He might be 105 but Karam Chand is not too old for a party.

The great-grandfather was marking his birthday today with friends and family at his home in Girlington, Bradford.

Relatives are also to travel to Bradford later this month from India, Canada and the USA for more celebrations at the Castle Hotel pub in Grattan Road, which is run by Mr Chand’s son Paul.

The father-of-six, who lives with his wife Kartari, 98, and his son’s family, enjoys watching cricket and visiting the Yorkshire Dales.

Mr Chand came to Bradford in 1965 from Karari to work in the city’s woollen mills and returns to India twice a year to visit relatives.

His son said: “All the family in the UK, India, Canada and America would like to wish him a happy birthday and hope he will continue to be in good health.”