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Thursday 2nd March 2023 SH (Editor)

Disgruntled councillors axe funding for town’s additional police officer

Bradley Stoke councillors have voted to terminate a long-standing agreement that has seen the town council part-fund an additional part-time police officer on the local beat team. The decision was made after the police force requested a 16% increase in the town council’s contribution from April 2023, along with concerns over whether the council has been getting “value for money”.

Tuesday 17th January 2023 SH (Editor)

Councillors baulk at 16% hike in cost of funding town’s extra police officer

Councillors have expressed “significant concerns” regarding a requested 16 percent annual increase in the town council’s contribution towards the funding of an additional part-time police officer dedicated to Bradley Stoke. They are also unhappy at the “lack of visible police presence” in the town and the “withdrawal of police support for community events”.