PLANS are being discussed to relocate Ramsbottom police officers to the local fire station.
Concerns were raised in November last year following plans to move the police officers to Ramsbottom Library.
Following an announcement that Ramsbottom Police Station was being sold off, Ramsbottom councillors, Ian Bevan and Rob Hodkinson, and Bury North MP, David Nuttall, raised their concerns with Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Lloyd.
They stressed that the plan to relocate local officers to the library was unworkable.
Cllr Bevan said: “The Police and Crime Commissioner has now taken up our feedback and raised our concerns about the relocation to Ramsbottom Library with the Divisional Commander, chief superintendent Chris Sykes.
“These have now been considered and plans are being discussed for local Police Officers to co-locate with the fire service at Ramsbottom Fire Station instead.
“We wholeheartedly welcome this move. It will mean that neighbourhood police officers will continue to be accessible to local people here in our town.
“We also understand that plans to provide officers with mobile devices will be rolled out from March 2016 allowing officers to do much of their work whilst on the beat instead of having to go back to the Fire Station.”
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