Pete Cashmore, Guardian and Observer journalist, dies aged 45

Colleagues pay tribute to ‘hilarious writer’ and ‘troubled soul’

The journalist Pete Cashmore, who wrote for the Guardian and Observer among a range of British newspapers and magazines, has died at the age of 45.

Cashmore, who also worked at the NME and men’s magazines Loaded and Nuts, was remembered as a talented and funny writer who possessed a quick wit, a sharp tongue and a troubled soul.