It was a cruel, cutting comment from a snobbish careers advisor that spurred the young Rob Cousen on. The 48-year-old, who grew up on a council estate, has just been named as Greater Manchester Police's chief superintendent for his home borough of Tameside.
He has spent 25 years in the force, starting in uniform before working his way up through the ranks until his latest promotion. READ MORE: Police raid couple's home at midnight after M62 arrest - and find they're behind major drugs operation It's a CV to be proud of - but one that a careers advisor at his school believed would be beyond Chf Supt Cousen because of his background. "At the time I wanted to be either a footballer or a police officer," he said. "I got told I had no chance
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