Meeting on biker event policing

Seven men deny murdering Gerry Tobin

Details of a £1m operation to police a Warwickshire biker festival are to be unveiled to residents.

Warwickshire Police said a "significant operation" is planned for next week's Bulldog Bash at Long Marston airfield.

Officers will outline details at a meeting later at Lower Quinton Village Hall to "local residents who have concerns", a force spokesman said.

The force had urged councillors not to grant a licence for the event, fearing reprisals for a shooting last year.

Gerry Tobin, 35, of south-east London, was shot on the M40 after last August's event. Seven men deny his murder.

Stratford-upon-Avon District Council gave permission for the event to go ahead, despite the police force's concerns.

The Bulldog Bash will take place from 7 to 10 August.

Officers said they would be searching people attending the festival.

A total of five roads around the site will be shut, and officers will also be using registration plate recognition technology to check vehicles on roads leading to the event.