Bath regains police station after seven years
It's on Manvers Street in the city centre
For the first time in seven years Bath has it's own police station again.
An enquires desk in Lewis House on Manvers Street in the city centre has been expanded meaning its now home to Bath's neighbourhood policing team.
They haven't had a base in the city since the old station was sold to the University of Bath in 2015
Neighbourhood Policing team Acting Chief Inspector Ruth Gawler, Avon and Somerset Police, said: “The recently completed renovations at Lewis House provide our teams with a central base and an enquiry office which is at the heart of the local community.
"It is great news for local residents that the Neighbourhood Policing team are now based at Lewis house alongside our Enquiry Office as this will further improve accessibility and visibility for the residents of Bath, the surrounding communities and those visiting the area.”
Work has been carried out to the building over the past six months to improve the prominence of the Police Enquiry Office, Local Neighbourhood Policing Team, and the Foreign National Registration Service in the centre of Bath.
The station now features a traditional blue lantern on the front of the building to increase visibility and will be open to the public Monday – Thursday 0930-1700 and Friday 0930 – 1630.
Chief Constable Sarah Crew said: “I know how important it is for our residents to have a visible policing presence in the heart of their communities.
"Providing our Neighbourhood Police team greater visibility in Bath city centre is something we have been working towards for some time now and I am pleased that the Neighbourhood Policing team have this week joined their colleagues in the newly renovated facilities.
“Being located at Lewis House will not only allow the Neighbourhood Policing team to better engage with our communities but will also provide huge benefits in terms of enhancing partnership working and collaboration.”
Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford said he is very pleased to see a station re-established.
"It’s even better that the local neighbourhood police officers will be under one roof in a shared building with Bath and North East Somerset Council, making for more efficient and effective partnership working," he said.
Leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council Kevin Guy said a "great deal of hard work" has been done.
"Having a base for the Neighbourhood Police teams in Bath City Centre has long been called for and I am pleased that now working with the police we have together delivered a fully operational police station for residents," he said.