Lib Dem Councillor Mark Wheeler is fighting to maintain a fully staffed and operational police station in Crosshills.
At today’s meeting of the Council, Councillor Wheeler sought assurances from the Conservative Chair of the Police Authority that the station on
However, no such assurance was given for Crosshills, or Ripon, Knaresborough or Settle.
Cllr Wheeler (Lib Dem, Airedale) commented:
“It seems our community is about to take another hit. First a reduction in our bus service, then post offices, and now our police stations may go the same way. Surely enough is enough.”
“Rural areas deserve as much of a police service as urban areas. Crime, whatever the perceived level of severity, has a long lasting effect on the victim.”
“Our area has a higher than average proportion of elderly people, for whom fear of crime is a real concern. Without their local police station they will be less confident that any crime can be dealt with quickly.”
