A MAN who has spent 36 years teaching generations of youngsters in the Teesside area has retired.

Peter Limon, vice-principal of Stockton Sixth Form College, joined the college in 1986 and was previously head of biology and a senior tutor at Prior Pursglove College, in Guisborough.

Mr Limon, 59, said: "The vast majority of students are wonderful, and that contact is what I will miss the most. I often come across men and women I taught, who have gone into medicine or associated professions, and it is very gratifying to know their studies helped them on their way."

He plans to spend his free time playing golf and travelling with his wife, Joy.