Lancashire lost several police officer last year after the Government's recruitment drive ended, new figures show.

Police officer numbers in England and Wales have been rising for several years, though there are signs this trend may have levelled off, with a handful of forces recording a drop in recent months.

Among the Lancashire branches affected are the Lloyds in Leyland, which closes on May 8, and the Halifax in St Annes, which shuts its doors on June 12. Three further Halifax banks will close in ...

The cost of Lancashire police to households is set to rise by the maximum permitted 5.31 per cent from 1st April.

The cost of Lancashire police to households is set to rise by the maximum permitted 5.31 per cent from April 1. That amounts to £14 a year or 27p a week for a typical Band D semi-detached home in 2025 ...

The cost of Lancashire police to households is set to rise by the maximum permitted 5.31 per cent from April 1, it has been announced.

Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw ... “This grant of £12.6m will be received during the year when recruitment of the officers is confirmed as delivered.

He also sponged off her, unable to hold down work, securing and leaving 22 jobs and draining ... feeling let down by police. Four days later she killed herself. Three Lancashire Police officers ...

Lancashire Police officer Riley ... They both pleaded guilty to assaulting the 43-year-old and have since lost their jobs at the Crumpsall hospital. A third guard, Benjamin Monese, 39, from ...

The Irish Revolution (1916 -1923) precipitated the emigration of many members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and the Royal Irish Constabulary, which benefitted police forces of the newly federated ...