PC Nicola Hughes' father urges government to back posthumous medals bid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe father of a police officer murdered while on duty in Tameside has urged the government to award posthumous medals to emergency workers killed in the line of duty.
Bryn Hughes' campaign, which has been backed by Labour and the Welsh Government, asks Home Office approval for an Elizabeth Cross medal to be given posthumously in recognition of fallen emergency services workers.
PC Nicola Hughes was killed in 2012 alongside fellow PC Fiona Bone in a gun and grenade ambush while on duty in Tameside, Greater Manchester. READ MORE: The top stories across the M.E.N.
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