'I do all the wee things that maybe other people wouldn’t do. I would always try to go the extra mile. I always want to do a good day’s work.”
A road sweeper from Co Antrim said he thinks it is his determination to always go the extra mile which has led to him being awarded the British Empire Medal.
“About a month ago, a fellow rang me around lunchtime. He told me about this award and I thought he was pulling my leg. He added: “I do the main street in Portglenone, all the roads, in around the housing estates. I clean it all up. “I suppose I’m in the public eye all the time. The job has not changed that much and that is the way I like it.
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