Latest NBN NewsMid North News ALLAN SPARKES SIGNING OFF ON THE COST OF BRAVERY By NBN NEWS - June 8, 2013 Share Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Allan Sparkes did what many of us would like to think we’re capable of – risk his life, to save another. But it had a disastrous affect on the former police officer’s mental health, something he’s now overcome and details in his debut novel.