Trevor Bailey, one of the best known names among SJA members, died today following a fire at his retirement home in Essex…
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Month: February 2011
“Mr Essex”: the all-round one-man-band
After retiring he became sports editor of the Financial Times, a one-man-band operation, I believe - just as it had been with Essex…
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How cartoonist helped create “Barnacle Bailey”
“To think,” he said, “I will be retiring to a place down the road from where I was born. In 80 years I have managed to travel just half a mile…
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Wisnae whit? Kenny Dalglish’s new witticisms
NORMAN GILLER can't believe his eyes (and ears) when the laconic new Liverpool manager is on TV, is enjoying what he is seeing of one of the BBC's you…
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Funeral arrangements for Steve Pinder
The funeral of Steve Pinder, the former City Limits sports editor and Independent sportswriter, will take place tomorrow, Friday Feb 11…
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Former People sports editor is jailed for fraud
Lee Horton, the former sports editor of The People, has been jailed for 15 months after being convicted of a "complex" and "professional" fraud that b…
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“He was one of the biggest pains in the arse”
The week's sport in quotes, featuring the unusually retiring Gary Neville, Pakistan cricket bans, Milan Mandaric and his policy on managers, and Ferna…
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After 40 years, Everton’s still on the Snooker Scene
For 40 years, SJA member CLIVE EVERTON has seen off all challenges from authority to maintain magazine Snooker Scene as an independent guardian of his…
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Brooks quick to solve a tricky puzzle in The Sun
What all journalists do not want is for NI CEO Rebekah Brooks to become a casualty of the phone hacking scandal. Brooks is, says NORMAN GILLER, a tru…
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Voting now open for SJA Sports Broadcast Awards
The sports broadcasting award winners will be announced alongside the sports writing and photography award winners at the SJA's British Sports Journal…
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