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PCC joins Remedy team’s fight against burglary and drugs
PCC Sue Mountstevens joined some of the Operation Remedy team to see the hard work that is taking place to tackle the issues that matter most to local people.
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Street station officially reopens after £300k revamp
PCC Sue Mountstevens and Chief Constable Andy Marsh officially reopened the doors at the newly refurbished police station at West End.
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Avon and Somerset graded outstanding and good in latest HMICFRS report
Avon and Somerset Police have been praised in the latest series of HMICFRS reports for its “ambitious and innovative” approaches to be more efficient.
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Budget increase will help put victims first
PCC Sue Mountstevens has increased the policing part of the council tax by 84p a month in order to invest in extra police staff investigators and PCSOs with the aim of improving outcomes for victims.
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PCC wants more victims to #BeHeard
An art exhibition has been created by local people who have been helped by victim support services commissioned by PCC Sue Mountstevens.
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Funding boosted to tackle serious violence
The drive to reduce serious violence among young people in Avon and Somerset, through a multi-agency working group headed by PCC Sue Mountstevens, has been given renewed funding from the Home Office.
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Guest blog: Straight from the horse’s mouth
We spoke to our latest equine recruit to find out how he joined the Police Mounted Section.
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Guest blog: Saving lives from ‘Behind the mask’
We spoke to Julie Knight, founder of Behind the Mask, an online training resource to spot domestic abuse in clients.
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Apply for the Road Safety Fund and help make your community safer
Mike Ginger from Taunton Are Cycling tells us how the Road Safety Fund helps Taunton cyclist get the ‘safe pass’ message out.
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Work underway to stop ex-offenders returning to a life of crime
The South West Reducing Reoffending Board is chaired by PCC Sue Mountstevens. The board met recently for their third quarterly meeting and agreed a strategy for working together to support…