North Wales Police officers have been nominated for a Police Bravery Award after sustaining a claw hammer attack to catch murder suspect. PCs David Hall and Rhys Rushby have been nominated to win an award at the 23rd Police Bravery Awards in London on 12 July. The awards are held by the Police Federation of […]
Between the 27th and 29th July 2018 seven members of North Wales Police will be participating in the UK Police Unity Tour for the very first time. They will be cycling approximately 210 miles over the 3 days from Police Headquarters, Colwyn Bay to Bromsgrove, where they will join 500 riders from forces across the UK. On the final day they […]
Chair responds to damaging and distasteful “undercover policing campaign” launched by British Cosmetic Company ‘Lush’. In a statement Calum Macleod Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said: “The Lush advertising campaign is offensive, disgusting and an insult to the hard work, professionalism and dedication of police officers throughout the UK. “I cannot […]
Catch up on all the news from the Police Federation Conference 2018. PFEW have published stories from the sessions that took place over the two days of conference, and you can watch recorded sessions on the PFEW YouTube channel.
North Wales Police Federation’s secretary and chair were quick to get involved in this year’s national Federation conference. Secretary Richard Eccles was the first delegate to pose a question to police minister Nick Hurd but only after suggesting that the MP could have a conversation with Sir Thomas Winsor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary […]
Pursuits lead Tim Rogers says the development is a move in the right direction after the Home Office today (Tuesday 22 May) launched a consultation on proposals to amend proposes the legislation on careless and dangerous driving to recognise the high level of training and skill possessed by trained police drivers. It also aims to […]
#ProtectTheProtectors #Unacceptable Samuel James Alexander Jones, 26, of Elwy Meadows, Lower Denbigh Road, St Asaph has been sentenced to 12 months after pleading guilty to criminal damage. Officer were attending after reports of a domestic disturbance during the early hours of April 9. Jones, carrying a pickaxe, approached the livered Vauxhall Astra. The officers […]
The provisions governing police maternity leave and pay are set out in Police Regulations. These set out that Police Maternity Pay (PMP) and Police Maternity Leave (PML) commencement dates are as notified by the officer – the force cannot change these dates. However, it has come to light that some forces, including North Wales […]
The 22 Workplace Representatives for the North Wales Police Federation are confirmed as: North Wales East Constituency: Constable Jonathan Ashton Sergeant Nicola Collins Constable Gary Edwards Constable Tony Edwards Inspector Ceri Hawe D/Constable Nick Hawe Sergeant Mark Jones, Safer Neighbourhood Team Chief Inspector Paul Jones D/Constable Victoria Knight Constable Michael Laidlaw Sergeant Tony Latham Chief […]
#ProtectTheProtectors #JobLikeNoOther The officers were punched, spat at, hit and bitten. Five offenders so far have been charged and will be attending Magistrates court in the near future. One officer, bitten on the leg required hospital treatment, tetanus and antibiotics. This is totally unacceptable. An assault on police is an assault on society, and should […]
Under discussion will be whether Wales needs a new approach to crime. Some are arguing that you get what you pay for, and funding for the police needs to be increased, others say that is just throwing money at the problem, and we need to be tougher on the causes of crime – poverty, poor […]
All members will receive an email either encouraging them to vote or explaining that there is no election in their force. Please note, once sending begins the system takes 36 hours to complete distribution so you may not receive your voting email until after lunch on 2 March. Members will get a further two direct […]
AMs gave their support on Tuesday 26th February to a new law for 999 staff. Labour MP Chris Bryant wants to double the maximum sentence for common assault on an emergency worker to a year. The Rhondda MP said there were 20 such assaults in Wales a day. AMs unanimously […]
There will be three live online Q&As with reps Hayley Aley (Warwickshire) and Mark Jones (North Wales) explaining the work of reps. The first two sessions will be held on 5 February using Facebook Live (12pm Hayley/5pm Mark), with Hayley doing a follow-up session on Periscope at 10am on 8 February. Find out how to […]
A hero. What is a hero? Superman? Batman? Or my friend, Luke! Yes, that’s right. A hero doesn’t have to be famous, be able to fly or spin their own web. They just need to be inspirational, courageous and amazing. The true definition of the word hero is: ‘A person who is admired for […]
