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Overall crime in Lancashire falls, but sexual offences on the rise

Overall crime in Lancashire is falling, according to Home Office figures released yesterday. The findings show a 4.8 percent reduction in overall c...

Caerphilly MP Wayne David calls on UK Government to reverse police cuts in wake of riots

Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, has called for cuts to the police budget to be scrapped in light of the recent rioting in English cities. We...

Crime in Lancashire falls to record low, according to Home Office

Crime in Lancashire has fallen 5% to a record low over the past year, according to new figures. 102,503 offences were reported between April of las...

Crime in Gwent falls by 10%

Overall crime in the area covered by Gwent Police fell by 10%, accroding to new Home Office figures. The figures, which cover the12 months to March...

Plaid AM calls for help for those affected by Newport job losses

Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru AM for the South East region, has described the loss of 150 jobs at the Passport Office in Newport as a bitter blow fo...

Plaid AM tables Assembly motion to defend Gwent Police budget

Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Wales East, Jocelyn Davies has tabled a Statement of Opinion at the National Assembly calling on the UK Gover...

Crime down by 9% across Gwent area

Crime in the Gwent Police force area has fallen, according to new Home Office statistics. The figures, which cover the 12 months to December 2010, ...

Latest Cheshire crime figures good news, say police

Nantwich residents should be reassured by latest Home Office figures which show overall recorded crime fell by 6%, according to Cheshire Police. T...

Home office minister Herbert states the case for elected police chiefs

Home Office minister Nick Herbert has outlined the case for elected police commissioners, saying the change is needed because the current model of ...

1900s Factory Inspector To Cast Eye Over Gladstone

A factory inspector from the early 1900s will be on hand to answer questions and tell visitors to a city museum what life was like in the city’s ...

Government releases latest crime stats for your street

The Home Office has released the latest set of street-level crime and anti-social behaviour data, alongside updated local policing information. The...

Asylum seeker funding from Government is on

Extra funding for young asylum-seekers has been agreed after emergency talks between finance officers from Croydon Council and the UK Border Agency...

A child prisoner, a Santa suit and a Border Agency out of ministerial control

Clare Sambrook, 3 February 2011 In this morning’s Independent Andrew Grice reveals that the UK Border Agency locked up an 11-year-old girl in an ...

Log on to crime stats

Do you want to find out what the crime stats are for Pelsall/your area? The Home Office launched its crime mapping site yesterday (February 1), but...

Airgun owners warned to keep their weapons locked away

From next month it will be an offence to allow an under-18 to gain access to your airgun, if you own one. From 10 February, owners will be liable f...

Government launches crime statistics review

On the day that the latest national crime statistics were released, the Home Office has announced that an independent look at collection and public...

Public urged to have their views on police plan

People are being urged to send in their views on Government plans to reform policing. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, if passed i...

ID cards to be officially scrapped today

ID cards will be scrapped under the government’s first Home Office Bill to pass through Parliament when the Identity Documents Bill receives ...

Home office to rethink its timetable on police cuts

As Greater Manchester Police prepare to start implimenting cuts of up to 23 per cent over the next four years,The Home Office is being urged to ret...

Government announces new measures to help close gender pay gap

Employers will be asked to help tackle the gender pay gap by publishing data about their workforce on a voluntary basis under new plans announced t...

Gamu and family granted right to appeal deportation

FORMER X Factor hopeful Gamu Nhengu and her family have been granted the right to appeal against a decision to deport them from the UK. The 18-year...

Plaid’s Lindsay Whittle warns of cuts to UK Border Agency

Lindsay Whittle, the leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council and Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly candidate, has warned cuts in UK Border Agency staf...

Cannabis and cocaine seizures by Cheshire Police rise

Police are carrying out more drug seizures across Cheshire, according to Home Office figures. It shows Cheshire Police increased the number sei...

Gwent Police Authority praised in inspectorate report

Gwent Police Authority – the body charged with overseeing Gwent Police force – has welcomed a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of...

Gamu given good odds for Christmas number one

By Christine Lavelle X FACTOR star Gamu Nhengu has been tipped to take this year’s Christmas number one slot. Bookies have been forced dropped th...

Crime falling in Cheshire, says Home Office report

Cheshire Police is reducing crime, according to the latest Home Office figures. And residents’ perceptions of anti-social behaviour in Che...

Gamu finally gets her moment in the spotlight

By Christine Lavelle FORMER X Factor hopeful Gamu Nhengu took her mind off her family’s deportation plight as she enjoyed a night out at the MOBO...

Gwent Police crackdown on illegal motorists

A two week crackdown on illegal motoring was launched yesterday by the four Welsh police forces. Officers in the Gwent region, which covers Caerphi...

X Factor Gamu deportation decision to come at end of week

By Christine Lavelle X Factor star Gamu Nhengu and her family are still in an agonising wait to find out whether or not they will be allowed to ...

Gamu and family to hear Yes or No fate from judge

By Christine Lavelle THE fate of X Factor sensation Gamu Nhengu will be revealed tomorrow (Mon) as her family finds out whether or not they get to ...

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