A CAR showroom sales manager has received a thank you from his bosses for loyalty.

David Walker, 45, of Ingleby Barwick,has worked at the Stockton branch of Jennings Ford for more than 15 years.

Mr Walker, who is responsible for a 12-strong sales team and ensuring sales targets are met, said: "When I started working as a sales controller at the branch all those years ago, it was the Ford Mark II Fiesta that turned heads on the motorway."

He was presented with gift vouchers by Nas Khan, sales director for the Jennings Ford motor group.