A one-year freeze in the policing part of our council tax is a step closer - despite warnings it could mean bigger rises in the future... or job cuts.

During a massive consultation with local people, more than half said they wanted the Avon and Somerset Force to take a government grant - which means no rise in the policing part of our council tax for 12 months.

Now the local police authority's finance team has also recommended they go for the freeze.