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Important information: Neighbourhood Watch Public Liability Insurance
National
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Free Public Liability Insurance (PLI) is available to Neighbourhood Watch Associations/Schemes in England & Wales which have been formally registered with, and approved by, their local police authority as an authorised Neighbourhood Watch Association/Scheme.
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Replenishment of NHW Roundel Stickers
National
Friday 4 March 2011
We are pleased to announce that from w/c 14th March members will be able to order the yellow neighbourhood watch roundel window sticker from Prolog.
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Local Authority Support for Voluntary and Community Groups
National
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, made an announcement in his speech at the NCVO annual conference, that he expects local authorities to behave reasonably in the way they manage their relationship with voluntary and community groups.
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Most recent Neighbourhood & Home Watch news
National
Monday 28 February 2011
To see the most recent Neighbourhood and Home Watch news, please visit our new website www.ourwatch.org.uk.
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Meerkats take over Market Harborough
East Midlands
Friday 25 February 2011
Leicestershire has a new town – Meerkat Harborough.\r\n\r\nFor one day only, Market Harborough will change its name after winning a public vote set up by the Compare The Market insurance website.
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Crimestoppers Property Protector to be featured on The Gadget Show
National
Friday 25 February 2011
Crimestoppers Property Protector will be part of a feature on the Gadget Show this Monday 28 February at 8pm on Channel 5 when Jon is looking at how to get your technology back if it gets lost or stolen....Crimestoppers Property Protector does just this.
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Car insurance cover reminder
National
Thursday 24 February 2011
Police are warning motorists who are driving a vehicle not belonging to them using their own fully comprehensive insurance, they may no longer be covered to do so.
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Census 2011
National
Thursday 24 February 2011
The national census is due to take place on 27th March 2011, run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales.
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Neighbourhood & Home Watch Stickers
National
Monday 21 February 2011
It is widely acknowledged that Neighbourhood & Home Watch window and door stickers are a very effective form of deterrent and adds to the feeling of increased security for members of Neighbourhood & Home Watch.
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North Dorset PACT partners ‘reach out’ through surgeries
North West
Sunday 20 February 2011
Safer Neighbourhood Teams in North Dorset will be launching a new scheme which will allow PACT (Partners and Communities Together) partners to speak to more residents.
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Residents help uncover Cannabis Factory
East of England
Sunday 20 February 2011
More than 1,000 cannabis plants and £20,000-worth of equipment were discovered after residents in West Hill tipped off police officers
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New KeyContact scheme launched in Northampton
East Midlands
Sunday 20 February 2011
A new service provided by Northamptonshire Police means that homeowners can now have peace of mind, knowing that the people they want will be contacted should something happen to their home.
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Warning re Fertiliser Thefts from Countryside Watch
East Midlands
Sunday 20 February 2011
The price of Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser has risen significantly over the past few months, and this is likely to make it an increased target of theft.
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Home Office pledges £18m to anti-knife crime programmes
National
Friday 18 February 2011
Theresa May has announced a series of funding initiatives worth up to £18m to help reduce incidents of knife crime.
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Government to appoint commissioner to control spread of CCTV
National
Friday 18 February 2011
The government has announced plans for a regulator and code for public authorities using CCTV and automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) cameras.
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Nominate a neighbour to help deter bogus callers
East of England
Friday 18 February 2011
Southend Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) is encouraging residents to sign up to its Nominated Neighbour Scheme, which is designed to help prevent vulnerable residents from becoming victim to bogus caller crimes.
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Gleeson Homes supports a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Retford
East Midlands
Friday 18 February 2011
Gleeson Homes was proud to initiate the first meeting of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme for residents of their new homes at The Grange in Retford.
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Surrey Police pilot mobile app
South East
Friday 18 February 2011
Surrey Police is set to become the first force in the UK to pilot a mobile phone application which will enable users to engage with their local neighbourhood teams.
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Week of Action in Lenton Abbey and Wollaton next week
East Midlands
Friday 18 February 2011
There will be a \'Week of Action\' in Lenton Abbey and Wollaton next week (week commencing 21 February).
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A Number That Sticks
East Midlands
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Residents of Towcester should look out for a unique leaflet and fridge magnet dropping through their doors in the next few weeks courtesy of Towcester Neighbourhood Watch.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the new NHWN website
National
Monday 14 February 2011
To ensure that members are fully informed about the new NHWN website and the National Communication System, we have put together a list of ‘Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)’.
