The Yorkshire Post poached him to be their man in Halifax, where Sir Bernard chewed Woodbine tobacco and became known for his Stakhanovite work ethic. After seven years, he became the paper’s Northern industrial correspondent based in Leeds, taking with him his police officer wife, Nancy, and baby son. www.bbc.co.uk
The Yorkshire Post poached him to be their man in Halifax, where Sir Bernard chewed Woodbine tobacco and became known for his Stakhanovite work ethic. After seven years, he became the paper’s Northern industrial correspondent based in Leeds, taking with him his police officer wife, Nancy, and baby son.
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