Man Gets CEEFAX subpage, first time!

A Lincolnshire man got the shock from his television yesterday when the teletext subpage he wanted came up first on the screen.

Steve Jones, 34, from Spalding said "I was searching for the weather in my area. Normally I just miss Lincoln on page 6 and go straight to subpage 7 of 17. I then have to sit for 5 minutes while the pages flip over. I usually have a book and crossword with me to while away the time. However, yesterday at 8.17am I actually went straight to the right subpage".

According to the teletext page the weather was H#*vy rai# ws99 oc&sio^8(g brigh*###52F. This is because in his excitement Mr Jones moved his aerial suddenly causing bad reception.