MILKMAN Malcolm Jackson was the fourth generation of a family which farmed on the outskirts Church near Accrington for around 100 years.

And when it came to doing the milk round, he and his father Joe Jackson continued to opt for the most traditional form of transport, despite the fact that it was the 80s and motor vehicles were the most easily-come by method to transport their wares.

For their transportation device was never troubled by a flat battery or tyre - though perhaps from time to time she may have been susceptible to a bout of colic or two.

Yes, Dolly the six-year-old mare really was somewhat of a rare site in the 1980s, for the majority of milk men were long using motor replacement vehicles rather than horses.

Malcolm explained: “At one time we did most of the round with vans but the cost of repairing and renewing them was so

high we went back to using a horse-drawn float. It works out at less than half the price of using the van.”

Dolly’s shoes at £12 for four compared favourably with a set of tyres, even though she went through three sets a year, plus studs.

There was no need to carry around a spare either.

Malcolm added: “The biggest problem for me is getting up at 6.30am every morning.”