The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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The gas and electricity consumer watchdog Energywatch has warned that millions of customers are facing inaccurate utility bills. They estimate that as many as five million consumers have received inaccurate estimated bills from their energy companies and the problem is being made worse because people do not check their bills. The chairman of Energywatch, Ann… Read more »
The death of government scientist Dr David Kelly has dented the public’s confidence in the Prime Minister. The body of Dr Kelly, an Iraq arms expert who found himself embroiled in a row between the BBC and the government over Iraqi weapons of mass destruction claims, was discovered near his Oxfordshire home on Friday. Labour’s… Read more »
