First prize, a date with my daughter

LINDA ADAMS was so concerned that her 24- year-old daughter, Sabina, was single that she has announced a competition in her local newspaper to find her a date.

Eligible bachelors aged between 24 and 30 are being asked to send in a photograph and explain in no more than 500 words why they would be the perfect partner.

Ms Adams insists that she isn’t looking for a husband for her daughter but hopes to find someone with whom she can celebrate Christmas after spending the past few years on her own.