Avon & Somerset Police stations to close
Avon & Somerset Police say that moving to three police and custody centres in Bridgwater, Patchway and Keynsham has given them the chance to look at their buildings and whether they meet the force's needs in the 21st century.
It has announced that a third of its premises will be closed by 2019.
The changes and some of reasoning behind them are laid out below:
BRISTOL DISTRICT
Avonmouth
To close and co-locate to a new station in Southmead. Beat surgeries nearby.
The current enquiry office has a very low footfall
Time scale: 2016/17
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Bishopsworth**
To close and move to Broadbury Road
The existing building is under-occupied. The force will look for a local space to host beat surgeries.
Time scale: 2016/17
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Brislington**
To close and move to Broadbury Road
The existing building is under-occupied. The force will look for a local space to host beat surgeries.
**Time scale: 2015/16
Broadbury Road**
Keep open and refurbish
The enquiry office is well used. Once custody is relocated it could become a one-stop-shop for the community.
Time scale: 2016/17
Fishponds
Keep open
Southmead
To close and move to a new station nearby
Move enquiry office and policing base to a new station in Southmead
Time scale: 2016/17
The Bridewell
Keep open
_This is the flagship city centre police station
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Trinity Road
To close and move to a smaller location nearby
Custody will move to Patchway in Summer 2014
Time scale: 2015/16**
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NORTH EASTERN DISTRICT
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Police Centres
Keynsham Police Centre**
This newly-built Police Centre will house 48 custody cells, specialist crime investigation teams, a multi-agency safeguarding team and victim and witness focus team. The enquiry office will be located to another site in Keynsham
Time scale: Summer 2014
Patchway Police Centre
This newly-built Police Centre will include an enquiry office, 48 custody cells, crime investigation teams and local policing teams.
Time scale: Summer 2014 _
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Police Stations
Bath
To close and co-locate with Bath & North East Somerset Council
A new Bath enquiry office and local policing base is to be co-located with the local council on Manvers Street.
Time scale: 2017/18
Chipping SodburyKeep open
Filton
Closed and move to the new Patchway Police Centre
Keynsham
To close and co-locate with Bath & North East Somerset Council in the Town Hall
Time scale: Spring 2015
Kingswood
Keep open
Radstock
To close and move to new facility nearby
Time scale: 2016/17
SOMERSET DISTRICT
Police Centre
Bridgwater Police Centre
The new Police Centre will house an enquiry office. It will include 36 custody cells, investigation teams, specialist operations, neighbourhood teams and CSI.
Timescale: Summer 2014
Police Stations
Bridgwater
To close and move to new Police Centre in Bridgwater and a co-located station in the centre
Timescale: Autumn 2014
Burnham-on-Sea
To close and new station to open nearby
Timescale: 2014/15
Chard
To close and move to smaller base
Timescale: 2016/7
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Cheddar
To close and move to smaller base
Timescale: 2016/7
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Clevedon**
Keep open as co-location with North Somerset Council
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Crewkerne**
To close and to open a new local policing base
Timescale: 2017/18
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Frome**
To close and move to temporary location before a new station is built on the existing site
Timescale: May 2014 (closes) New station opens 2015/16
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Minehead**
To close and co-locate nearby
Timescale: 2016/17
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Nailsea**
To close and new station to open nearbyTimescale: 2015/16
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Somerton**
To close and new base to open
Timescale: 2017/18
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Street**
To close and new station to open nearby, possibly with fire and ambulance services
Timescale: 2017/18
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Taunton**
To close custody and move to Bridgwater Police Centre. New local police station to open in Taunton.
Timescale: 2015/16
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Wellington**
Keep open
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Wells**
Keep open
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Weston-super-Mare**
Co-located local policing base at Town Hall. New response hub to open on outskirts of Weston-super-Mare
Timescale: New response hub to open 2016/2017
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Williton**
To close and co-locate with Minehead
Timescale: 2016/17
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Wincanton**
The enquiry office will remain co-located with South Somerset Council
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Yeovil Police Station**
To close and new local policing base to open
Timescale: 2016/17