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Circulation boss calls a halt after 38 years.


THE circulation director of the Evening Telegraph Evening Telegraph may refer to:
  • Evening Telegraph (Dundee), a Scottish newspaper, sister paper of The Courier
  • Evening Telegraph (Dublin), a now defunct Irish newspaper
 has retired after almost 40 years working on newspapers in the group.

Roy Burton, who celebrated his 60th birthday on December 31, had worked in Coventry since 1994 after starting as day book clerk in Birmingham 38 years ago.

Mr Burton owns an aviary aviary

Structure for keeping captive birds, usually spacious enough for the aviculturist to enter. Aviaries range from small enclosures to large flight cages 100 ft (30 m) or more long and up to 50 ft (15 m) high. Enclosures for birds that fly only little or weakly (e.g.
 and was given a young African grey parrot The African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a medium-sized parrot of the genus Psittacus, endemic to primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa, and is considered one of the most intelligent birds.  as a retirement present.

He said: "It's very sad to be leaving - this has been my life. But now I intend to relax and enjoy the rest of my life.

"The team here has been tremendous. We've won two awards for circulation, which says something about the staff here.

"We won the awards for the total biggest sales increase in 1995 and 1998."

Mr Burton intends to spend his retirement pursuing his hobbies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of hobbies.  of horse racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with , wildlife and photography.

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QUIETER TIMES AHEAD: Evening Telegraph circulation director Roy Burton with colleagues at his retirement party held at the paper's Coventry office
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Date:Jan 3, 2002
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