Familiar face of well-known Newark butchers, F. Doncaster, retires after 48 years of service

A familiar face at a Newark butchers for almost a half a century has retired.

Pat Eason, 69, of Windsor Road, Newark, started working for F. Doncaster when she was 21, so has clocked up 48 years of service.

Robert Doncaster, who has known Pat since he was four, said she started working in the Portland Street shop for his father, John, and then continued when he took over the business in 1984.