AN ELATED couple have thanked News Shopper for reuniting them with their long lost friend.

Ann and Ron Meldrum are set to meet up with their pal Robert Phelps, who they have not seen for 42 years.

The couple left Greenwich in 1963 to start a new life in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Last week News Shopper launched an appeal for Mr Phelps, also known as Win, to get in touch with his former motorcycling pals.

It was Mr Phelp's sister-in-law Sue Burrows who spotted the article and alerted him to it.

Upon hearing the good news, Mrs Meldrum said: "We're absolutely elated. This is brilliant news. We would like to thank News Shopper for its help."

The friends are now planning to meet up again and Mrs Meldrum says she is looking forward to a big hug from her pal.

She added: "I'm sure we'll all end up with jaw ache. We've got lots to catch up on."