A COUPLE are retiring after running a garage in Lawford for 35 years.
Shirley and Roy Rawlinson started Oaktree Garage in 1979 on a site in Riverside Avenue West before later moving to a bigger site on the same road.
Mrs Rawlinson, of Mistley, said they now hoped to recharge their batteries after giving over much of their lives to the business.
She said: “We felt in 1979 there was a need for a family run garage. We never set out to be rich – we wanted to provide a service.
“I have has people in tears when I have told them we are retiring. “
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