A former mayor of Brighton has announced on his 61st birthday he is to marry again.

Brian Fitch is to wed Norah Buckley next year.

Announcing the engagement yesterday, Mr Fitch said: "We are very much in love and both feel very lucky."

Both Mr Fitch and Mrs Buckley have been married before.

Norah Buckley , 49, of Holmes Avenue, Hove, is a child protection adviser and member of the Labour Party.

Mr Fitch has been a councillor since 1973 and sits on Labour's ruling Cabinet at Brighton and Hove City Council.