Welsh Motoring Writers
  • Home
  • About us
  • News
  • Car Reviews
  • Blogs
  • Contact
  • Members
  • Blog

Obituary: Tony Challis

7/18/2010

0 Comments

 
Picture
IT IS with great regret that we report the death of one of our members, Tony Challis motoring writer for the Evening Leader.

Tony had been a valued member of the Group since its early days and his wit and wisdom were always eagerly anticipated features of Group activities.

Tony had been working from his home in Rhos, Wrexham since taking early retirement from his staff features writing job and his column was always a major and enjoyable part of the Leader motoring section.

Tony, aged 67, had bravely battled with a short illness and died at the home of his daughter in Ruabon on July 1 with his family around him.

The father of five he spent his early years in East Grinstead and spent some time in Canada and San Francisco before returning to Britain where he became a freelance journalist working for a number of national newspapers.


Read More
0 Comments

    Author

    Welsh Motoring Writers

    Archives

    January 2023
    November 2022
    January 2022
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    October 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    October 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    February 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    June 2018
    October 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    October 2015
    June 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    April 2012
    November 2011
    April 2011
    December 2010
    October 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    December 2009

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

© WELSH MOTORING WRITERS 2023