From this week, it will no longer be possible to call in and a see police officer in Marlow or Princes Risborough after front counters in the two towns were closed for good.

Thames Valley Police say it is "no longer financially viable" to run a manned desk for people to speak to officers face to face.

Marlow's police station on Dean Street went up for sale last month, with a early plans to install a public counter in the smaller replacement building scrapped.

Police say lower footfall and use of new technology means fewer people want to visit their local station.

And officers insist the changes have been made to protect front line policing, with no impact to response times or operations in either area.

Inspector Scott Messenger said: "The way the public contact the police has changed, and continues to change, with lower footfall to station counters and much more use of other contact media such as the telephone and internet.

"In many cases it has become unsustainable to maintain a staffed counter service in the traditional format, and the cost of including front counters within replacement buildings is expensive."

The changes, as well as the sale of the site, came after the force said it had to make savings of £44.6m over the next three years.

In 2014/15, Thames Valley Police had 154 sites totalling 140,000sqm, along with 73 houses, costing £21m a year.

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