Long-serving public servant to retire

ONE of the longest serving employees at Leeds City Council is due to retire.

Colin Booth, who has worked at the council for almost half a century will retire today after starting work for the council in 1963. He is in the top three longest serving employees at the council.

Mr Booth has worked for the authority for 47 years and has moved from working in the health department's statistics section, to the building surveyor's division of the city engineers department, and then to his current position in the planning department.

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Mr Booth and his colleagues in the administration section of the planning department have together amassed a total of 619 years of service, with most of them working together for a very long time. His colleagues describe him as a 'quiet and unassuming man' who is 'very hard working, cheerful and always polite.'

Joint council leader Coun Andrew Carter said: "It is fantastic to hear of staff that have been working with the council for such a long period of time, and putting their heart and soul into their jobs. It will of course be sad to see Colin go, but we wish him the very best for whatever he goes on to do."