A body found in woodland in Kent on Wednesday has been confirmed as that of Sarah Everard. WHAT more is needed to make streets safer for women? Yesterday, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chief constables from across the country discussed this question, following the tragic death of Sarah Everard in London. Today, the government announced it will double its Safer Streets fund to £45 million to provide better lighting and CCTV at night. The increased funding for the scheme will target parks, alleyways and routes from bars, restaurants and nightclubs. In a statement, Prime Minister Boris Johnston said: “We must do everything we can to ensure our streets are safe, and we are bringing in landmark legislation to toughen sentences and put more police on the streets.
Many community groups left disappointed as council announces grants
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Council s fifty per cent cut to Anvil theatre funding confirmed
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COUNCILLORS have decided to overturn a covenant on land in Kings Furlong which would have prevented its use as a homeless accommodation facility. The recommendation was put to cabinet members this evening (March 9), to approve a “revision” of a covenant on 180 Culver Road, which states that the area be used for the purposes of the Children’s Act 1948 and for no other purpose. The covenant was included as a condition of sale of the land to Hampshire County Council in 1965, but can legally be altered “where social, economic and environmental benefits can be achieved”. Giving the covenant ‘NIL value’ will allow Basingstoke council to support ongoing plans, in collaboration with Two Saints homelessness charity and Hampshire County Council, to build a 23-bed temporary accommodation block at 180 Culver Road.