Honorary degree given to Sidmouth centenarian

A 103-year-old woman has been awarded an honorary degree more than 80 years after she completed her college education.

Marjorie Hodnett, who lives in a care home in Sidmouth, originally studied at Southlands Methodist College.

It now forms part of the University of Roehampton, staff there have decided the qualification completed by Marjorie and many former teachers was degree standard.