Thank you all for your input - some good suggestions and food for thought. I'll have a look and let you know how I get on.
Auto spell did that. Couldn't be arsed to correct it as I didn't think anyone would notice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Well, I seem to have solved the problem. I'm still not sure what actually caused it in the first place but I have popped an interference supressor into the wiring to the clock and it's now working fine.