An extra 70 police officers will be recruited to Cheshire Police under new budget plans which will see a rise in council tax bills.
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer has agreed a 3.2% increase in the police precept – equivalent to around 10p per week.
Cheshire Police are to stage a Rural and Wildlife Crime Conference in Tarporley to highlight the impact it has in the area.
The event will take place on Monday February 29 at Willington Hall.
Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire Service look set to share a single headquarters from April 2018, it has emerged.
Police and fire chiefs say the move aims to protect front line emergency services.
Cheshire Police recorded the fourth largest drop in recorded crime across England and Wales, latest figures suggest.
Crime statistics released by the Office of National Statistics show for 12 months ending June 2015 there was an overall drop in crime of 4% – 2,245 fewer crimes.
Cheshire has recorded sixth largest fall in crime across England and Wales, latest figures show.
Statistics from Office of National Statistics (ONS) show crime is down by 3.9% in Cheshire – more than 2,000 fewer crime victims.
Recorded rape cases against adults and children in Cheshire has risen to almost 300 a year, latest statistics show.
There were 175 recorded rape offences against adults in the county in 2013-14, according to the Rape Monitoring Group.
Victims of sex crimes in Nantwich will get improved support after a £300,000 police contract was awarded to The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) for Cheshire.
The centre helps survivors of sexual abuse, whether or not they report the crime to the police, in recent and old cases.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed new statistics which show a drop in crime rates in Cheshire.
Latest figures from the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) show since 2010 recorded crime in Cheshire has fallen by 19 per cent.
Four Nantwich drivers were arrested for drink driving in Cheshire Police’s Operation Blue Christmas.
The campaign results show an overall drop in drink drive arrests over the festive season.
Minimum pricing and a night time levy on Nantwich’s bars and clubs are being considered by police to crackdown on alcohol-related crime.
Cheshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said both ideas are being looked at as viable options.
Cheshire Police chiefs are to launch “engagement” events to hear what the public think of them – starting with Crewe and Nantwich residents.
Cheshire Chief Constable Simon Byrne and Police & Crime Commissioner John Dwyer are inviting members of the public to tell them what they want from the police at the new “Working Together′ events.
Cheshire’s Police Crime Commissioner has taken a swipe at Cheshire East Council’s leader for missing a key “summit” on tackling child sexual exploitation.
Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said it was “disappointing” that Cllr Michael Jones had not attended the meeting.
The Nantwich and District Branch of the Royal British Legion are hosting a World War 1 centenary commemoration.
The concert, featuring the Band of Cheshire Constabulary, is to be staged in the Nantwich Civic Hall from 7.30pm on October 5 to honour those who died locally and throughout the world.
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