Alex Calderwood: Hotelier and self-styled ‘cultural engineer’ who gave his Ace chain a distinctively unconventional and offbeat style

Obituary of Alex Calderwood in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Grace Jones: Britain's oldest person, who worked as a seamstress and a civil servant until her retirement in the 1960s

Obituary of Grace Jones in The Independent by Marcus Williamson

Jack Alexander: Singer and pianist who with his brother Tom formed one of the best-loved Scottish musical acts of the last 50 years

Obituary of Jack Alexander in The Independent by Marcus Williamson