The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to increase their ranks by 20,000 over the next three years.
Campaigners have launched a petition urging Coventry City Council to reconsider devastating cuts to the city’s ‘Streetpride’ services. They warn the cuts could lead to an increase in fly-tipping, graffiti, and neglected streets.