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Age UK Bobble Day 11th February 2011
National
Friday 11 February 2011
What\'s round, orange and furry? It\'s the very first Age UK Bobble Day on the 11th February. We\'re asking you to help by buying and wearing an orange bobble - or wearing anything orange!
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Neighbours get arty for Olympic games!
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 10 February 2011
Talented artists from Hull of all ages have helped create a touring display.
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Whitchurch residents receive crime prevention advice
South East
Thursday 10 February 2011
Whitchurch residents in Hampshire kept up to date with Neighbourhood Watch Report.
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Crawley Neighbourhood Watch Chair is an inspiration
South East
Thursday 10 February 2011
John Wright of Crawley was inspired to transform his community following a violent burglary almost ten years ago.
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Portreath boat scheme idea launched
South West
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Police are looking into the possibility of introducing a new Boat Watch scheme for Portreath harbour and are looking for feedback on the idea.
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Burglar alarm scam exposed by Suffolk Trading Standards
East of England
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Following a flurry of complaints, Suffolk Trading Standards are warning residents to be vigilant when opening their doors to companies offering burglar alarms for as little as a pound.
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More effective responses to anti-social behaviour - a consultation
National
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Public and partners are invited to comment online on the propositions in this consultation, which intends to reform the toolkit to tackle anti-social behaviour.
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Rural Watch membership rockets
South West
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Membership of the Rural Watch Scheme aimed at combating rural crime such as tractor thefts rocketed by more than a third in Gloucestershire last year.
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ASBOs to be abolished under new government plans
National
Tuesday 8 February 2011
As the government announces new plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, a Neighbourhood Watch activist tells Channel 4 News a key aim must be to break the cycle of re-offending.
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Bassingbourn Neighbourhood Watch urge drivers to be careful
East of England
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Campaign launched by Bassingboun Neighbourhood Watch after pensioner hit by car
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Burnham Residents invited to join Neighbourhood Watch following criminal damage incidents
South West
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Residents in Burnham are being urged to join Neighbourhood Watch schemes following a spate of criminal damage.
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Report on Volunteer Police Patrols
National
Tuesday 8 February 2011
A new report (January 2011) from the National Policing Improvement Agency has recently been released on the topic of Volunteer Police Patrols. It includes information on their purpose, benefits and risks as well as examples of current schemes and an evaluation of effectiveness.
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Guardian Week help promotes Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Tuesday 8 February 2011
A Police week of action in Kettering as part of Operation Guardian will help raise the profile of Neighbourhood Watch in the town.
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More effective responses to anti-social behaviour - a consultation
East Midlands
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Public and partners are invited to comment online on the propositions in this consultation, which intends to reform the toolkit to tackle anti-social behaviour.
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New streamlined approach to tackle anti-social behaviour
National
Monday 7 February 2011
Councils, police and other local agencies will be forced to support victims of persistent anti-social behaviour as part of plans to give them better tools and powers outlined by Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire today.
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Community Stalwart reflects on 10 years work
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 7 February 2011
Graham Reynolds was made redundant by HANWAG after the charity ceased to exist when its funding was cut.
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Crime-fighting youngsters aim to swat the litter bugs
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 7 February 2011
Children in Grimsby\'s Marshall Avenue and Little Michael Street have set up their own junior Neighbourhood Watch group to help improve their area.
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Young crime fighting duo, help keep Preston safe
North West
Monday 7 February 2011
The two youngsters are breathing new life into Preston’s active arm of Neighbourhood Watch
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Rother Neighbourhood Watch Privilege Card goes down a treat
South East
Monday 7 February 2011
Local MP Greg Barker applauded Rother Neighbourhood Watch’s innovative new ‘Privilege Card’ scheme when he spoke at their Quarterly Meeting at Bexhill Town Hall on Friday.
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Funding Opportunity: The Allen Lane Foundation
National
Monday 7 February 2011
The Allen Lane Foundation, a grant-making trust set up in 1966 by the founder of Penguin Books to support general charitable causes, makes grants to UK groups of between £500 and £15,000 for up to a three year period.
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The Warwickshire village with a zero crime rating
West Midlands
Sunday 6 February 2011
Many rural communities may have been reassured by the low number of offences that popped up when they typed in their postcode.
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Residents fear lack of police station could make traffic problems worse
East Midlands
Sunday 6 February 2011
RESIDENTS and businesses fear dangerous traffic problems will get worse if Sherwood Police Station closes.
