The Press has launched its Fund Our Force Campaign as MPs from across the political divide come together to issue a single unified message to the Government.
As revealed exclusively by this paper, proposals by the Home Office could see £10 million slashed off North Yorkshire’s police budget – the equivalent of 300 officers.
We are calling on Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to ensure police retain adequate funding.
Police budget cut kicked out 11:21am Fri 7 Dec 07 MPs today hailed a "great victory" for The Press's Fund Our Force campaign, after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith revealed that North Yorkshire Police had been saved from a massive cut in funding.Reader comments (5)
Police await fund decision 9:30am Fri 30 Nov 07 Updated: POLICE chiefs expect to hear next Thursday whether the Government has heeded pleas for the North Yorkshire force to receive a fair grant.Reader comments (5)
100s more sign petition on cuts 4:18pm Tue 16 Oct 07
HUNDREDS of signatures in support of The Press's Fund Our Force petition have arrived at the newspaper beyond the deadline - because of the postal strike.Reader comments (4)
Press campaign taken to top 12:54pm Fri 12 Oct 07 THE Press has taken its Fund Our Force campaign against drastic cuts in funding for North Yorkshire Police to the heart of Government.Reader comment (1)
'Funding cuts do not add up' 2:19pm Thu 11 Oct 07 A FORMER police chief has blasted plans to cut Government funding for the North Yorkshire force, claiming it would lead to staffing being "cut to the bone."
At your service 12:14pm Sat 6 Oct 07 The Chief Constable of North Yorkshire wrote exclusively in The Press yesterday about the impact of a possible £10 million cut in funding for the force. Today, Jane Kenyon, the chairwoman of the North Yorkshire Police Authority, gives readers her views.Reader comments (8)
£10m cuts will hurt 11:12am Fri 5 Oct 07 A STARK message about North Yorkshire's ability to fight crime in the face of multi-million pound Government cuts has today been issued by Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell as he exclusively writes in The Press.Reader comments (5)
AN extra £35 in council tax for each household - that is what it would cost to maintain a full police service in North Yorkshire if the Government went ahead with a £10 million cut in funding to the county's force.
THE Press launched its Fund Our Force campaign after North Yorkshire Police revealed that the force's grant from the Government could be cut by up to £10 million under a new funding formula.
Police budget cuts slated 9:00am Mon 1 Oct 07 NORTH Yorkshire Police Authority has given its response to Government proposals which could see £10 million slashed off the force's budget.Reader comments (11)
A NEW online petition has been launched against the threat of massive cuts in funding for North Yorkshire Police - on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's own website.
Bobbies warn of ‘catastrophe’ 11:30am Fri 28 Sep 07 BOBBIES in North Yorkshire have thrown their full support behind The Press's Fund Our Force campaign, warning that proposed cuts in funding would have "catastrophic" consequences.Reader comments (5)
Don’t cut our police 10:54am Thu 27 Sep 07 North Yorkshire's Chief Constable has warned his force could face a "devastating" cut of £10 million in its budget. Mike Laycock and Charlotte Percival examine why the cuts could bite - and gauge the reaction from senior councillors and MPs.
MPs from across the political spectrum today vowed to fight "tooth and nail" against big cuts in funding for North Yorkshire Police - as The Press launched a Fund Our Force campaign.
