Cheshire Constabulary will receive a total of £4m to help tackle anti-social behaviour, drug crime, shoplifting and robbery across the county.

Under new plans to improve neighbourhood policing across the country, every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have dedicated teams spending their time on the beat, with guaranteed police patrols in town centres and other hotspot areas at peak times such as Friday and Saturday nights.

The Constabulary is set to receive £3m of funding under the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, adding 48 dedicated officers into Cheshire's communities.

Along with this, the force has also secured a further £1m funding for this financial year to tackle anti-social behaviour in hotspot areas across the county, known as "Operation Sidelines".

Read more about the funding boost, hereConstabulary to receive £4m funding boost to keep Cheshire’s communities even safer | Cheshire Constabulary