Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM has received a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours.

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A new Chief Constable has been appointed to Lancashire Constabulary, and will be just the second woman to hold the role in the force's almost 200-year history. Sacha Hatchett, who is currently ...

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Lancashire Constabulary has said “highly respected and admired” Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson has died suddenly at his home. Mr Lawson, 50, who took a high profile role during the ...

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Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson QPM was knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

Mr Lawson died suddenly at home on Sunday, aged 50. He took on a high-profile role during the search for missing mother Nicola Bulley earlier this year and was previously described by colleagues ...