RESIDENTS of Bishop's Cleeve welcomed the news that police will be more visible.
Councillor Peter Lightfoot, chairman of Bishop's Cleeve parish council, said he hoped the police officers were here to stay after the village's police station closed last year.
He told the meeting at Bishop's Cleeve Primary Academy meeting: "It's something we've been asking for. I welcome more officers, and I hope we would have a closer relationship. I hope to see more of a presence."
Borough Councillor Sue Hillier-Richardson (LD, Cleeve Grange) echoed his sentiments. "A lot of people think the officers could be going round the neighbourhood more without having to go to Tewkesbury to report."
Former police officer Chris Abbley said: "It's difficult to have new officers with everything being so expensive these days."