A RESIDENT of Shenstone Court in Burcot Lane is celebrating after reaching the grand old age of 104.

Gladys Jones has lived at the home for 19 years. Staff and fellow residents at the sheltered accommodation held a tea party for her last Friday, before she celebrated her actual birthday with relatives last Sunday.

Shenstone Court's Margaret Porter said: "Gladys still does so well and even at this age she looks better than all of the staff! She goes back a long way, but she's still got her memory."