Cumbria

2022 - 5 - 14

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PCC urges drivers to stick to the speed limit (Times & Star)

Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, is urging the public to follow the speed limit and drive to the road conditions.

"The speed limits should not be seen as a target. "Throughout the year we work to create a safer road network for all road users, and we target those who drive at excess speed." Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall, is urging the public to follow the speed limit and drive to the road conditions.

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Cumbria fire consultation rejects crime commissioner's plan (BBC News)

Proposals for a region's police and crime commissioner (PCC) to run its fire service have been rejected by a majority of consultation responses.

Mr McCall said he had "no intention of responding further to the politically motivated, irresponsible and deliberately misleading statement put out by the FBU". The FBU has also expressed concerns about "democratic accountability and the separation between police and fire". The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said PCC Peter McCall should "withdraw this disastrous plan".

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