Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 13
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 13
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| Date | 14/01/2016 |
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| Language | English |
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| Date of Publication | 14th January 2016 |
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E i 3; herefordtimes.com Thursday, January 14, 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 13 Police boss considers Animal theft warning A WARNING has been Police say that a total \‘a'iit'It‘.’\‘~f‘.‘ in mm: . . . issued to farmers after of 14 ewes. in lamb there or :Injmnr- 11.1" 11'. . a number of animals taken from a Lortgtonii manor. Liiiwiii'il 1/ .1; a rlse 1n c0unc11 ta 8 were stolen from the farm. close to the \‘il- the [white LII? foothills of the Black large boundary \IJIII’; (liliilt'lllf.1’li"ti‘ Mountains. (Erasuall. "33’:~221317 . Police and crime commissioner Bill Longmore By Rebecca Cain 01432845883 rcatffiherefordiimescom Twitter @HTNewsroo m THE police and crime commis- sioner for the region is consid- ering a 1.99 per cent increase in council tax in Herefordshire to protect the number of police of ficers for the future. Bill Longmore thinks raising the police’s share of council tax bills in 2016/17 would both help modernise the West Mercia Police force and keep as many officers as possible in communities. The council tax rise would be across the West Mercia Force area — which includes Herefordshire. Mr Longmore, who became PCC in November 2012, said: “George Osborne told us all that police funding would be protected in real terms, but it’s become clear DII‘IIPC IaCIE a that the government won’t be foot- 4 Chai '5 ing the bill. U, . ,-— “We now know that West Mer- was E .4. : cia’s formula grant funding from i ’ Cclentrial governngent will be re- . . . _ uce next year y £0.6m. ~ 7.: . “If police funding is indeed go- Styl IS h d I n I “9 - 5' ._ ing to be protected and keep up . with inflation, the government is ' =1 , relying on local taxpayers to plug ‘ " ’ the gap.” \. He said during his time in of- fice they have managed to find millions of pounds in efficiency savings, while putting an extra 74 police officers on the streets. He added: “We are now up to what I consider to be full strength in terms of officers, and I want that to be sustained for the fore- . seeable future.” A 1.99 per cent precept increase would add around £3.70 a year to - the police’s share of council tax rl Ge SOfaS ‘. bills for a band D home. . At the start of 2016/ 17, West Mer- . cia is projected to hold reserves 3 seats“ see an 100°: fu“ we 3'? pl jrt‘ of £57.5m but plans are already " f”: 1“ ' " 7 V ‘ of?“ hi“ .» g] ggggetto rednestghlgtgfiztwg ANNETTs FINE FURNITURE NSF . . m y osuppor e u ge an . ' .. ., :‘5 . .1 ‘ 313; ' .- the financing of a capital pro- ifliGieSi Ciedll Three Elms Road, Hereford HR4 OSQ ‘ »~ ‘ ‘ gramme, among other things. re 6 - - 2712 Mr Longmore said the council ' avallabie* Te/ep hone. 01432 27 tax rise has not been decided yet. ‘ Open; MON to SAT 9 » 6 (THU 9 > 3). SUN 10 ~ 4 To take part in the consultation go to westmercia-pccgovuk. I visit us online at: 'r-.Iv.1w.annetactor ‘:<. herefordtimes.com :11“ my 5 99009909009. >1 :Ui i? 311%" free parking available for customers 24I7news .. . 1 . , F°’ 3" ""3 ”“9““ news ‘ MINIMUM DEPOSIT 20% n MINIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT £400 (AFTER ogposm r FAMOUS pgicg PROMISE 5, spelt->55; \ 3 *Written quotations avai/ab/e on request, sub/cc! to status and acceptance terms anc concur"? 5:3 -. » r 555»: 55' |
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