Dealing with an episode like Coronavirus is why we kept our reserves intact
With events surrounding Coronavirus changing almost by the hour it seems, I have decided to release £1 million pounds from the Constabulary’s reserves to help prepare for its impact on Gloucestershire.
Times have been tough, but now we have been told that austerity is over our police must turn their attention to the crimes that have not attracted sufficient attention for far too long. By this I mean burglary, theft, anti-social behaviour and other similar category offences that were allowed to slip down the order of priorities because dwindling resources meant other ‘more serious’ crimes were targeted.
Gloucestershire Constabulary is on target to grow its frontline by more 300 officers and staff over the next three years as a result of government funding announced yesterday by the Home Office. Providing that the Government maintains Gloucestershire’s current allocation of funding, the Constabulary will hit...
What did you make of the confessions of those hoping to become our next Prime Minister? Before anyone accuses me of going ‘all political’, I view their admissions purely in the context of almost 40 years in policing; and I have to say I was saddened that in...
Well done Nick .... I met with the DIY SOS host Nick Knowles at Cheltenham Magistrates today where he was candid and honest about his mistake.
The BBC presenter has been banned from driving for six months under the totting-up procedure and fined £1398 plus £85 costs.