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GET STARTED14 January 2021
David Beacham, owner of Coiffure by David, has died aged 86
03 January 2021
The former Stratford College student died just before Christmas.
05 December 2020
Philip Voss passed away earlier this month aged 84
11 November 2020
The family of Lenny Phillips say they have been overwhelmed by the huge number of tributes to him from loved ones, friends and co-workers. Young dad Lenny,…
09 November 2020
OBITUARY FOOTBALL fans were shocked by the death of Alcester Town FC chairman Dave Taylor at the age of 49 last month. Here, his family offer their tribute. Dave…
29 October 2020
The family of young dad Lenny Phillips have paid tribute to the much-loved 25-year-old, who has passed away following an accident on the A46 near Snitterfield…
29 October 2020
TOY shop owner Angela Balfour Kinnear, who was a hugely popular figure in Shipston, has died at the age of 85. Here, her family pay tribute to her. Angela…
21 October 2020
MUCH-loved former Herald team member Ann Cranmer died last month. Here her husband Tim tells of her life, her time at the Herald and their life beyond…
21 October 2020
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to theatre-loving Oliver Williams after he died in a crash earlier this month. The 27-year-old from Stratford died in…
12 July 2020
Bee Gilbert Sir Ian Holm, who died on 19th June, started his long career at the RSC, joining the company in 1958. While there he met Bee Gilbert, his…
01 May 2020
Martin Cosgrif as Feste in Twelfth Night at the Loft in 2018. Photo: Richard Smith Photography Much-loved actor, director and teacher Martin Cosgrif has…
17 April 2020
Tributes have been paid to a hugely popular former manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Graham Sawyer, who died aged 76 on 31st March, was a major…
09 April 2020
Tributes have been paid to Graham Sawyer, a much-loved former manager at the RSC, who died last week. Graham, of St Gregory’s Road, Stratford-upon-Avon,…
08 February 2019
Albert Finney received a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Tom Jones in 1963 TRIBUTES have been flooding in for Albert Finney, the outstanding…
08 February 2019
ONE of the country’s top nuclear physicists, who was born and raised in Alcester and educated at Alcester Grammar School, has died, aged 88, after a short…
31 August 2018
SHELAGH Sandle, who was a former mayor, town councillor and prominent figure in the community of Stratford, died aged 77 at her home in Burntisland, Scotland…
31 August 2018
STRATFORD’S Mike Pearce, who was a well-known hotelier, sportsman, historian and Blue Badge tourist guide, has died after a short illness. Born on 6th…
21 April 2017
TRIBUTES have been paid to actor and former Stratford resident Tim Pigott-Smith OBE who died suddenly in April 2017, aged 70. Although born in Rugby,…
10 April 2017
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former mayor of Shipston-on-Stour and popular local businessman. Keith Rutter, who served as a town councillor for several…
16 February 2017
THE former owner and manager of the Grosvenor Hotel, the Stratford House Hotel and the old Shepherds Restaurant on Sheep Street, where Café Rouge now…