Tributes have poured in following the death of a ‘village bobby’ with a ‘larger-than-life’ personality. David Russell, from Rossendale in Lancashire, died at the age of 70 earlier this month.
He was a long-serving police constable in Bacup - earning himself the nickname ‘Torchy’ - and went on to become a dedicated volunteer for the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) in Rawtenstall, where he was the first stationmaster. Following his death, the ELR’s fleet ran with wreaths on the front of them in his memory. Members of the ELR described David as a “larger-than-life” character.
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