Concerns over policing cuts
LARNE'S police chief has warned that "substantial cuts" in policing are likely to follow the government's comprehensive spending review in October.
Speaking at a public meeting of Larne District Policing Partnership, Chief Inspector Ryan Henderson told members that the financial position - and how that, in turn, would affect local policing -would be made clear within a few weeks.
"There are likely to be substantial cuts and it could prove very difficult and challenging," he warned.
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Hide AdChief Inspector Henderson said he would love to bring the partnership some good news about the future policing budget but said the reality is it would not be good.
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