YEP Says: Age is no barrier for loving Leeds couple

THERE IS a saying: marry in haste, repent at leisure.

But perhaps Sally and Colin Dunn have taken caution to a new degree.

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PIC: James Hardisty

They are 82 and 85 respectively and they have been engaged for 44 years, which makes their decision to finally tie the knot in Middleton, Leeds, so remarkable.

It shows that age is no barrier when it comes to love. Neither is age a barrier when it comes to making important life decisions.

The question is: are they Leeds’s oldest couple to marry? We think they are.

If you know differently, give our newsdesk a call on 0113 2388248.

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