Children playing truant and workers taking a sickie often steal the headlines.

Rarely do we have the opportunity to highlight someone who has worked without a day off for 40 years.

Step forward Sue Dotchin, cook at Benson Primary School.

She took a temporary job in the school kitchen when her two daughters were young - and she has stayed every since.

Now she has been given a richly-deserved award by Oxfordshire County Council.

We salute her dedication.