Fleet News is saddened to learn of the death of a former editor.
Clive Frusher was appointed editor of Fleet News and Fleet Facts (a glossy supplement) in October 1984.
He was editor for two years but remained with the business for a decade, working out of offices in Park Road, Peterborough, and the Orton Centre.
During that time, he covered a multitude of motor shows including the magazine’s own Fleet Show (an early forerunner to Fleet & Mobility Live).
In the magazine’s 40th anniversary edition in 2018, Frusher reflected fondly on his time at Fleet News.
“One memory of Fleet News is that we were allowed to smoke (I had an occasional Hamlet cigar and my publishing director Peter Peskett used to chain-smoke cigarettes),” he quipped.
His many journalist and publisher roles during a long and varied career included a spell as sports editor of the Peterborough Standard. He retired at 65.
Frusher died on June 21, 2023, aged 79, and is survived by his wife Janet, sons Alastair and Thomas and grandchildren, Florence, Ruby, Samson, Leo and Busby.
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