She's outlasted 19 council leaders, five chief executives and the entirety of Britain's EU membership… so Diary feels that Fran Oborski's longevity is worth celebrating.

A popular figure across the political spectrum, and among council officers, Fran recently celebrated an incredible 50 years of continuous service as a councillor at Wyre Forest DC – and was presented with a bouquet of flowers by the authority's current chairman, John Bying, at a full council meeting earlier this month.