Former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon pictured at Mansfield butchers

Former Blue Peter presenter and Mansfield-born star Richard Bacon has been pictured outside a prominent Mansfield butchers upon returning to the town.
Richard Bacon and Jon Pertwee outside Crawshaws.Richard Bacon and Jon Pertwee outside Crawshaws.
Richard Bacon and Jon Pertwee outside Crawshaws.

The radio and television broadcaster has been in town filming for a new ITV documentary on Brexit and immigration, and during his time in the town centre he took a minute to take a snap with a very well-known barker.

Jon Pertwee, aged 51, from Mansfield, is the very popular barker for the Crawshaws store, on West Gate, and says he is a "very big fan" of the Blue Peter show - which reached 60 years on our television screens this week.

A Crawshaws spokesman said: "Jon, a huge fan of the show for most of its tenure, was delighted to meet the TV star, who was in town doing a little shopping and called by the store."