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Lucy's looking for a husband at 102

SHE may be celebrating her 102nd birthday today but Lucy Reeder hasn't ruled out the chance of finding a fourth husband.

Having already outlived three spouses she's still got a glint in her eye for a handsome man.

"I like to have a bit of fun," she mischievously told the SNJ during one of her many birthday celebrations this week.

Mrs Reeder's long life seems to have been assisted by her game spirit.

With a twinkling eye she recounted a rich and varied life which involved a bit of compulsive gamling on the horses as well as a stint of smuggling cigarettes to German Jews during the Second World War.

For more on this story and more, see this week's Stroud News & Journal