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THE former Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd James Jones, has called for the Government to respond to...

Apology on behalf of all 43 forces in England and Wales over actions of police on day of disaster and behaviour that followed

A FORMER Avon and Somerset will never be able to serve as a police officer again following his "disgraceful conduct". Gross misconduct was proven against PC James Hayward at a hearing at the force HQ in Portishead on Wednesday. He breached the standards expected of police officers after last week being convicted of driving a private vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit. Officers who suspected he had got behind the wheel while over the limit on March 12 this year reported the incid...

The PCC election was delayed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, residents across the Avon and Somerset Police’s area will be able to vote for a new PCC on Thursday, May 6. The elections for PCC are held every four years. The Avon and Somerset PCC position has been held by Sue Mountstevens since 2012. In January 2019, she announced she would not seek re-election for a second time. The following candidates for the new PCC are as follows: Kerry Barker, Labour Party M...

The PCC election was delayed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, residents across the Avon and Somerset Police’s area will be able to vote for a new PCC on Thursday, May 6. The elections for PCC are held every four years. The Avon and Somerset PCC position has been held by Sue Mountstevens since 2012. In January 2019, she announced she would not seek re-election for a second time. The following candidates for the new PCC are as follows: Kerry Barker, Labour Party M...

The PCC election was delayed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, residents across the Avon and Somerset Police’s area will be able to vote for a new PCC on Thursday, May 6. The elections for PCC are held every four years. The Avon and Somerset PCC position has been held by Sue Mountstevens since 2012. In January 2019, she announced she would not seek re-election for a second time. The following candidates for the new PCC are as follows: Kerry Barker, Labour Party M...

THE Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police it to retire from the force this summer. Chief Constable Andy Marsh will not seek to extend his contract when it expires at the start of July. He said it had been the “honour of a lifetime” to lead a force he first joined as a recruit in 1987. After starting at Avon and Somerset Police, he took on operational and detective roles up to the rank of chief superintendent and BCU Commander, first for South Bristol and then Somerset East. ...

Published: 4:00 PM April 7, 2021    Updated: 4:06 PM April 7, 2021 Chief Constable Andy Marsh will step down from his role in July. - Credit: Neil Phillips photo and film LTD Avon and Somerset Constabulary has announced that Chief Constable Andy Marsh will step down from his role at the beginning of July. CC Marsh first joined the service as a recruit more than 30 years ago, taking up his role as Chief Constable in 2016. Recently, he has been tasked with handling Kill the Bill protests acro...

AN Avon and Somerset police constable has been sacked for a catalogue of unacceptable behaviour during his "short service", including…

Avon firefighters are supporting the NHS by driving ambulances. - Credit: AFRS More than 80 Avon and Somerset police officers are ill with Covid-19 and another 47 could be infected.  Chief constable Andy Marsh is cancelling rest days and offering overtime to tackle lockdown breaches, and is also set to consider a request for officers to drive ambulances to support stretched NHS services.  Firefighters across Avon and Somerset have put in hundreds of shifts since the start of the pandemic driv...