Mike Lowe, the former editor of the Bristol Post and Gloucester Citizen, has died following a short illness. Mike has been praised over the years for his dedication to journalism having spent four decades working in the industry at several regional press titles.
The award-winning editor passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon after battling a short illness, it has been announced. His death was confirmed on his Twitter profile by his wife, Helen Lowe.
The statement read: "I expect many of you may have heard by now but I’m sorry to have to tell you that Mike, 68, passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon after a short illness.