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Newport pharmacist Betty Pritchard retires aged 91 after 59 years

Mrs Pritchard previously told BBC News she decided to work long after many peers had put their feet up because she had “seen so many people retire and fall apart”.

She also recalled how pharmacies had changed during her career.

“When I first started work, you could buy poppy heads – opium,” she said.

“It was make-your-own medicine. Then everything became pre-packed.”

Colleagues and residents threw Mrs Pritchard a retirement party with cake, flowers and champagne to say farewell.

“It’s just a lovely place to work,” she said. “I’ve made so many friends.”

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board described Mrs Pritchard as the “heart and soul of the community pharmacy, dedicating herself to helping others since joining in the early 1960s”.


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