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Sean Connery traffic warden dies

by mudricky | April 10, 2009 at 09:25 am

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Below is a story about a traffic warden who has recently died.

I remember this bloke from a few years ago when he gave Scottish celebrity Sean Connery a parking ticket.

I though I would share this story.

A TRAFFIC warden who famously gave Sir Sean Connery a ticket has died.

Retired Sandy Bennett, 65, also helped nab crooks behind Britain’s biggest-ever drugs haul — worth £100million — during his career.

But he lost his battle with cancer two days after celebrating his 42nd wedding anniversary with wife Isobel.

Larger-than-life Sandy — who died last Friday — earned an MBE for services to his community in Kingussie, Inverness-shire. His funeral was held last Tuesday.

Last night son Bobby said: “He got enjoyment out of seeing people happy.”

Former provost Tommy Wade called him “a big man with a big heart”.

Sandy hit the headlines as a warden in 1991, helping cops nail a drugs van which led to the cocaine haul.

In 1993 he ticketed former 007 Connery’s Land Rover in Kingussie.