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Neighbourhood Watch Chairman is a Crawley Champion
South East
Friday 4 February 2011
The unsung heroes of Crawley in West Sussex were recognised on Wednesday 19th January 2011 at the first ever Crawley Champions awards ceremony.
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Richmond police call for neighbourhood watch groups to make use of crime mapping website
London
Friday 4 February 2011
Richmond police are encouraging neighbourhood watch groups to use a new crime mapping website to find out which streets criminals are targeting.
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Coventry praise Neighbourhood Watch
West Midlands
Friday 4 February 2011
Street level crime fighters were praised for their hard work at a Neighbourhood Watch this week, in a conference held in Coventry central police station.
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Stockport: Your Community Need You!
North West
Friday 4 February 2011
Police in Stockport are appealing for volunteers to help beat the burglar by becoming Neighbourhood Watch coordinators.
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Breaking the cycle: A public consultation on effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders
National
Thursday 3 February 2011
This Green Paper sets out how the Ministry of Justice proposes to break the destructive cycle of crime and ensure more offenders make amends to victims and communities for the harm they have caused. It is open for public consultation and you can have your say.
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Police and Neighbourhood Watch spread success in Nottingham
East Midlands
Thursday 3 February 2011
Successful experience with the Alert system in providing a simple messaging and communications system to improve communication between the Police and the public is to be extended
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Working together leads to falling crime figures
South East
Thursday 3 February 2011
BURGLARY, drug offences and violent crime rose respectively in Eversley, Yateley and Blackwater in 2010, despite an overall drop in criminal activity in the area over the past three years.
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Scams are smart. Prove you’re smarter. Bin Them!!
East Midlands
Thursday 3 February 2011
Nottinghamshire Trading Standards is taking part in “Scamnesty”, which is organised nationally by the Office of Fair Trading. People are urged to drop off any leaflets or direct mail they are suspicious about in one of their ‘Scamnesty Bins’ around Nottinghamshire.
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Public Liability Insurance 2011/12
National
Thursday 3 February 2011
We have just received notification that James Brokenshire, the Minister for Crime Prevention, is in a position to offer his support to Neighbourhood and Home Watch schemes by providing Public Liability Insurance for 2011/12 subject to Parlimentary agreement.
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Have you tried the new National Crime Mapping service yet?
National
Wednesday 2 February 2011
This week saw the launch of the new National Crimemapping service enabling individuals to see what crime and antisocial behaviour has happened on their streets, access details about their neighbourhood policing team and find out about regular beat meetings all at the touch of a button.
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Make way for canine crimefighters!
East of England
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Abandoned pets help fight crime for Stevenage Dog Watch based in Hertfordshire.
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100 free data link kits for elderly and people with disabilities in Woodbridge
East of England
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Elderly residents and people with disabilities from the Woodbridge area are being offered potentially life-saving information kits free of charge by Woodbridge and District Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). They only have a hundred to give away so it will be on a first-come first-served basis.
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New crime mapping service launched
National
Tuesday 1 February 2011
A new National Crimemapping service has been launched to give the public more access to local crime data.
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Christmas Security Advice Went Down A Treat!
North West
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Police in Salford and members of Home Watch teamed up over Christmas to issue advice on how to keep property safe over Christmas and winter for residents from Irlam estate.
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Donations help support Irlam resident meetings
North West
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Meetings that give residents the opportunity to tell police what issues they want addressing in their neighbourhood will continue in Irlam, thanks to a donation from a local charity.
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Grant for Ramsbottom wardens scheme
North West
Tuesday 1 February 2011
A NEIGHBOURHOOD project in Ramsbottom is set to share in a £364,000 grant from the National Lottery.
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Youth council plan for village in Essex
East of England
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Galleywood wants to follow the lead of Billericay by forming such a group to give youngsters a say and help with finding out what they would like to see happen in the area.
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From abandoned pets to canine crimefighters!
East of England
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Eleven year old Douglas is now a doggie celebrity in Stevenage. Along with fellow rescue dog Bella, a beautiful Saluki who is also an amputee – Douglas works tirelessly for Stevenage police as a mascot for ‘Dog Watch’ – a version of Neighbourhood Watch.
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Government \'undermining its own crime mapping
London
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Number of Metropolitan police sergeants dedicated to neighbourhood policing set to be cut from 630 to 330 in effort to save money
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NHW Coordinators Presentation evening in Northamptonshire
East Midlands
Monday 31 January 2011
The evening will be opened by Neighbourhood Watch, County Executive Chairman Ian Fearnley and will consist of two presentations.
