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The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88. His family said in a statement through his publisher Penguin Random House that Briggs died on Tuesday morning. The Snowman has sold more than 5.5 ...

10 Aug 2022 at 11:38

Charity reveals Raymond Briggs made annual donations in honour of his wife

A blood cancer charity has hailed the late Raymond Briggs a “quietly generous man” who supported them for years in memory of his wife. Briggs’ family announced in a statement through his publisher, Penguin Random House, that he died at the age of ...

10 Aug 2022 at 18:03

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McFly praise Raymond Briggs for ‘bringing our childhood imaginations to life’

McFly have praised The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs for “bringing our childhood imaginations to life” in a tribute to the late author following his death. The author and illustrator, who also wrote Father Christmas, Fungus The Bogeyman and ...

10 Aug 2022 at 17:58

Snowman creator Raymond Briggs’ will funded cancer research in memory of wife

A blood cancer charity has paid tribute to the late Raymond Briggs this Christmas after he donated to them in his will. Blood Cancer UK revealed when The Snowman creator died at the age of 88 in August he made annual donations to their ...

15 Dec 2022 at 17:42

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Derry Christmas celebration of music with Allegri and Orchestra NorthWest

Finishing off another year in style, renowned local arts organisation Allegri is bringing Christmas cheer to local audiences with two wonderful festive productions in both Derry and Strabane. On Sunday, 4th December, Allegri Junior ...

23 Nov 2022 at 09:33

What to watch on TV on Christmas Day and Boxing Day

In addition to Brussels sprouts, presents and dodgy Christmas jumpers, sitting down to watch Christmas TV is a festive tradition for many of us. We’ve had a look at the festive TV offerings across Christmas Day and Boxing Day and ...

22 Dec 2022 at 07:00

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25 Dec 2022 at 10:33

Teenager ‘threatened to cut off Aled Jones’s arm during Rolex robbery’

A machete-wielding teenager threatened to cut off singer Aled Jones’s arm as he robbed the star of his £17,000 Rolex watch in daylight, a court has been told. The 52-year-old Welsh baritone was walking along Chiswick High ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:10

Features

Snow days past and present - and precious memories that last a lifetime

Children, young people and even a few adults have been enjoying this week’s snow days as the latest Arctic air mass brought falls of delightfully powdery snow across the county. Despite the cold and the road safety ...

21 Jan 2023 at 23:33

Personal Finance

New collectable 50p coin celebrating The Snowman is launched by Royal Mint

A new collectable coin celebrating The Snowman has been launched by the Royal Mint. It is the first of the Mint’s collectable 50p coins celebrating the World of the Snowman to feature the official coinage portrait ...

23 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Local News

Carrick-on-Suir Library to host carol singing and screen Christmas movies

There will be plenty of Christmas cheer at Carrick-on-Suir Library over the next week. Pupils and teachers from CBS St Mary's Primary School in Carrick-on-Suir will perform carols in the Library on Tuesday, ...

13 Dec 2023 at 18:33

Singer Aled Jones remembers Snowman creator Raymond Briggs following his death

Singer Aled Jones has said he owes The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs a “debt of gratitude” following the author and illustrator’s death at the age of 88. Briggs’ family said in a statement through his ...

10 Aug 2022 at 13:37

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