SIGNWRITER Raymond O'Brien is hanging up his brushes after almost 25 years service with Thwaites.

Raymond joined the Blackburn firm in 1975 and his handiwork can be seen in and around hundreds of Thwaites pubs and clubs throughout the North.

At a farewell party Raymond and Marguerita were presented with retirement gifts by Thwaites' property director Malcolm Harrison.

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