A POLICE career of 42 years wasn’t quite enough for long-serving Paul Brown and his decision to continue as a volunteer ‘special’ at the Barnsley mounted section base helped to win him a New Year’s honour.
Mr Brown, who has worked at Ring Farm in Cudworth since 1980, was forced to retire because of police regulations when he turned 60 in January last year.
But in a highly unusual move he was allowed to continue his work, serving as a special constable.
It was announced that his contribution to policing and the community had earned him a British Empire Medal in the New Year honours.
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