As the devastating fire which has ripped through a former John Player's cigarette factory in Radford continues to burn, we look back at the legacy of a worldwide business empire which began in ...

Nottingham Castle was once the most depicted castle in the world due to the popularity of Player's cigarettes.John Player Navy Cut cigarettes are one of the most recognisable brands of John Player ...

John Player is a cigarette brand now operating under the Imperial Tobacco umbrella. It was most visible on racing circuits at the end of the 1960s, when it became a sponsor for the Team Lotus in ...

John Player & Sons was one of the founding companies ... Horizon produced the vast majority of our cigarettes and fine-cut tobacco brands for the UK market. "The site also manufactured a small ...

Evidence given by a smoker before his death was heard in a test case in which his widow is suing one of the world's largest tobacco companies. Margaret McTear is taking on Imperial Tobacco, which ...

Very quickly, racing versions were beginning to dominate Grand Prix road racing in Britain and Europe. British cigarette maker John Player took notice of the Commando’s success and the attention it ...

The nickname is derived from John Player & Sons, a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in the UK which frequently sponsored Formula 1 teams. The company’s cigarettes—which featured a ...

Last year Customs and Excise officials seized 161 million cigarettes with a retail value of €39 million. John Players & Sons said last night it was "disappointed at the Government's decision to ...