OKEHAMPTON Neighbourhood Policing team bid a fond farewell to PCSO Marcus Jarvis last week.

Marcus is progressing his career as a regular police officer for Devon and Cornwall Police.

Neighbourhood beat team sergeant Pennie Channing and Marcus’s colleagues at Okehampton thanked him for all his hard work over the past two years: ‘I am really sorry to lose him — he is a lovely guy and has been a fantastic asset to the whole team at Okehampton,’ said Pennie.

‘He started his training on Monday at Middlemoor, Exeter, and, you never know, if we are really lucky he may be back in Okehampton sooner than we think.’

• Marcus is pictured with the cake presented to him by colleagues complete with his old PCSO number and new PC number.