Thank you all!
It's in his sector, and it's local, so he won't need to stay away, which helps a lot!
We think he will start on Monday 20th, so a week Monday coming, but that is to be confirmed.
Really hoping that a vehicle will be provided, but will know a bit more once he has spoken to the director again.
When the JSA hits the bank on Wednesday, I think we might go a bit mad and have a bottle of wine!
The cats are taking it all in their stride, Maurice gave one of his enigmatic smiles, we've suggested to Lily that she might want to give her tail a bit of a better wash in celebration (she looks like a platinum blonde whose roots need touching up) and Digby managed to shift position very slightly.