Tag Archives: Fleet Street
Ken Jones – by Norman Giller
Ken Jones, our former Chairman and Life Member who has passed away at the age of 87, went back many years with Norman Giller, who recalls:"It was just a few weeks ago that I last saw my old mate Ken Jones and his lovely wife, Kathy. We were at the memorial service for Hugh McIlvanney at St Bride’s in Fleet Street, and we made a pact. I told him: “I won’t come to your funeral, Ken, unless you come to mine. Ok?” I shook his left hand as he laughingly agreed.
Tags: daily mirror, Fleet Street, Hayters, Ken Jones, Norman Giller, Sunday Mirror, The Independent, the observer
FWA AGM – August 7th
The FWA's Annual General Meeting will be held next Tuesday August 7 at noon at the Old Bank of England on Fleet Street, London.All FWA members are encouraged to attend. On the agenda will be finance, election of officers and the Chairman's report on the past year.
Please contact General Secretary Paul McCarthy if you need more information.
Tags: AGM, Chairman, Finance, Fleet Street, FWA, national chairman, Old Bank of England
Giving Alan Ball a piggy-back after the 1966 World Cup win…drinks with Ronnie Biggs…and praying for the phone to ring
As Fleet Street legend STEVE CURRY celebrates his 70th birthday he looks back on a successful and eventful career.By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
IT WAS Cassius Clay who was the springboard for Steve Curry’s career as a football writer.
And when a young, innocent lad from Lancashire came to London his life literally went to pot.
Tags: 1966 World Cup, Alan Ball, Brazil, Cassius Clay, Daily Express, daily mail, england, Fleet Street, John Barnes, Steve Curry
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