Police in Cumbria have welcomed the opening of a hub that brings emergency services together.
The Ulverston-based hub will host all three blue light emergency services with police officers operational from April 1.
The hub opened on March 8, creating an operational base which will bring together the county’s police, fire and rescue and ambulance services under one roof.
The police officers being placed in Ulverston will be the newest team to join the pilot programme of reintroducing officers being deployed from the rural communities in which they serve.
The initial pilot areas were Ambleside, Windermere, Brampton and Longtown which was then extended to include Keswick, Millom, Wigton, Appleby and Kirby Stephen, and Alston following the success of the original four placements. A dedicated community officer has also been placed in Dalton.
Temporary superintendent Matt Pearman said: “The new facility is not just great news for the emergency services but for the people of Ulverston and the surrounding areas.
“Having experienced police officers working side by side with fire and ambulance colleagues will not just benefit those individuals and agencies but the whole community.
“All agencies will have a greater understanding of what is happening on the ground and will be able to work in partnership to tackle some of the more complex issues which are most important to the public.”