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Help in Marlborough means it’s time to crack down
South West
Monday 31 January 2011
Police have joined forces with Wiltshire’s biggest agricultural dealers to help crack down on rural crime and ensure that if farm equipment is stolen it is marked in such a way it can be returned to its rightful owners if recovered.
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Community Groups Join Forces in Grimsby
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 31 January 2011
A successful Neighbourhood Watch group based in Grimsby has merged with another community group despite dwindling numbers.
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Blooming Neighbourhoods!
East Midlands
Monday 31 January 2011
Communities in Nottingham who want to make their area a greener, cleaner and friendlier place are being invited to sign up for \'It\'s Your Neighbourhood\' awards.
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New teepee to meet needs of village youths
South West
Sunday 30 January 2011
THE wishes of bored youngsters in Odcombe to have a place to meet have moved one step closer to reality, with plans put on show for the public
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Altringham Police Chief encourages residents to join Neighbourhood Watch
North West
Sunday 30 January 2011
Inspector Simon Wright publishes his blog for Altringham.
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23 facts about 23 years of Crimestoppers
National
Sunday 30 January 2011
This is 23 facts about 23 years of Crimestoppers.
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Last Few Days For Funding From The Jubilee Peoples Millions
National
Sunday 30 January 2011
Groups across the UK have just a few days left to enter a TV Lottery funding competition that could see them winning up to £60,000 to improve their communities in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, 2012. The Jubilee People’s Millions is a Big Lottery Fund scheme run in partnership with ITV and with the approval of Buckingham Palace.
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Hello to the national year of communication
National
Sunday 30 January 2011
The Hello campaign will make communication for all children and young people a priority in homes and schools across the country in 2011, so that they can live life to the full
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Thorpe End neighbours to keep an eye out for each other
East of England
Friday 28 January 2011
People living on a Norwich street have decided everybody needs good neighbours after one of their homes was burgled last year.
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Officers welcome Facebook debates in Pontefract
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 28 January 2011
The Facebook page also allows the NPT to create a number of photo albums including: What they achieved during 2010, News and Achievements for 2011, a Neighbourhood Watch Album, Local Awards photographs and also an album showing a more light hearted side to the job.
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Bogus Callers Target Elderly Residents
West Midlands
Friday 28 January 2011
Residents in Pheasey, Walsall are being warned to stay on their guard after a woman in her nineties was targeted by two men posing as water board officials.
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Warning as theft of door furniture increases
East Midlands
Friday 28 January 2011
Police are warning residents about a spate of door furniture theft, which has occurred across Anstey, Leicestershire.
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Save the date! The Big Lunch is back with a bang!
National
Friday 28 January 2011
The Big Lunch is back with a bang! In case you\'ve not heard, this years\' event is taking place on Sunday 5th June so now\'s the time to start planning.
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Rother Neighbourhood Watch Launch Privilege Card for Members
South East
Friday 28 January 2011
Rother Neighbourhood Watch is launching an innovative new scheme in Bexhill whereby discounts will be offered to customers bearing Rother Neighbourhood Watch’s Privilege Card.
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Warnings sent to drivers after village volunteers help police check speeds in Derbyshire
East Midlands
Thursday 27 January 2011
VOLUNTEERS are helping to put the brakes on speeding motorists in a Derbyshire village.
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Neighbourhood Watch in Rawk faces axe as number of members plummets
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 27 January 2011
A CRIME-FIGHTING group hailed for turning the lives of a Grimsby community around could soon disband due to a lack of members.
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Holywell community event offers advice for over-50s
Wales
Thursday 27 January 2011
INFORMATION, help and advice for the over-50s was on offer at a community event in Holywell this week.
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Coalpool residents take a stand against criminals
West Midlands
Thursday 27 January 2011
WALSALL Police have thanked residents in Coalpool for their help which resulted in the recent conviction of two men for burglary.
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Jail for burglar who raided 40 homes around Lichfield
West Midlands
Thursday 27 January 2011
POLICE have welcomed the four-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed on a prolific burglar who targeted homes in the Lichfield area.
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Nominate Neighbour Scheme launched in central Bedfordshire
East of England
Thursday 27 January 2011
Police in Central Bedfordshire are asking the public to become a \'Nominated Neighbour\' for elderly or vulnerable people living near them
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Book Now - Last Few Home Security Surveys Training Places Available
National
Wednesday 26 January 2011
A ‘Home Security Surveys Training’ course will be running between January and March 2011 in Solihull, Bournemouth, London, Sheffield and Manchester, free of charge for grassroots members. Places are still available!
