Council hailed for rescuing woman, 103

THE family of a 103-year-old woman paid tribute to their local council yesterday for helping rescue her in heavy snow and plunging temperatures.

Florence Jenkins, known as Millie, had to be evacuated from her village home, near Pontypool, South Wales, when it lost all electricity. Staff at Torfaen County Council came to the rescue with the offer of a bed at a local care home.