n LONG-SERVING members of staff have been commended after clocking up nearly 80 years between them.

General assistant David Alexander’s 18 years and home manager Nicole Trinder’s 11 years were among those recognised by bosses at The Old Vicarage care home in Churchill in a ceremony held in its grounds.

Ms Trinder said: “The Old Vicarage has a number of local staff who have worked here for many years, and the consistency of care from familiar faces is very important to our residents.”