POLICE stations are set to close as part of the cost-cutting measures.

Essex Police could not reveal which stations will go – but they will be announced in the next few months.

Some stations are set to be sold off, but that is on hold until a decision is made on where officers are needed.

Mr Barker-McCardle explained: “If you think about it, we couldn’t make changes to our estate and then find it doesn’t support the operational changes we wanted to put in place.”

He said some of their 46 front counters would have to go, to prevent them having to take police officers off the street to man the counters.

However, they are hoping to take more mobile police stations out on to the streets to meet people.

They will also hold surgeries at libraries, schools, and council offices.