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The death of Sarah Everard has prompted a national outcry around women's safety - Credit: PA Suffolk police say they are committed to keeping everyone in the county "as safe as possible" amid the outrage after the death of Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old went missing from Clapham. Human remains found in Kent have now been identified as hers. When asked by this newspaper about the national case, Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said: "Suffolk Constabulary is committed to keeping everyone as safe as possible and protecting our communities. "All year round we raise awareness of personal safety t...

BOOST: Dan St Quintin, Detective Inspector for Safeguarding at Cumbria Police DRUGS crime and antisocial behaviour are among the issues being better targeted as a result of a dramatic expansion in rural policing across Cumbria. Over the last year, dozens of officers have been relocated to rural communities such as Brampton, Longtown, and Keswick, strengthening police links with rural communites. The initiative was funded by Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall through an increase in Council Tax and extra Government funding - part of the so-called Operation Uplift. Cu...

READERS have given their opinion after it was revealed that dedicated police officers are due to be deployed in a Furness town. New rural officers will be stationed in Ulverston in a scheme bringing extra police to a number of areas in the county. Cumbria Police said officers would come to Ulverston later this year. The expansion, announced in March 2020, resulted in officers who would previously have been deployed from a large, area police station returning to being based out of the towns in which they patrol. The initial two pilot areas were Ambleside and Windermere and Brampton a...

DEDICATED police officers are due to be deployed in a Furness town.

Merseyside police and crime commissioner Jane Kennedy A PROPOSED £10 a year rise in Council Tax precept to help put more bobbies on the beat in Merseyside was backed by more than half of those who took part in a recent survey, according to figures. Merseyside crime commissioner Jane Kennedy says the additional money would help balance the police budget for 2021/22 and ensure 160 more officers can be recruited in the year ahead. The increase equates to approximately 19p a week or £10 a year for a Band A household, the lowest Council Tax category and the one paid by the majority of coun...