Loyal street cleaner retiring after 50 years of service with Sandwell Council

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By Paul JenkinsSandwellPublished: May 26, 2023Comments

A loyal street cleaner has handed in his broom and is retiring after 50 years of service with Sandwell Council.

Chris Preedy

Chris Preedy started work in April 1973 at the age of 15, the year before Sandwell became an official local authority borough.

Paul Jenkins

By Paul Jenkins

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Senior Reporter at the Express & Star and Shropshire Star.

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