Paul MacLeavy obituary
My father, Paul MacLeavy, who has died aged 78, was a drainage engineer and, later in life, a professional magician. Magic had been a hobby while Paul earned his living as a council employee, but when redundancy came along in 1996 he seized the opportunity to turn his passion into a full-time trade. Afterwards he became well-known in north Somerset as a performer, including in hospitals and on respite holidays with t…