BE careful what you wish for - you might just get it. The adage certainly held true for Argus columnist Andy Rutherford.

Writing in last Friday's edition Andy complained that none of the Newport West election candidates had knocked on his door in the course of their campaigning.

The Off Centre columnist wrote: ""We are primed. We would welcome the clink of the garden gate, the flash of rosette and cheery smile. We would welcome the opportunity to talk politics. We would even offer a cup of tea. They might even get a biscuit (custard creams or chocolate chip cookies).

"Go on surprise us. Ring our bell. I'll put the kettle on." So on Tuesday evening, Newport West Conser-vatives did just that. A dozen-strong group, including MEP Jonathan Evans, turned up with rosettes and tea-bags in hand to take Andy at his word.

Candidate Bill Morgan said: "My campaign team and I have been out and about for more than a year and we pride ourselves on having knocked every door in the constituency at least once."

Dr Morgan said that his records showed that Andy's door had been knocked three weeks earlier, but there had been no answer.

Andy wasn't there on this occasion either, but his partner Nicole Garnon opened the door to her visitors, who recorded the happy event with their own camera. "That will teach me, won't it," said Andy, when told what had happened. "It's nice to see that somebody has taken me up on it and come round. We haven't seen anybody else knocking the door.

"And it's always nice to know that people read what you write." Look out for Andy's next column in a week's time, where he will predict a large lottery win for himself, and Derby County winning the Premiership. You never know ... it might come true.