LONG-TIME Sainsbury’s staff member Amy Hastings has been given a tearful farewell by colleagues at the Liphook store.

Amy started working in the store as a student when she was 16 and now, after 11 years, is moving on to the Winchester branch, where she will continue to carry out her role as customer service manager. Taking over from her will be Tony Power (pictured far left).

Store manager Stu Purdey said: “Amy will be a massive loss to the Liphook store, but we all wish her well for the future and hope she will drop in to see us regularly.”

Amy is pictured holding a boquet of flowers with members of staff.