Memorial for police officer shot 25 years ago

Inspector Ray Codling was shot dead at Birch Services on the M62 near Rochdale 25 years ago.

He was on a routine patrol when he was killed by Anthony Hughes a convicted armed robber. Hughes later took his own life.

Today Ray Codling was remembered, not just by his relatives, but by the wider police family.

Matt O'Donoghue reports.

A special service is being held later to mark the anniversary of the death of a police officer from Rochdale 25 years ago.

Inspector Ray Codling was shot by an armed robber at Birch Services in 1989.

The memorial service is being held at a monument at the services erected in his memory.