Police and Crime Commissioner looking for outreach worker

Peterborough Telegraph  Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Graham Bright is looking for a full-time paid outreach worker to join his team focussing on Peterborough and Fenland areas, the vacancy is a fixed term contract for one year. One of the commissioner's...

Cambridgeshire crime tsar spends £1000-a-week for temp PA

Cambridge News  A crime tsar is spending more than £1,000 of taxpayers' cash a week for an agency personal assistant. Sir Graham Bright, Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, is on a £70,000-a-year salary. But if he has to keep the agency worker on for a...

Police chief outlines “successful” first six months in the job

Peterborough Telegraph  In a lengthy report, businessman Sir Graham, who was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire last November, also highlights what he describes as his successes in the £70,000 a year role. He said: “Setting the budget and police and...

Peterborough allotment holders help trace own stolen property

Peterborough Telegraph  The ward's Councillor Charles Swift is also credited with the items' safe return, having emailed Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Graham Bright over what he said was an apparent delay in police response to reports of the find. He said...

Cambridgeshire: PCC's First Six Months

Heart  Sir Graham Bright was elected as Cambridgeshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner last November, and says his first six months in the role have been successful. He told Heart he was particularly pleased with improving the amount of time it takes...

Man behind the mic: All we need now is a theme park!

Peterborough Telegraph  From Cleethorpes to Motherwell, Alton Towers to Wicksteed Park, just about every other area of the country has a theme park, apart from Cambridgeshire. Imagine the investment it would attract to our local economy...

Commissioner attends Specials swearing in

Fenland Citizen  Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Graham Bright showed his support for the Special Constabulary on Wednesday evening when he attended an attestation ceremony to swear in Special Constables. Twenty-six Specials were presented with their warrant...

Residents to get tax credit after council blunder

Cambridge News  It does not affect the amount billed on behalf of the county council, police and crime commissioner's office, or the fire service. South Cambridgeshire District Council bills and collects more than £60 million in council tax every year, sending out a...

G4S claims improved Lincolnshire 999 call answer times

BBC News  Alan Hardwick, Lincolnshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said there was "room for manoeuvre" when it came to considering an extension of the G4S contract. "All the targets are being met, it [the contract] is saving us money and that's...

Exclusive: Police may face charges over Yorkshire supergrass scandal

Yorkshire Post  The commissioner did not respond when asked to comment. West Yorkshire Police declined to comment. Mr Gold has asked Mr Starmer to provide written reasons why the CPS decided no officers would face criminal charges. The CPS decision could...