I FIRST met Pc, sorry, Chief Inspector Vince Firth nearly 20 years ago, while working in a retail store in Halifax.

I found him a man of the people, someone who shared the values of the people he lived and worked alongside.

A man who even took the time to attend our wedding, even after a split shift, although it was a casual invite.

A family man who knows about real life. I wish Vince the very best with his “massive challenge” in charge of neighbourhood policing across Kirklees. But I know he is the right man for the job.

Andrew Ball

Marsh