Mum's gift to oldest man in the world as he tells her his motto to a happy life

A mum who heard that the oldest man in the world lives in Southport decided to bake him a bespoke cake to celebrate the incredible milestone.

Lynsay Smith, 39, from Aigburth, is a teacher but also has a cake-making business - Sugar Smith - that she does from home. She bakes bespoke cakes, by hand, which can take up to two days, for a low price so they are easier to buy for people on a budget. In 2023, Lynsay baked a cake for John Tinniswood, who at the time was the UK's oldest man at 111-years-old.

However, last week John was officially crowned the oldest man in the world, at age 111 years and 222 days old. His care home confirmed the news in a Facebook post, and Guinness World Records delivered a framed certificate to John, celebrating his record age.

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John, who was born in 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, married his wife, Blodwen, in 1942, and welcomed their only child, Susan, in 1943, before spending 44 happy years together until Blodwen died in 1986.

Due to his love of fish and chips, with his favourite chippy being The Swan in Southport, Lynsay knew she had to incorporate it her cake design.

And the ECHO was able to accompany Lynsay, on her delivery to The Hollies Rest Home in Southport, as she presented John with a cake featuring him eating fish and chips, sat on top of the world.

When we asked John what his secret to a long and happy life was, he told us: "Do everything in moderation. Eat, drink and exercise in moderation. Because if you turn your wheels too much, they're going to break."

Since it is John's birthday on August 16,