Ian Anderson told police he had been defending himself after Neil Roberts hit him, a court hears.

Kevin Shimmin, 60, is jailed for two years and two months for assaulting the girl in her own home.

A two-minute national silence at noon marked 80 years since the end of World War Two.

Mr Ralphs, who has been in post since November 2023, has stood down due to a family bereavement.