Derrick Holden, who has died aged 91, was an accomplished journalist who devoted his life to a single local newspaper.
Derrick was the backbone of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo from 1953, as senior reporter, specialising in courts and councils, and then as assistant editor, overseeing the news side. For nearly 20 years he also wrote a weekly column under the pseudonym John Grosvenor, drawing on his matchless local knowledge and contacts.