Former police officer avoids jail despite being caught with hundreds of indecent images of children
A former police officer has avoided jail despite being caught with 176 disturbing pictures and videos of children.
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Smethwick bridges the Black Country with Birmingham but retains its own unique place in history as the original home of the world’s oldest engine made by engineers Matthew Boulton and James Watt. Its heritage was cemented with firms such as GKN and Chance Brothers glassworks employing many people. As of 2017, the Midland Metropolitan Hospital is being built here.