The “forgotten” grave of a “hero” police officer killed on duty 120 years ago has been given a headstone for the first time. PC James Gordon was attacked with an… read more →
THE Police Federation of England and Wales would have more power if it worked together, the chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Neil Bowles told CopperConnection that there… read more →
SOUTH Yorkshire Police Federation has hit back at stinging criticism of the force from the area’s Police and Crime Commissioner, stating the officers it represents “have been set up by… read more →
THE chairman of South Yorkshire Police says policing’s founder Sir Robert Peel would be “turning in his grave” if he knew the drastic changes the Government are making to the… read more →
TWO South Yorkshire Police constables who contained and calmed a murder scene – and arrested suspects – were honoured at the National Police Bravery Awards in London. PC Laura Davis… read more →
AN ESSEX Police officer shot dead when he tackled a gunman in the street near his home has posthumously been given a national bravery award. PC Ian Dibell, 41, was… read more →
POLICE officers need “operational experience to make operational decisions”, the chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation has said. Neil Bowles (pictured) was reacting to the news that the Government plans… read more →
POLICE chiefs have defended a bonus system for officers performing “particularly unpleasant tasks” – including dealing with dead bodies and attending difficult fatal road accidents. ACPO said the payments recognise… read more →
POLICE reform will make the service “a more attractive profession” and “more representative of the people it serves” the police minister has said. In a speech around modernisation and the… read more →
THE newly introduced police officer annual fitness test is “wrong and irrelevant”, police officers heard at an open meeting. John Blanchard, chairman of Humberside Police Federation, (pictured) told the Fed’s… read more →