A community living in the shadow of Nottinghamshire Police's new custody suite have told of their life on the streets where "you wake up to flashing lights at night". The 50-cell facility in Radford Road, Nottingham lies on the former old gas works and reopened just a year ago in September.
Tucked away in the heart of New Basford, it replaces the force’s old custody suite at the Bridewell on Canal Street, Nottingham — a building that was deemed no longer fit for purpose. It is the place where people who get arrested are detained, interviewed and investigated before being released or remanded into custody.
But for the people who live here, it is a neighbourhood "where you can hear police cars all the time" and "you can feel safe because officers are around". Mihaela Bucovineanu, a long term resident and mum living near the custody suite, added: "I feel like it is safer than before because there is more police here.
