Yes, just two days to go and you’ll be able to vote for the man or woman who’s going to be responsible for the local policing and crime plan in your police force area.  They’ll also be responsible for setting the police budget at a time of diminishing…

Whilst discussing this evening's news with my family, including an alleged fact that Starbucks is managing to skilfully and legally avoid paying a lot of tax in the UK I almost forget to make mention again on this website that the eagerly awaited Police and Crime Commissioner Elections take place…

The countdown continues... Next Thursday in England and Wales (but not including London) you'll be able to vote for your first ever Police and Crime Commissioner. (See ‘7 days to go' below) Don't forget to…

Police Community Support Officer Neil Spring from Avon and Somerset Police has had himself filmed nicking his own bike from a busy set of cycle stands somewhere in Bristol? On the film, which is available on You Tube at this link , you can see several members of the public looking on while he uses…

The countdown has started Next Thursday, on 15th November, you'll be able to vote for your first ever Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Those of us living in London are not included in this election as our Mayor is responsible. The PCC will be responsible for the local policing and crime plan…

On 29th October the Independent newspaper ran a short story about how spending on crime prevention work has been reduced by £35m since 2010. Here's the link This shouldn't come as any surprise since the coalition government set out to reduce public spending across the board and the police…