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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“Tough decisions” on which sports and athletes to fund are needed if UK sport is to build on its achievements in Athens. That is the conclusion of a National Audit Office (NAO) report into the returns elite athletes, and British sport by extension, have reaped from large amounts of Lottery funding. It concludes that whilst… Read more »
A female prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party last night survived a de-selection vote of no-confidence. Following the two-hour meeting at her local Conservative association, Anne Jobson will go on to contest the Labour-held seat of Chatham & Aylesford in Kent. Jonathan Shaw MP has a 4,340 majority in the constituency. She is latest… Read more »