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Community Forum In Market Harborough
East Midlands
Wednesday 26 January 2011
The next Market Harborough Community Forum includes an interactive discussion to canvas local opinion and views on local green spaces. What green spaces do local people value and why. How can they be enhanced? Should they be protected?
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Award for loyal service for Eastrington Coordinator
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 26 January 2011
EAST RIDING: A Neighbourhood Watch group member has been honoured for her dedication to the community of Eastrington.
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Crimefighters oppose police moves to set up new umbrella group
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 26 January 2011
CRIME-fighting groups left outraged by the disbanding of Hanwag are being urged to \'move forward\' by council and police bosses as plans to replace the organisation get underway.
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Break-ins prompt a warning from police and Neighbourhood Watch
East of England
Wednesday 26 January 2011
DETECTIVES have urged residents to lock their doors and windows after a spate of burglaries in Colchester.
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‘Bin a Blade’ Campaign Goes Mobile
East of England
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Suffolk campaign ‘Bin a Blade’ has been extended to include eleven additional locations.
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Get Involved: Scams Awareness Month February 2011
Tuesday 25 January 2011
The nationwide ‘Scamnesty’ campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) which aims to raise awareness of mass marketed scam mailings in the UK is due to launch on 1st February through to 28th February 2011.
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Future of Colchester\'s 2,000 crime-busting groups under threat
East of England
Tuesday 25 January 2011
COLCHESTER’S 2,000 Neighbourhood Watch schemes face a bleak future after all funding for them was axed.
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News and Views from the Runnymeade Neighbourhood Watch Desk.
East of England
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Welcome to our annual Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and we at the NHW desk hope that you were lucky enough to have an incident free year in your watch and that we did not have reason to contact you.
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Lancashire Crimefighters set up Padiham neighbourhood watch group
North West
Tuesday 25 January 2011
GROUP of residents in Padiham have joined forces to fight crime and anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhood.
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‘Top Ten Most Wanted Images’ released by police
National
Tuesday 25 January 2011
The top ten faces of Britain’s most wanted alleged doorstep criminals have been published in a bid to bring them to justice.
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TV Community Mediation Opportunity for Members
National
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Maverick Television are currently working on a new documentary series that will look into the topic of ‘Community Mediation’. Watch members who are experiencing community issues in their neighbourhoods are invited to take part in the mediation process and feature on the series, due to air in the summer.
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West Yorkshire Police Honour Lead Volunteer
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 25 January 2011
West Yorkshire police recognised acts of bravery, quick thinking and dedication by a number of individuals who were presented with the Chief Constables Commendation Awards.
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Warning after fake model agency scam on Facebook targets children
National
Monday 24 January 2011
Police are alerting parents and children to a scam that appears to be circulating on Facebook surrounding fake modelling agencies.
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National Lottery Scam in Circulation
National
Monday 24 January 2011
Amongst many of the scams currently in operation, lottery scams appear to be one of the most popular. Often scammers will send letters, text messages, phone calls and emails informing the recipient that they have won a huge amount of money, despite never buying a ticket.
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Image Revamp for West Hampstead Neighbourhood Watch Groups
London
Monday 24 January 2011
The word Neighbourhood Watch to most people conjures up images of tea-and-cake meet-ups, busy-bodies and curtain-twitching – which is probably why it has fallen so out of favour in recent years.
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Funding Opportunities for Small and Medium Unfunded Charities
National
Monday 24 January 2011
The Lloyds TSB Foundation funds local, regional and national charities working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales.
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Cumbria has lowest burglary rates
North West
Sunday 23 January 2011
\'\'To see that in Cumbria we have had fewer victims of burglary than anywhere else in England and Wales is really good news – it shows that our focus on crime prevention, deterring offenders and working with local communities to set up Neighbourhood Watch and Farm Watch schemes has made a real difference and improved the quality of life for our residents.”
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Police warn of Cold Callers in Aylesbury
South East
Sunday 23 January 2011
Police are warning people in Aylesbury about cold-callers trying to get their bank details.
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Quality Streets arrive in Newhaven
South East
Sunday 23 January 2011
A multi agency task force will touch down in Newhaven in a bid to make the community feel safer.
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How cuts could affect communities in Cardiff
Wales
Friday 21 January 2011
Worried Neighbourhood Watch coordinators voice their fears.
