Report by Duncan Williams for Pulman's Weekly News
Ken Rowe, a respected figure in both national and regional journalism whose work left a lasting legacy across East Devon and beyond, has died at the age of 92.
Ken’s career began at the Western Morning News, but it was his national reporting stints with major titles such as the Liverpool Echo, the Scottish Daily Mail, the Daily Herald, and The Sun that first established his reputation as a sharp and versatile journalist. Though he was once offered the prestigious editorship of Scotland’s Daily Record, he chose a different path - one that would bring him back to the West Country and have a deep impact on community journalism.
In partnership with fellow journalist Frank Sharples, Ken launched the Honiton News, laying the foundation for a network of sister publications in towns such as Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Exeter, Bideford, Barnstaple, Taunton, and even as far as Gosport. The papers were produced in part through a partnership with Jim H…
