with the critics and achieved immense commercial success, Robert Hardy,the actor, who has died aged 91, had a fine record of television performances spanning more than 40 years, ranging from several portrayals of Winston Churchill to that of the peppery vet Siegfried Farnon in the popular 1980s series All Creatures Great and Small, Sir Edward du Cann, who died aged 93, was aformer Conservative MP and chairman of Lonrho, but admiration of his early career later turned to distrust, Source: By Telegraph Obituaries 18 Jan 2023, 1:02pm. In 2016, Coventry Telegraph launched a new weekly podcast, centred around goings on at Coventry City F.C., titled 'The Pink'. How to Use This Collection. 4 talking about this. FUNERALS BY DEVALL & SON Search forthcoming funerals William Henry Walton ("Bill") 01 Mar 2023 Heart of England Crematorium Obituaries & obituary notices in Nuneaton. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's We wish you all the love peace, DAVISON Mick and Jen Happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary to a special Mum and Dad, Nan and Grandad!, LAMB Betty Happy 85th birthday Mum and Nanna! The headquarters for a significant period of the paper's history was at 157 Corporation Street, Coventry, CV1 1FP. . In 1985, the local independent radio station (then known as Mercia Sound) and the Telegraph formed the Snowball Appeal, a charitable organisation whose aim is to raise money to help sick and needy children in Coventry and Warwickshire.[10]. 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Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images, Sir Peter Hall, the theatre, opera and film director, who died aged 86, founded the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960 aged 29 and went on to oversee the opening of the National Theatre on the South Bank in the mid-1970s, Clare Hollingworth,who died aged 105, was one of the most celebrated war correspondents of her time and witnessed the outbreak of the Second World War on September 1 1939, Tim Pigott-Smith, who died aged 70, was a seasoned Shakespearean stage actor before achieving television stardom as the sadistic police superintendent turned Army colonel Ronald Merrick in ITV's The Jewel in the Crown, King Michael of Romania,whodied aged 96, reigned for three years until 1930, and then again from 1940 to 1947, was overthrown twice,lunched with, and defied, Hitler and dined with Mussolini, Michael Bond,who died aged 91, was a prolific author of childrens stories and the creator of Paddington Bear,Darkest Perus most celebrated emigrant, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, who died aged 93, inherited the earldom created for her father Earl Mountbatten of Burma after narrowly escaping death in the IRA bomb attack in which he and her son Nicholas were killed, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, better known as Rachael Heyhoe Flint, whodied aged 77, brought a new zest and prestige to womens cricket,andas captain of England between 1966 and 1976 she never lost a match, Max Clifford, who died aged 74, was a publicist who specialisedboth in purveying and suppressing scandals before he himself becamemired in sleaze after he was found guilty of sexually abusing four teenage girls, Bernard Dunstan,who died aged 97, was a successful figurative painter in the tradition of Degas, Walter Sickert and Vuillard, Source: It changed its name to the Coventry Evening Telegraph on 17 November 1941. 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The Funeral Service will be held on (ne Allen) Sadly passed away peacefully on 23rd February 2023, aged 93 (Phil) Philip Brian King of Burnaby Rd Coventry sadly and unexpectedly passed (Pam) Passed away in University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, on 21st David passed away on the 7th February 2023 with his beloved wife Christine by Late of Walsgrave Road, Coventry CV2 4BL Passed away in University Hospital With much sadness the family of Douglas Hobday, originally of Bishopton Close (Lunn) Reunited with Husband Dennis on Monday 20th February 2023 aged 95 years. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. With the number of staff reduced and no longer needing the space for the discontinued printing presses, it was decided that a smaller, more modern headquarters was now necessary. Who Where Receive obituaries Kenneth J. Gould Sr. February 23, 2023 (61 years old) View obituary Dorothy R. 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Chris Barham/ANL/REX/Shutterstock, Squadron Leader Tom Long, whodied aged 97, flew Mosquitos with the Pathfinder Force and attacked Berlin on 25 occasions resulting in the award of two DFCs, Hywel Bennett, the actor, whodied aged 73, excelled at playing loners and outsiders, andbecame best known for his role as an over-educated loafer in the 1980s television sitcom Shelley, Jana Novotna, who died aged 49, won the hearts of the Wimbledon crowds in her 1993 final against Steffi Graf, when she snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and then shed tears on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent, Glen Campbell, who died aged 81, was a country singer with enormous crossover appeal who recorded thechart-topping hits Rhinestone Cowboyand Southern Nights, Sir David Tang,who died aged 63, was aHong Kong-born entrepreneur, style guru and bon viveur, Sean Hughes, who died aged 51, was a stand-up comedian best known to British television viewers as a team captain for 10 series of the BBC Two comedy music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Air Commodore Jayne Millington, whodied aged 55, was an air defence specialist and sheplanned and commanded the air defence and air counter terrorism operations for the 2012 London Olympics, Fats Domino, who died aged 89, was one of the great pioneers of rock and roll andsold more than 110 million records, including the hit singles Blueberry Hill and Aint That a Shame, Lt-Col Simon Hall, who died aged 57, was a charismatic officer in the Marines and specialised as a mountain leader, before becoming a member of the SBS and serving with the SAS, Blanche Blackwell,who died aged 104, was the mother of the record mogul Chris Blackwell, the mistress of Ian Fleming and one of the last survivors from the age when some 20 families ran Jamaica, The 11th Duke of Beaufort, whodied aged 89, was a landowner, a dashing sportsman, a connoisseur and a glamorous figure on the London art scene, Source: Family Announcements, births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and in memoriam from Bradford Death Notices Public Notices Birthdays Anniversaries Greetings Births All Announcements Place an. contact the editor here. 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