At 96, the founder of a sawmill has clocked up almost 82 years of work - and has no plans to give it up anytime soon.<br />Bill Parton, founder of Hales Sawmill in Market Drayton, turned 96 on Wednesday. <br />The company was established in 1982 but Bill's working life began long before, having taken up work as a plumber's apprentice back in Easter 1942 at just 14 years old. <br />Almost 82 years later, he still turns up for work five days a week - having only dropped his sixth day a year ago.