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Neighbours earn n-ice award
East Midlands
Friday 21 January 2011
A GROUP of community-spirited neighbours has received an award on behalf of Melton’s growing Neighbourhood Watch scheme in recognition of their efforts to clear snow during December.
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New Bradford Neighbourhood Watch policy under fire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 21 January 2011
A new police policy across Bradford to withhold some Neighbourhood Watch crime details has been criticised as “unjustifiable, secretive and silly” by the district’s MPs.
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Criminals targeting homes again
National
Friday 21 January 2011
Criminals are increasingly targeting homes during the economic recovery as figures showed burglaries have increased by 58,000 in 12 months.
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Nottinghamshire Police see double average crime fall
East Midlands
Friday 21 January 2011
Crime in Nottinghamshire has fallen by the joint largest amount in England and Wales, according to Home Office statistics
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TV is going digital - Volunteering Opportunities.
East Midlands
Friday 21 January 2011
. The RCC (Leics & Rutland) will be seeking up to 45 volunteers from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who will be a local contact point and able to help vulnerable people, who have slipped through the net to access the help scheme or seek appropriate advice.
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Why not freshen up your neighbourhood!
National
Thursday 20 January 2011
Do you want to improve the image of your local area? Our schemes and members across England and Wales work hard to make their neighbourhoods more pleasant places to live, taking part in community clean-ups, litter picks and all kinds of initiatives to discourage crime and anti-social behaviour and make their area attractive.
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Who are Mansfields Real Heroes?
East Midlands
Thursday 20 January 2011
The awards – once again sponsored by Specsavers, of West Gate, Mansfield – will highlight the tireless and selfless work carried out by individuals as well as showcase excellence in sport and education, acts of bravery or people who go the extra mile to raise money for others.
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Warning After Bembridge Burglaries
South East
Thursday 20 January 2011
Police are warning residents in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight to check their security at home after two reports of walk-in burglaries in the village.
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Be a good neighbour in Litchfield
West Midlands
Thursday 20 January 2011
Householders keen to help keep an eye on what’s going on in their communities near Lichfield are being urged to find out more at a special meeting.
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Barrier Busting - get things done for your local community
National
Wednesday 19 January 2011
The Barrier Busting website is designed to help you get things done for your local community.
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Get switched on to burglars!
East Midlands
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Residents of Melton Mowbray are being urged to get switched on to the threat of burglars by using time switches on lights in their homes.
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South Birmingham Police Set For 24 Hour Tweet-A-Thon
West Midlands
Wednesday 19 January 2011
SOUTH Birmingham police will be using the microblogging site Twitter to give people a 24 hour rolling news feed of policing in the area on Thursday 27 January 2011.
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Rural Watch a success in Knutsford
North West
Wednesday 19 January 2011
A Ruralwatch scheme in Knutsford has proved its potential by recovering nearly £1million worth of stolen property within the last two years.
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Old fashioned street party fun to celebrate Royal Wedding
Wales
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Bunting, balloons and jam sandwiches will make up a nostalgic spread at a Cardiff street party this April.
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Keep safe from doorstep crime in Flintshire
Wales
Wednesday 19 January 2011
A community safety event to warn people about doorstep crime will take place in Flint Town Hall on Monday 24 January.
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Sherry helps to halve crime in town centre in Bolton
North West
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Crime in Bolton town centre was more than halved in December, compared to the same time three years ago.
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Norfolk Police Meet with Policing Minister
East of England
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Chief Officers at Norfolk Constabulary, together with the chairman and Chief Executive of Norfolk Police Authority, have met policing minister, Nick Herbert to tell him about the significant challenge to maintain frontline services in Norfolk as a result of the dramatic reductions to the police budget.
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Essex Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of the Year: Winner announced
East of England
Tuesday 18 January 2011
The winner of the first Essex Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of the Year Award 2010 has been announced.
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Neighbourhood Watch joins Facebook in Walsall
West Midlands
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Walsall have set up a facebook page for Neighbourhood Watch.
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Leicestershire NHW team awarded Leicestershire Green Life Award
East Midlands
Tuesday 18 January 2011
A Neighbourhood Watch group in Leicestershire have scooped an award for their environmental contribution to the community.
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City officers in Leicester move out into the community
East Midlands
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Police have started working from two new offices in the west of Leicester.
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Take Part in Jo Frost’s Extreme Parental Guidance Television Programme
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Channels 4 are looking for families to take part in the next series of Jo Frosts Extreme Parental Guidance.
