A NEW Police Community Support Offcier is joining the police patrols covering the Belmont, Tockholes and Edgworth areas.

PCSO Nick Gisicz will patrol on foot as well as using a new community vehicle supplied by Blackburn with Darwen Council.

He will be at a Police and Communities Together meeting at the Belmont Bull tonight from 7pm to listen to people's concerns and suggestions.

Further meetings will be held monthly at the Belmont Bull.

Weekly meetings of Police and Communities Together will continue to be held on Wednesday mornings at the Barlow Institute, Edgworth.