THERE's been a nice little development concerning the piece (this page, February 11) about the Clock Face fishmonger who sold his wares from the back of a Rolls Royce.

Terence Leech of Whitby Road, Runcorn, who had supplied that fascinating episode from the past, writes to say that, as a result, he's now been reunited with a boyhood chum after a lapse of 35 years.

The pair last rubbed shoulders as buddies in the TA at Croppers Hill, St Helens.

"My friend's sister sent him a copy of the article," explains our Runcorn correspondent. The long-lost friend then traced Terence via the telephone directory enquiries service.

"We had a long chat," says a grateful Terence, "and a reunion is in the offing.

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