A former Sainsbury's employee, who was believed to have been the oldest supermarket worker in Britain, has died just weeks after finally retiring at the age of 94.

Reg Buttress was a well-known face at the supermarket in Cwmbran, South Wales, where he had worked since 1981, joining when he was 59 .

He had tried to retire once when turning 65 but had returned to work six weeks later saying that he had felt “lost without a job”.

The former colliery worker held a number of different roles at the supermarket including stacking shelves, pricing items and helping customers.

Mr Buttress finally retired from the supermarket in September and today Sainsbury’s confirmed that he had passed away.