Obituary Year: 2025

Date of Death: 25th December 2025

Aged: 83

Funeral details: Funeral Friday 30th January 2026, 12.00, Cypress Chapel, Stockport Crematorium.

Formerly of Manchester City Police, joining in 1961 and serving at Moss Side, Platt Lane and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. A Police Federation representative, awarded the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1983.

Reg joined the Manchester City Police in 1961 and served in several stations across the city, including Moss Side, Platt Lane and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, where in 1971 he met Barbara, his wife of 51 years.

Reg was a very popular Police Federation representative. He represented the local Federation with speeches at the National Conference and lobbied for fairer pay awards, being interviewed on the subject by ITN News in 1979. He was awarded the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1983. Having been injured in the line of duty, he was forced to retire from the job he loved in 1984.

Outside work, Reg loved spending time with his family — his four sons, Steven, Neil, Craig and Chris, and his grandchildren. He had a keen interest in football, as a lifelong supporter of Manchester City, and in cricket. He also enjoyed travelling, and spent part of his retirement living in Cyprus. Reg will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Date of Death: 8th November 2025

Aged: 73

Funeral details: Celebration of life Monday 24th November 2025, 11.00, Altrincham Crematorium, followed by Urmston Sports Club, Moorside Road, Urmston M41 5UU.

Formerly of GMP, serving in various divisions and departments, most notably as a motorcycle officer and as a Force Duty Officer.

Born 25th January 1952.

Tony had a distinguished career and worked in various divisions and departments, most notably as a motorcycle officer and as a Force Duty Officer.

He had recently been admitted to the Moya Cole Hospice, Little Hulton, and died on Saturday 8th November 2025 with his wife Brenda by his side.

Date of Death: 29th October 2025

Aged: 87

Funeral details: Funeral Monday 24th November 2025, 13.00, Rowan Chapel, Stockport Crematorium.

Formerly of the City of Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Police.

Keith died peacefully on 29th October 2025 after a short illness, aged 87. He was a former officer with the City of Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Police.

Beloved husband of Gwen, loving father to Paul, Sally Anne and Mark, father-in-law to Lisa and Mike, and a dear grandfather to Robert, Thomas, Gabriella, Matthew, Dario and Lucia.

Date of Death: 2nd October 2025

Aged: 72

Date of Death: 2nd October 2025

Aged: 85

Funeral details: Service and burial Friday 24th October 2025, 14.00, Denton Cemetery.

Formerly of Manchester City Police and GMP, joining as a cadet in 1957 and serving at Didsbury, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne and Eccles, retiring as Inspector in June 1989.

Born 12th November 1939.

John joined Manchester City Police Cadets on 14th August 1957, and on 8th September 1958 joined Manchester City Police as PC D 249, based at Didsbury. In 1970 his number changed to D201, and on amalgamation into GMP it changed again to D2022.

In June 1976 he was promoted to Sergeant and posted to Stockport Division. He later moved to Ashton-under-Lyne, and on 22nd December 1980 was promoted to Inspector and transferred to Eccles.

John worked on many divisions, with a stint at Chester House, before finally retiring in June 1989. For a few years afterwards he worked as a Senior Investigating and Advisory Officer for Macclesfield Council, retiring completely in December 2001.

Date of Death: 29th September 2025

Aged: 76

Funeral details: Funeral Thursday 16th October 2025, 11.30, Rowan Chapel, Stockport Crematorium, Buxton Road, Stockport SK2 6LS.

Formerly of Stockport Borough, Cheshire Constabulary and GMP, completing his service at Cheadle Hulme.

Born 13th April 1949.

Alan initially joined Stockport Borough, which amalgamated into Cheshire Constabulary and later into Greater Manchester Police. He completed his service at Cheadle Hulme.

Date of Death: 12th September 2025

Aged: 88

Funeral details: Funeral Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 11.00, St Asaph Crematorium, LL17 0LG.

Formerly of Manchester City Police and GMP. One of the force's first dog handlers and later a dog section instructor, retiring as Sergeant in February 1987. A member of the Manchester & District Branch.

After completing his national service in the R.A.M.C. (1955–57), Bob joined Manchester City Police, was appointed PC ‘A’ 153 and posted to Bootle Street.

After three years he joined the dog section and worked throughout the city, becoming one of the first dog handlers and later an instructor based at Oakwood Park, Salford. He then returned to ‘C’ Division, where he spent time in the plain clothes department and as a CID aide.

Bob was promoted Sergeant 3062 on the formation of GMP. He subsequently returned to the dog section as an instructor before moving to ‘M’ Division, serving at Altrincham and then returning to the dog section at Hough End.

He retired from the police in February 1987 and took up employment as assistant registrar of crematoria and cemeteries with Trafford Borough Council, finally retiring in 1993 and relocating to North Wales.

Date of Death: 7th September 2025

Aged: 70

Funeral details: Funeral Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 13.00, St Stephen's Church, Belle Vale Road, Gateacre, Liverpool.

A special constable with Merseyside Police for 11 years before joining GMP in 1991, serving at Salford and Bootle Street and promoted Sergeant in 1996. Founded the City Centre Safe Unit and was appointed OBE in 2005.

Sergeant Janet Brown died in the Royal Liverpool Hospital on Sunday 7th September 2025, aged 70, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on 15th August 1955.

Janet — Jan — served as a special constable in Merseyside Police for 11 years, joining GMP in 1991 at the age of 36. In GMP she served as a uniform Constable in Salford Division, before moving to Bootle Street on ‘A’ Division on promotion to Sergeant in 1996.

Jan undertook various uniform duties until she was instrumental in establishing the City Centre Safe Unit in 2000, dedicated to policing the city’s night-time economy. She excelled in the role, and the unit’s innovative success led to national and international recognition.

Jan was appointed OBE in 2005 for services to policing and the night-time economy. From 2006 until her medical retirement in 2015 she served in a variety of headquarters roles.

Date of Death: 29th August 2025

Aged: 82

Formerly of Cheshire Constabulary and GMP, serving at Stockport, Manchester Airport, Longsight, Stretford, Altrincham and Sale, and retiring as Chief Inspector and Force Communications Officer in 1999.

Born 8th September 1942.

In August 1969 James joined Cheshire Constabulary and was posted to Stockport as PC 670. He also became a member of the Cheshire Constabulary brass band. On 1st April 1974 he was amalgamated into GMP as PC 6270.

On 1st August 1976 he was promoted to Sergeant and posted to Manchester Airport on ‘D’ Division, on GMP’s takeover of policing there from the Airport Police. From 1979 he served at ‘D’ Division Longsight, performing all uniformed duties on both sub-divisions and sections, and finally establishing the first divisional communications room at Longsight together with the late Inspector Ronnie Kells.

In 1987 he was promoted to Inspector and moved to ‘M’ Division as Patrol Inspector at Stretford, and soon afterwards at Altrincham and Sale in the same role. In the early 1990s he was detached to Headquarters, conducting a force-wide study and assessment of the advantages of implementing a Home Office recommendation for area control rooms.

In 1994 he transferred to ‘Y’ Department (Discipline & Complaints), until promotion in 1995 to Chief Inspector and a move to the IT Department as Force Communications Officer in charge of technical communications, before finally being fully engaged in the force project to introduce the new digital radios.

James retired at the end of August 1999.

Date of Death: 28th August 2025