Early start for new police chief

Greater Manchester Police's new chief constable will begin his new role two months before the original start date.

Peter Fahy, 49, will start work on 1 September after he had his three month notice as head of the Cheshire police force wavered.

The move will allow both forces to establish their new leaders at the earliest opportunity.

Father-of-four Fahy replaces Michael Todd, who was found dead in Snowdonia in March.

Greater Manchester Police is one of the country’s biggest forces and employs about 8,000 officers.

Russell Bernstein, GMPA deputy chief executive, said: “I hope people will agree moving ahead of schedule in this way is logical as it allows both authorities to concentrate on the business of establishing a new leader to take their respective forces forward at the earliest opportunity.”