ACPO says chief officers do support their officers following news that Gloucestershire CC will attend protest march. • Gloucestershire Police Federation has applauded its force’s Chief Tony Melville for planning to support his officers on May 10 by attending the protest march. Chairman Ian Anderson claimed it was the first time

Tony Melville announces he will march with thousands of rank and file officers in protest against 'cuts and privatisation'. • A chief constable will join more than 20,000 rank and file police officers from England and Wales in a protest march against "cuts and privatisation" this week. In the strongest demonstration of anger availabl

Special Constabulary operation cracks down on drink and disorder related incidents in Gloucester. • The Special Constabulary have begun an operation dealing with drink and disorder related incidents in Gloucester during weekends. The first evening of Operation Nite-X on Saturday (April 28) involved three teams of special constables

Police sergeant nominated for bravery award after preventing man from shooting himself with shotgun twice. • A police sergeant who restrained and stopped an armed man from shooting himself for a second time, thereby saving his life, has been nominated for a Police Bravery Award. Sgt Trish McCavera restrained the man who was lying

Team made up of five UK police forces is making in-roads against serious and organised crime. • A collaborative operation made up of officers from five forces in the South West has confiscated £3.5 million from criminals as it enters its second financial year. Op Zephyr, which is made up of officers from Avon and Somerset, G