"He was the difference between The Stranglers and every other punk band"
17.04.2020 - 21:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tributes have poured in for a much-loved school cleaner who has died after contracting coronavirus.
Barrie Ashley, 67, worked as an assistant care taker at Saddleworth School for a number of years and was regarded as a "legend" by those who knew him.
He was admitted to hospital last week with symptoms of COVID-19, where he was placed on a ventilator and moved to intensive care.
Barrie's family were unable to visit him, but his brother Martin - who he lived with - was able to say goodbye to
"He was the difference between The Stranglers and every other punk band"
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