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Richard Northcott, who has died aged 77, was a serial entrepreneur in DIY, furniture, pet food, jewellery and pubs – and for a while, a Hollywood film producer with his name attached to one of the box-office sensations of the 1980s, the erotic epic 9 ½ Weeks.
Two agriculture students from non-farming backgrounds have won career-boosting bursaries from the Norfolk-based John Innes Foundation.
As the standard of Test cricket has diminished in recent years, so too have expectations risen when the few remaining really competitive sides in the international first-class game play each other. Therefore most of us await the opening of the Test series on Thursday between India and England in Hyderabad with enthusiasm. England have made themselves a more exciting team to watch because of ‘Bazball’, and have as such done something considerable to make the longer-form game more appealing – alth
The grand old man of English furniture design
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Richard Northcott, who has died aged 76 after a battle with cancer , made the most startling switch of his life aboard a cruise ship.