A competitive and creative decade in advertising, the 1970s was an era when talented copywriters, photographers and directors could shine, whether on the pages of magazines or on TV – particularly as ...
Our recent feature recalling the now-demolished Brutalist Tyneside icon, the Dunston Rocket, brought to mind another vanished Tyneside institution - Tudor Crisps. The 29-storey Gateshead tower block - ...
Celebrities, colleagues, and customers have been paying tribute to the carpet trader behind the Mike’s Carpets empire, who has died aged 79. Mike Smith who set up his carpet shop at Leeds Kirkgate ...
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Mike’s Carpets: Batley-born carpet trader Mike Smith known for TV adverts has died aged 79
Mike Smith, who became a household name with his TV adverts passed away due to heart failure. He set up his carpet shop at Leeds Kirkgate Market in the 1970s where he began filming his popular TV ...
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