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Suffolk Police launch scheme to help older people
East of England
Monday 17 January 2011
* Are you concerned about an elderly neighbour or relative that may need some assistance?\r\n\r\nSuffolk Police are pleased to announce the launch of a new scheme entitled the Safer Seniors Network. This scheme has originated as a result of partnership working with other local authorities and charities and is supported by Age UK, the WRVS, the Ipswitch Borough Council Community Safety Dept, the Ipswitch Borough Council Hears alarms department, the Town and Bridge Project, the Homeshield scheme and the government community payback scheme. The scheme can assist with arranging security measures such as installation of door chains and other security measures. Sometimes high hedges can be detrimental to home security; we can arrange for these to be cut down. We can arrange for the council Hears Department to make contact should you be considering a personal alarm, and we can give debt advice and offer assistance should you be concerned about paying those winter bills.
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Farm Watch - Fighting Rural Crime in Gwent
Wales
Sunday 16 January 2011
Farm Watch, the rural crime prevention scheme are looking for commoners and farmers in the Caerphilly area to take part in the successful scheme to fight rural crime in the area.
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Operation Intrusive Launched in Walsall
West Midlands
Sunday 16 January 2011
Walsall police have launched a three month blitz to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour across the borough.\r\n\r\nOperation Intrusive, is a force-wide campaign which begins today and which aims to tackle burglary, vehicle crime, robbery, criminal damage and anti-social behaviour and runs between Jan-March 2011.
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Epping Forest District Neighbourhood Day - 5th March 2011
South East
Sunday 16 January 2011
A free family event, organised by Essex Watch and Neighbourhood Watch, involving local voluntary organisations, together with Essex Police, Essex County Fire & Rescue Service, Essex County Council, Epping Forest District Council, West Essex Primary Care Trust, and featuring some local businesses will be held on Saturday 5th March 2011 from 10.00am-4.00pm at Epping Hall, St John\'s Road, Epping, CM16 5JU.
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Youth Watch launched in Tadcaster
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 16 January 2011
Police in Tadcaster have launched a support service for parents of teenagers.
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Tell us what you have seen
North East
Sunday 16 January 2011
Police in Gateshead have teamed-up with delivery and Taxi drivers to tackle crime.\r\n\r\nOfficers covering the Whickham, Swalwell, Dunston and Teams areas have engaged drivers from national and local companies to become the eyes and ears of the community – a kind of Neighbourhood Watch scheme on wheels.
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No Cold Calling Zones in Wantage
South East
Friday 14 January 2011
The purpose of the zone is to deter unwanted sales people from calling without an appointment - so called \"cold callers\".
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Be super in the community!
National
Friday 14 January 2011
The clothing chain White Stuff is running a competition where you can win £5,000 towards a community project of your choice.
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Cleethorpe\'s councillors shut out of crunch neighbourhood watch meeting
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 14 January 2011
CRIME-BUSTING groups are still facing an uncertain future and ward councillors are furious after a meeting with council and police bosses did not answer their questions nor ease their fears.
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Redbridge Neighbourhood Watch Association AGM.
London
Friday 14 January 2011
Good news is the programme is set and we can look forward to an exciting programme that will be held at Valentines Mansion on the 25th January 2011 from 19:00.
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Low cost alarms on offer thanks to police force grant
East Midlands
Thursday 13 January 2011
Purse and window alarms will soon be on offer to Loughborough residents after Leicestershire North Neighbourhood Watch secured a £1,000 grant from Leicestershire Police Authority.
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When neighbours become friends
National
Thursday 13 January 2011
Gillian Rowe from Staysure Magazine is writing a feature about when neighbours become good friends. This magazine is sent out to customers of Staysure Insurance. They would like to interview three sets of friends who met when they were neighbours - they may still live near each other or have moved apart.
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Plucky pensioner helps to keep the city streets safe
West Midlands
Thursday 13 January 2011
KIND-hearted pensioner George Carter has been hailed a hero after devoting more than 30 years to busting crime in his neighbourhood.
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Witham St Hughs Lights Up
East Midlands
Thursday 13 January 2011
Witham St Hughs has recently suffered from periodic thefts from vehicle and garages.
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Taxi Watch launches in Essex
East of England
Thursday 13 January 2011
In Tendring, Essex Police is joining forces with taxi drivers by launching \'Taxi Watch\' to combat crime.
