Beat bobby of the year

I took an hour at lunchtime today to help judge the Leicester Mercury Community Police Officer of the Year Award - it made a nice change to talk about three officers who were putting so much back into the community amid all the noise surrounding the MPs. It was a difficult choice and the award might have gone to any of those on the shortlist - you'll have to wait to find out just who did win until we make the formal announcement.

It's encouraging that abuot 10 per cent of the community officers in Leicester were nominated for the award, something the police will, I think, see as recognition of all the efforts they have put in over the past 18 months to improve their relationship with those they serve.