Praise for caring supermarket worker who made sure customer got home safely

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Much-loved Lanarkshire supermarket colleague Ann Binks has been praised by her colleagues for coming to the rescue of a stranded elderly customer.The community champion at Asda in Coatbridge has been commended and even dubbed “Super-Ann” by fellow employees after helping the woman to get home safely after spotting that she was struggling to do so.Ann noticed that the lady “seemed confused and nervous” just as she was about to finish her shift at the Main Street store.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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I went back to check on the lady the next day and she was very grateful for the support.”Ann added: “I’m glad I was there to help, and I felt relieved knowing she was home safe; I would do it for anyone.“The Asda customers are like my family, and I’ll always go out of my way to make sure they are safe.” Community champion Ann is well