WORCESTER Tory Councillor Alan Amos is still basking in the glory of being appointed cabinet member for highways at County Hall, but there's an ironic quirk to his new posting.

Unlike many of his gas-guzzling colleagues the outspoken politician doesn't drive, with Cllr Amos often seen hopping onto city buses to get around.

But in reality this is what makes him perfect for the role, overseeing the success or otherwise of our under-fire transport network.

Cllr Amos knows better than most just how shoddy and unpunctual our bus services actually are.

* AMID the chaotic aftermath of last week's General Election result, a fortune teller has emerged from Labour's political ranks.

An hour before Conservative Robin Walker was confirmed as Worcester's MP, Labour Councillor Jabba Riaz retired early for bed, predicting on his way out that the rival Tory would hold on with a reduced majority.

Let's have next week's winning lottery numbers, please!

* THEY may not have won, but the buoyant Labour mood at Jezza's rising was perfectly summed up less than 24 hours after last week's count.

Last Friday Worcester's Labour branch decided to stage a party, although how many cheese and pineapple sticks were consumed, who knows.

* LAST week we told you how Councillor Richard Udall was accosted by a rival politician for not wearing a tie at County Hall, but once upon a time this particular 'silly season' story would never have been possible.

Cllr Udall actually used to sell ties for a living during his time working at The Co-Op in Worcester back in the 1990s.

* SPARE a thought for independent General Election candidate Mark Shuker, who only got 38 votes in Worcester last week.

The affable engineer actually made the top 10 across the whole of Britain for getting the fewest votes - insult to injury on top of losing that £500 deposit.

But it could have been worse - the chap who stood as Sesame Street character 'Elmo' against Theresa May made our man look true premier material; he got just three votes!

* TODAY is a poignant one for me - my final Source write-up before I depart the Worcester News for pastures new. My very own Brexit.

Since we relaunched this column in the spring of 2012, I've penned 271 successive weeks of gossip, chicanery and tomfoolery, never missing a single week, and had a riot along the way. 

To everyone who has passed on tips for this column, talked about it, been a part of it or simply read it; thank you - the pleasure was all mine.