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December 11, 2021

Ed Barry – Funeral Details

 UPDATE

Ed Barry's funeral will be on Tuesday 21st December at 3.00.p.m. in the Cypress Chapel, Stockport Crematorium, Buxton Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6LS and afterwards at The Bamford Arms. Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6NB.

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We lost another good friend and colleague last week when Ed Barry passed away at the age of 72.  Ed was former sports editor of The People, having been a newspaperman all his working life, and his good friend John Dillon has written this tribute:

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May 9, 2012

My Week: Steve Bates

 STEVE BATES, the outgoing chairman of the Football Writers’ Association, on gaining brownie points with The Boss...dinner with Robin van Persie...and breakfast with superfit Sven

SUNDAY April 29
Weather shocking so usual Sunday morning tennis four ball is off. Take a glimpse at Sky Sports’ Sunday Supplement to see if there is any reaction from the chaps to my story that Harry Redknapp fears he has been passed over for the England job with Roy Hodgson about to get a call from the FA. Always a bit nervy when you go out on a limb with a tale and you ...

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