TRIBUTES have been paid to a former senior Teignbridge police officer who has died at the age of 94.

Peter Wheeler was a superintendent based at Newton Abbot police station in charge of Teignbridge until 1975.

He retired from the police in 1977 having spent the last two years of his 30-year career investigating complaints against the police.

He was then employed as head of administration at Seale-Hayne Agricultural College for 10 years until his retirement.

Off duty, he was a keen and talented bowler who was at the helm of the campaign to establish an indoor bowls centre for Teignbridge and served as president of Devon County Bowls Association among a raft of other roles in the sport.

Read full obituary in the January 6 edition of the Mid-Devon Advertiser