I am a 62-year-old retired teacher who now drives a delivery van to keep me active.

I was in Moulsecoomb today and was taken ill with headache and vomiting. I parked my van and rested my head on the steering wheel to rest for a while.

A young policewoman tapped on my window to ask about my welfare. Because I was near a school, she also asked for my details and identity, a quite natural course of action.

I was very impressed by her professionalism, kindness and tact and cannot let this occurrence go unrecorded.

This lady is a credit to her force and, as far as I am concerned, an utter diamond.

-Ken Thomas, Portslade