Derek Jameson has been entertaining Argus readers for the last two years with his lively Tuesday column of gossip, opinion and news.

He's been informing and amusing others for more than half a century before that as reporter, editor and broadcaster.

Now Derek and his wife Ellen, who live in Hove, are planning an epic round-the-world tour to visit places they have only dreamed about.

Derek's not done badly for a boy from the back streets of the East End. He's always put his heart and soul into his work as you can see by his last column which appears tomorrow.

We wish Derek and Ellen all the best for a well-earned, exciting retirement. But we will miss them both badly.