LONG-serving council clerk Margaret Turner has bowed out for a new life in the United States.
Mrs Turner, who has been clerk of Loftus Town Council for 17 years, was presented with a gold watch after officiating at her last meeting before leaving for the US where her husband has taken up a new job.
"She has done a splendid job and we wish her well," said Councillor Eric Jackson, a town councillor and Loftus ward member on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
Alison Atkinson has taken over the role at the town council
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