Work has concluded on a scheme to improve safety for residents in the Hemmingwell estate of Wellingborough. The Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (OPFCC) successfully bid for more than £400,000 last year in the second round of Safer Streets funding by the Home Office – and began works in enhancing security in

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has announced Mark Jones as his preferred candidate as Chief Fire Officer of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. Mark Jones (pictured above) is currently Chief Fire Officer of the South Australian Country Fire Service. His appointment is now subject to confirmation by the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold has welcomed the launch of the Government’s White Paper on the future of the fire service, saying that it gives a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform the sector. Stephen said: “I welcome this white paper as an opportunity to fundamentally reform the fire service so that the professional