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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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Welcome to politics.co.uk’s as-it-happens page. Here, you can keep up with speeches, debates and major political events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest developments. This event is now over, but you can see how it happened below. By Ian Dunt 11:12 – A few minutes to go until… Read more »
Britain will go through a second consecutive week of postal strikes this week. Postal workers will be laying down their tools on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, during the latest stage of hostilities between Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) leaders and Royal Mail’s management. Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson have both spoken out against the strike, but… Read more »
