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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Michael Howard has launched an attack on the “culture of political correctness” in the UK. In a speech in Stafford, the Conservative leader said that “political correctness has gone mad”. The speech is the latest in a number of high profile Conservative attempts to gain the political initiative by focusing on the “decent, silent, majority”…. Read more »
Today’s GCSE results show a rise in the number of entries and the biggest rise since 1999 in the number of pupils achieving A*- C grades. 59.2 per cent of grades are now at A*- C, 1.1 per cent up from last year. The overall pass rate though has remained stable at 97.6 per cent…. Read more »
