Summary
MOST of us believe signing up as a magistrate is something posh people do - especially when they retire. But these days the hunt is on for men and women of any age and from any walk of life to keep the wheels of justice turning. Younger magistrates are being encouraged to join up in a bid to keep a finger on the pulse of the way life is today. Chief Writer BARBARA ARGUMENT met one of Teesside's youngest recruits.
GRAHAM Hansford is a down-to-earth Boro lad who never misses a game at the Riverside.See the full content of this document
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Could You Set a Benchmark?
He enjoys a weekly five-a-side battle with the lads and a night out in buzzing Yarm.
And he's as proud as punch of the place where he lives.But the 30-year-old admits his first year as a Teesside magistrate has been an eye-opener."I just didn't fully appreciate some of the things that go on in...See the full content of this document
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