Fire service announces plans for new training centre

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has announced plans to build a new two-storey training centre in South Reading. And South Yorkshire Police’s Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team has seen a drop in rural crime since it added two new quad bikes to its fleet.

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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has announced plans to build a new two-storey training centre in Whitley Wood, South Reading. The new training centre is due to open in summer 2025. More via Emergency Services Times

New quad bikes help force crack down on rural crime

The addition of two new quad bikes to the South Yorkshire Police Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team has led to a significant reduction in rural crime by enabling officers to pursue criminals along off-road tracks. More via Emergency Services Times

‘Historic’ Counter Terrorism investigation leads to life sentence for Anjem Choudary

An international police investigation involving the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) working with law enforcement from North America has led to the jailing of the radical preacher Anjem Choudary for directing a banned terrorist group. More via Counter Terrorism Policing

Cambs residents invited to have their say on future of ambulance service

The East of England Ambulance Service has launched an important conversation with the public about the future of its operation.

The service is looking to develop a strategy for the next five years so it can deliver the “best possible care” for people across Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties. More via Cambs Times

Force launches campaign to combat anti-social behaviour through community reporting

South Wales Police is urging members of the public to report anti-social behaviour to contribute to crime data so that targeted community solutions can be sought. More via Emergency Services Times

West Dorset farmland fire sparks cross county response

Firefighters from Dorset, Devon and Somerset were part of a major fire service deployment after a field of cut crop stubble caught fire on Monday.

Hose reel jets, fogging units, scotty backpacks, knapsacks, beaters were all used as Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) tackled the blaze in Abbots Wootton. More via Bridport News