THE Review's founding editor, the late Bill Price, has had a street named after him in his adopted French village of Hucqueliers.

'Rue Bill Price' was unveiled by Jan Rennison and the mayor of Hucqueliers, Gilles Serecat. Following his death in 1999, Mr Price left legacies to five village organisations.

In a Town Hall ceremony following the unveiling of the street signs, the mayor said Mr Price would never be forgotten.

He said: "Addressing myself to the children present, when your grandchildren and great grandchildren ask 'Who was Bill Price?' you can tell them 'he was a friend of Hucqueliers.'"

Two of Mr Price's favourite tunes – Land of My Fathers and the theme from Bridge on the River Kwai – were played by the local band.

Mr Price had lived in the French village for 10 years while continuing his business interests in England. A former Labour MP for Rugby, he was famed as a sharp and controversial speaker in the Commons and successfully orchestrated Ted Short's campaign for deputy leadership of the Labour Party. Under Harold Wilson he was junior minister at the Department of Overseas Aid.

After losing his seat in 1979 he left politics to become a successful businessman, launching the Review and other printing and public relations projects.

Born a miner's son in Bilson Road, Cinderford, he remained at heart a Cinderford boy and regularly returned to the Forest and his home town, enjoying nothing more than to meet old friends over a pint.

His mother, Mrs Lillian Price, is a resident at Townsend House, Mitcheldean.