An intriguing comment was posted when I wrote about Ronnie Knight living in Cambridge alerting me to what he was really up to – and it’s not playing dominoes.

He has a new online sex business called Ronnies Naughties which he runs with his niece – the reason for his big smile. This is what it says:

“Thanks for looking at this site, as some of you probably know, my crooks reunited site got a few old pals, now going straight, back in touch with me. During some of the chats with these rascals about the old times in Soho where the naughty clubs and shops surrounded my clubs I got to thinking, Ronnie why not move with the times and open a naughty website?

“Well, I had to get help there with the ins and outs of it all, so I wont be tapping on the keyboard myself as I am useless on a computer and don’t mind admitting my mobile phone is enough technology for this man these days.

“Well here goes, I haven’t tested the products personally but I have it on good authority they are great – I’d like you all to know there is life in the old dog yet, ha ha.

“I will watch the site daily with great interest and see if any of the products that make me smile (read that how you like!) will make you smile too.”

The comment was posted by his niece Kate who sent me this latest pic of him looking very fit and relaxed, with a twinkle in his eye. Via, email yesterday, Ronnie told me that he had been living in Cambridge for the last two years and was upset by the Sun’s report about him. He explained why he had moved to the city:

“..because I have family and friends there I am in newmarket at the mo and have an old friend lives in the same court as me, he always said “Ron when you retire come and live near me” We go to Camb town once a week for lunch buy fresh flowers on the market.”

This is how he spends his time:

“..visiting friends in Royston, a publican, a chap with building company and an estate agent all very good friends of mine who I go on holiday with couple of times a year.

Please say the the Sun newpaper got it very wrong, I live in a wondeful place, people who live there are not short of a few bob, they have sold homes to live there. If over 65 you can apply, there is a waiting list for the place so it can`t be the dump the Sun made it out to be. I have been there 2 years and no one has noticed me until recently.”

He said he has no regrets and was really loving life, and described the most memorable moment as…

” When my children Gary and Lorraine were born to my first wife June we were school sweethearts until Barbara came along, we met in a salt beef bar and that was it !”

Does Babs visit him?

“No she`s married what do you think I am a philanderer ? I still love her and wish she had worked so close to home and been home every night as she is now we may have still been togeather ? I was always alone whilst she was working away, I missed her terribly and we parted, but we were good enough friends for her to stick by me. I only have good things to say about her.”

Update: 28 April. Daily Mail and Who says crime pays?