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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Two major water providers have come under fire from the industry regulator for failing to meet targets on cutting leaks. Ofwat revealed that Thames Water is losing 915 million litres a day and is missing targets for the third year running, while it also raised concerns about United Utilities, which supplies the north-west of England…. Read more »
The government is going to miss its target of getting half of all young people in Britain into higher education by 2010, a new report warns. Declining numbers of young people and stagnating levels of people taking A-levels are likely to keep the university attendance rate at its current level of 43 per cent, research… Read more »
