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‘A great man, a great player’: Stephen Hendry leads tributes to Terry Griffiths

Stephen Hendry is among many greats who were coached by the 1979 world champion, with Mark Allen also left ‘heartbroken’ after his mentor’s death aged 77

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024

World champion Terry Griffiths proved that slow and steady can win the race

The Welshman was the first qualifier to win the world snooker championship.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2024

“Lemmy and I got on fine most of the time, but we had our moments. Being in Motörhead was crazy 24 hours a day”: ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian ‘Robbo’ Robertson’s wild tales of Phil Lynott, Lemmy, David Bowie and more

Phil Lynott, Lemmy, Rush, Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – former Thin Lizzy/Motörhead guitarist Brian Robertson crossed paths with them all and has the hangovers to prove it

Louder · Oct 26, 2024

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Snooker mourns Ray Reardon after his death at the age of 91

The Welshman was nicknamed “Dracula” because of his distinctive hairstyle.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024

Ray Reardon, six-time world snooker champion nicknamed Dracula, dies aged 91

Welshman Reardon, who worked as a policeman before becoming a snooker professional, won the world title six times during the 1970s and is widely considered one of the greatest players in the sport’s history

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024

OPINION - Is there such a thing as a gay job? Actually, it turns out there just might be

My first job was as a cashier in a South Manchester car park, a Saturday post I held between the ages of 14 and 19, the exact ages I was working out how being gay might pan out for me. I worked alongside the Corps of Commissionaires, a rum, witty…

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023

The Mancunian Way: AI Manchester

What if a robot designed the city centre? PLUS The man who discovered Herman's Hermits

Manchester Evening News · Apr 5, 2023

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Chaotic life of snooker star Alex Higgins who was stabbed by girlfriend and died penniless

Three World Cup titles, two World Championship wins and one girlfriend stabbing him - Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins was certainly one of snooker’s most colourful and intriguing characters

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Irish study names John Higgins as greatest snooker player of all time with Ronnie O'Sullivan a close second

The findings of a special computer algorithm that examined 50,000 snooker matches are revealed in RTE’s new series Brainstorm

Irish Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

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