HILARY MANTEL'S DEATH TODAY - A GREAT WRITER WHO WILL BE MISSED

 So sad to hear this morning of the passing of Hilary Mantel, a great writer. As local readers know, Hilary paid a visit to Billericay some years ago, long before she wrote Wolf Hall and all those other great titles linked to Tudor history.

Here is my photo snapped at the time I interviewed her when Hilary paid us a visit around twenty years ago.