More money needed to help patrol the countryside
When the Police and Crime Commissioner elections were on, David Bowles former CEO of Lincolnshire County Council sought me out to give him some campaigning advice on how the police funding formula disadvantaged rural areas. He made it a key part of his campaign and won the first round of the ballot. He lacked the public recognition of being an ex regional news caster and was pipped at the post on the second round by Alan Hardwick. Alan now seems to have woken up to the same issue as this article reports.
It tells us that Alan has called for the £1.8 million rural funding grant which was recently cut to be reinstated. He has made no comment on how the money could be spent. I have some views if he would like to ask me!