EVERYONE knows policemen get younger every year – but perhaps not as young as Clayhidon’s own pint-sized village speed cop Ryland Higgins.

Viewed from the wheel of a speeding car, Ryland and his radar detector might just be mistaken for the real thing for a second or two, before drivers realise he is an 11 year old with a toy.

He and his mum Lynda, landlady of the Half Moon Inn, will try anything to persuade drivers to slow down while passing through the hilltop centre of the parish.

For the full story see this week’s Wellington Weekly News.