Electric bikes will be bought to speed up PCSOs who aren t getting any younger These PCSOs cover a lot of miles and when they get to an incident, they’re not as out of breath, said one councillor who supported the move
06:00, 28 APR 2021
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A band of councillors has backed buying a pair of electric pedal bikes for its roaming PCSOs.
A BAND of councillors has backed buying a pair of electric pedal bikes for its roaming PCSOs – but not before a heated debate over the move. Thornaby Town Council voted to buy the powered cycles on Monday night to help its two police support officers, John Curry and Rob Peacock, get around the town faster to respond to problems. However, there was strong disagreement from some members – particularly in the wake of police tax rises in recent years. “What comes next? Buy them a squad car?” said Cllr Glenn Eastick. Thornaby Mayor Steve Walmsley said the two PCSOs provided a “real service” to the town picking up information and helping vulnerable folk.
Geordie Shore s Sam Gowland gets approval for swanky pad with top-floor nightclub at Wynyard Not bad for a 25-year-old TV reject ; Geordie Shore star given the nod for self-build with seven bedrooms, pool and cinema
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Reality TV star Sam Gowland has been given the nod to build his dream home - complete with top-floor nightclub - and says it s his proudest achievement so far .
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Wealthy Chinese family misled in residency plot After a rich family told De Hong Yu that their son wanted to stay in Australia after uni, he unleashed a deception to help fund the nation’s biggest jade mine.
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Subscriber only A man misled a Chinese student seeking permanent residency into agreeing to pay $1.2 million for a stake in Australia s largest jade mine, a court has found. In March 2017, Haolin Li introduced his father to GWM Resources director De Hong Yu at a dinner in Haymarket. The father, whose name is unknown, was visiting from China.