RICHES FOR HOCKEY STAR

SKIPTON’S £1m-a-year chief executive David Cutter claims he did not pick his career for the financial rewards.

Instead, the 56-year-old said he trained as an accountant because it gave him more time for sport. Cutter has played hockey for Wales and came close to joining the gold medalwinning 1988 Olympic team – following in the footsteps of his father, who represented Great Britain in three Olympics. Cutter was educated at the prestigious Rugby School. He did not follow his family into farming because it seemed like too much work. The father of three joined Skipton in 1993 and rose up the ranks. His soaring pay has funded a comfortable life with a £700,000 house in rural Yorkshire.