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 London congestion charge has risen to £8 as of today, to bring in an extra £45 million to invest in the capital’s transport infrastructure. Mayor Ken Livingstone said: “This will build on what has already been achieved in terms of extended bus provision, and in due course providing additional underground capacity.” In addition to… Read more »
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett is still hopeful that an “ambitious action plan” on climate change can be achieved at the G8 summit this week. Her comments came after US president George Bush indicated that he would not be signing up to an international agreement on climate change at the meeting at Gleneagles. Speaking on ITV’s… Read more »
