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The titan who ruled Deansgate's smoke-filled Manchester Evening News office
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Manchester Evening News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Manchester. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 06:27 UTC. The headline in use is “The titan who ruled Deansgate's smoke-filled Manchester Evening News office”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Former Manchester Evening News editors and crime reporters pay tribute to James "JR" Ross—the granite-hard newsroom legend who steered the paper's Deansgate headquarters through print's golden era, dying aged 95.
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- First reported by Manchester Evening News
The titan who ruled Deansgate's smoke-filled Manchester Evening News office
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- Manchester Evening NewsThe titan who ruled Deansgate's smoke-filled Manchester Evening News office