FRED and Kathleen Willans believe the recipe for a good marriage is having an argument every day.

Having just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, the couple speak with some authority

Mr Willans, 81, and his wife, 80, who live in the Mowden area of Darlington, met at the start of the Second World War. They married at St Mary's Church, Cockerton, in 1941 and have lived in Darlington since.

Mr Willans said: "Sixty years is a long time to be together, but we have had a happy life together.

"We have argued almost every day, but have never fallen out, and that is the important thing."