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Cumbrian lorry firm founder Eddie Stobart dies aged 95

Eddie Stobart, the founder of the renowned haulage firm, has died at the age of 95.

The former boss of the Cumbria-based company, recognisable for its green and red fleet of lorries, died on 25 November.

Edward Pears Stobart was born in Cumbria in 1929 into a family of farmers.

He first started the operation as a small agricultural business in 1946, specialising in distributing fertiliser and completing contract work for local farmers.


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