Amid a backdrop of county-wide police cuts, one Braintree officer is on a fundraising mission as he gears up to run his first London Marathon in memory of a friend and former colleague.Pc Tom Bastendorff, of the Neighbourhood Policing Team, will complete the 26-mile challenge in April next year in honour of Nishan Wijeratne - who worked at the Essex Police press office for 13 years. Nishan had a kidney transplant in 2013 and died at Addenbrooke's Hospital aged 38 following a short illness last...
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