The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Touching tributes to much-loved mum
Tributes have been paid to a muchloved 34-year-old mum who who once cycled across Europe to raise money for the YMCA in Perth.
Hayley Sutherland died following a three-year battle with secondary breast cancer, leaving behind two young daughters and her partner Kyle.
Friends and family of the former Dundee Univerity student have raised more than £16,000 in her memory to help Kyle, Jessica, 4, and Georgie, 2.
Hayley was a well-known figure in the Fair City, formerly an employee of Perth and Kinross Council and a waitress at Paco’s, before she joined the team at YMCA, where she helped inspire young people in the community.
While at YMCA she helped raise £18,000 to fund jobs for two young people by cycling across five countries in eight days from Dunkirk to Prague.
Lynsey Robertson, who began the fundraiser in her best friend’s memory, described Hayley as “refreshingly honest and completely selfless”.
The pair met at Elmwood College in Fife and bonded over their love of the band Biffy Clyro before starting university in Dundee together.
“Hayley was my person and I was hers. She will always be my person,” said Lynsey.
“She saw me through the hardest times, telling me what I needed to hear, even when I didn’t want to hear it.
“She was refreshingly honest, caring, protective and fiercely loyal.
“Hayley was the type of girl who always showed up for you, never let you down, completely selfless.”
Lynsey watched her friend grow from being her gig-going buddy who rented a flat on Dundee quays with her – which neither could afford – to a mum.
“I remember just being in awe of her,” she said.
“It was so wonderful to
see her transition into a mother, she was incredible in the way she cared for them.
“The research, dedication and effort she put into caring for them was inspirational.
“Family was absolutely everything to Hayley, her mum was her best friend and Kyle was the love of her life. I know Hayley will rest easy knowing her beautiful girls are surrounded by the most incredible family who love them completely, like they did her.”
Hayley, who moved to Glasgow shortly before
starting her family, also left a lasting impression on the YMCA in Perth, where she had worked.
A spokesperson for the organisation said: “It’s with great sadness we receive the news of Hayley’s passing, but we feel blessed to have known Hayley for the time she worked with us.
“Although our staff team has changed over the years, new staff still hear of Hayley and the work she did which is a testament to the impact she had during her time with us.
“Hayley was confident, dedicated and professional and those qualities were wrapped up within a sincere, thoughtful and loving person who was not just a colleague but a friend to everyone she worked with.
“We will forever be grateful for the time we shared with her and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends she leaves behind.”
Former colleague Laura Allen was part of the team that journeyed through Europe with Hayley. She paid tribute by saying: “When I think of Hayley, I think of a beautiful woman who approached life with open arms.
“I think of a girl with an adventurous spirit and I remember our many conversations about her dreams to travel and to have children.
“I am glad to know that she fulfilled these dreams.
“She was inspiring in her determination. I am thinking about our cycle across Europe, when she cycled miles and miles without any training – and how much fun we had during those two weeks.”
Hayley passed away peacefully in February.
Anyone wishing to donate to the fundraiser in her memory can go online to gofundme. com/f/hayley-sutherlandmemorial-and-family -fund
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We feel blessed to have known Hayley
Aman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore 20 years ago after “significant new information” came to light following a TV documentary.
Essex Police said the man, 50, who has not been named, was arrested in Cheshire yesterday and remains in custody.
Butcher Mr Lubbock, 31, had been attending a party at Barrymore’s luxury home in Roydon with eight other people on March 31, 2001, when he died.
Speaking outside Essex Police headquarters in Chelmsford, Detective Superintendent Lucy Morris said: “The arrest comes after significant new information came to light following our renewed appeal for information and offer of an enhanced reward, which coincided with a major TV documentary broadcast in February 2020.
“This information has led to us making an arrest and over the coming days we will be contacting all those who were present at the party at the time as well as others who may have information.
“We believe someone or some people at that party know what happened.”
She added: “We have never given up on finding out exactly what happened to Stuart.”
The Channel 4 documentary in February last year prompted Barrymore, 68, to issue a fresh denial of any wrongdoing, saying: “I have had nothing to do with this whatsoever and yet I keep getting bashed and bullied by the media.”
Responding to the arrest, Mr Lubbock’s 76-year-old father Terry, who is terminally ill, said: “Of course, this is good news. But it’s been 20 years. This has nearly killed me.”
Harry Clichy, a friend of the Lubbock family, added: “We can only hope it leads to justice for Stuart after all these years.”
Barrymore was criticised for leaving his home soon after Mr Lubbock was found floating in the outside pool.
The former television presenter, who became a household name for shows such as Strike It Lucky, has always denied involvement in Mr Lubbock’s death.
A post-mortem examination showed Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries which suggested he had been sexually assaulted.
Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream.
Barrymore refused to answer some questions at the inquest in 2002, but said he could not jump in to try to save Mr Lubbock because he could not swim – a claim disputed by others who knew the star.
The coroner recorded an open verdict. Barrymore, his former partner Jonathan Kenny and fellow party guest Justin Merritt were arrested in 2007 on suspicion of sexual assault and murder, but were later released without charge.