Tuesday, 11 March 2025

Piano Man Hits Bum Note

Famed songwriter and composer Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE has been caught speeding in his Tesla X in south London.

The lyricist behind Cats, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera - known for his witty jingles - was sentenced at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court.


Sir Richard, 81, of the Grade II-listed Trevereau Manor, Trevereau Hill, Limpsfield, Surrey was fined £40, with £110 costs and ordered to pay a £16 victim surcharge.


The father-of-five was convicted of driving along the A23 Brixton Road, Lambeth in excess of the 20mph speed limit on April 27, last year.

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