One of many delays on the motorway network today, 5th August 2017

[whole diary]

[JayMac]

Keeping the Avon name but referring to the river, how about:

Avon River, Severn Estuary and Somerset Constabulary.

I'm sure an easy to remember acronym is there... 

[Bmblbzzz]

Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

Atrebatia Constabulary?   

http://www.atrebatia.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/atrebatia.uk/

Just leave it as Avon, I'm picturing the Police smashing a door down shouting "Avon calling"!

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[Bmblbzzz]

Could also be CUBA^▸ (Counties that Used to Be Avon) (Counties that Used to Be Avon). "Avon calling!" might Clash with CUBA; goes better with Nicaragua and the Sandanistas!

[Bmblbzzz]

Serious answer: leave it as Avon & Somerset. It's descriptive, it's known, it's not too long or too silly or too focused on one place.

[patch38]

Not quite sure why Wiltshire Police were issuing statements.

Roads policing comes under the Tri Force Operations Unit which is a collaboration between Wiltshire, Avon & Somerset and Gloucestershire forces, so the original statement could well have come from the Wiltshire press office.

Evenin' all.

[Bmblbzzz]

So they're Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, Gloucestershire: the SWAG Force!

[chuffed]

Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

Atrebatia Constabulary?   

http://www.atrebatia.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/atrebatia.uk/

I'd like to see that tattooed on their truncheons !

[TonyK]

Keeping the Avon name but referring to the river, how about:

Avon River, Severn Estuary and Somerset Constabulary.

I'm sure an easy to remember acronym is there... 

Finest Ubiquitous Constabulary Known...

[Western Pathfinder]

!!!!.

[chuffed]

I assume the standard greeting from the Tri Force operatives is 'Ello, 'Ello,'Ello, what 'ave we 'ere?"

[Chris from Nailsea]

A debate to be had about public bodies persisting with 'Avon' in their names. Perhaps rename the police force the, "Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Constabulary."

That wouldn't work, either: North Somerset Council would probably opt out (again).