Tough new powers for police around Ewood after vandalism, harassment of residents and urinating in street

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm4th April 2016

Lancashire Telegraph TOUGH new powers for police and council officers to tackle nuisance and aggressive behaviour including going to the toilet in public, throwing missiles and setting fires have been proposed for the Ewood area of Blackburn. A new order to tackle vandalism, harassment of residents, and general disorder has been proposed for a 50…

Labour demands more privacy safeguards in new surveillance laws

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm4th April 2016

The Guardian Andy Burnham says party will withdraw its support for investigatory powers bill if its privacy concerns are not resolved Andy Burnham has written to Theresa May setting out Labour’s seven areas of concern over the bill. Photograph: Lynda Bowyer/Demotix/Corbis Labour has written to Theresa May, the home secretary, setting out seven areas of…