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The Valleys & Vale Neighbourhood Watch Association
South West
Thursday 13 January 2011
The Valleys and Vale Neighbourhood Watch Association was formed in 2000 by local co-ordinators who wanted to promote and support Neighbourhood Watch throughout the Stroud District Council area.
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Sector leaders meet with PM to share ideas on public services
National
Thursday 13 January 2011
Charity leaders met with the Prime Minister and other senior Government Ministers yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) to discuss the sector\'s role in the transformation of public services.
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Freeuse Leicestershire
East Midlands
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Freeuse Leicestershire is an easy way to give old items a new life, either by giving away items, or taking them. The website offers a simple way for residents in the Leicestershire area to advertise items they no longer want, or pick up items they need, all items are free and the site makes it easy for givers and takers to use.
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Aspatrias NHW Scheme relaunched
North West
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Aspatria\'s Neighbourhood Watch scheme has been relaunched to help crack down on crime.\r\n\r\nResidents have joined together to help police keep their home town safe.
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New Faith Watch scheme launched in West Yorkshire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 12 January 2011
From today 12th January 2011, , a pioneering initiative will be in place to protect churches and faith buildings from criminal attacks. \r\n\r\nWest Yorkshire Police officially launch Faith Watch at Headingley Stadium rugby ground at 7pm tonight.
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OFT‘s consumer information to move to Directgov from 31 March 2011
National
Tuesday 11 January 2011
From 31 March 2011, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)\'s consumer information will be available on Directgov and the Consumer Direct website will close
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NCVO briefing on the Decentralisation and Localism Bill
National
Tuesday 11 January 2011
In December 2010 the government introduced the Decentralisation and Localism Bill. The proposals in the Bill are designed to enable a significant shift of power from central government to local government and communities. This briefing from NCVO focuses on the relevant areas most likely to impact on the voluntary and community sector.
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Fake Microsoft emails spread autorun worm
National
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Cybercriminals have started 2011 with one of their most effective tricks. Playing on people\'s fear of being hacked, fake emails delivering a new Microsoft security patch have been hitting the spot as people around the country open attachments that they think are going to protect them but are in fact spreading malware.
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High-profile operation to target Chorley burglars
North West
Tuesday 11 January 2011
BURGLARS in Chorley can expect to be targeted by the police as part of a month-long operation.
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ATM Skimming at Asda in Tamworth
West Midlands
Tuesday 11 January 2011
It has been reported via local Neighbourhood Watch Liason Officer, Don Palmer that 3 suspicious males were seen at Asda on 10th January 2011.
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Chief Constable to attend Vale meeting in Melton
East Midlands
Tuesday 11 January 2011
THE Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police, Simon Cole, is to attend a public meeting to discuss policing in the Vale of Belvoir and the proposed closure of Bottesford Police Office.
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Refuse vehicles to carry crime prevention messages
East Midlands
Monday 10 January 2011
CRIME prevention messages will be put on the side of council refuse vehicles after a successful campaign by a former neighbourhood watch member.
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Security Marking Success at Bike Park in Leicester
East Midlands
Monday 10 January 2011
Police from Mansfield House came along Saturday to the Bike Park, in Town Hall Square to help owners of bikes with security marking. During the 5 hours they offered the free service to over 30 people who took the opportunity to drop in and talk over general bike security issues.
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The Launch of the VAL Winter Training Programme 2011 – Volunteering Special
East Midlands
Monday 10 January 2011
VAL’s winter training programme for 2011 is out now! As well as our popular range of learning for voluntary groups there’s good news for anyone working with volunteers. For this brochure VAL are teaming up with a number of partners to provide NINE sessions in Leicester and Leicestershire designed to help you to help your volunteers.
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Need Help Getting The Word Out in Leicestershire?
East Midlands
Monday 10 January 2011
Live in leicestershire? Do you need help with producing a leaflet, poster, newsletter, magazine, booklet, annual report or maybe a community newspaper?
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European Year of Volunteering -Volunteers Week 2011
National
Monday 10 January 2011
Don’t forget to put 1-7 June 2011 in your diary \r\n\r\n\r\nVolunteers’ Week is an annual event which celebrates the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. The Week plays a huge part in raising the profile of the millions of volunteers who regularly contribute to society, while inspiring others to get involved too.
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Home Security Surveys Training Opportunity
National
Sunday 9 January 2011
A ‘Home Security Surveys Training’ course will be running between January and March 2011 in Solihull, Bournemouth, London, Sheffield and Manchester, free of charge for grassroots members.
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Older People and Crime Training Places Still Available
National
Sunday 9 January 2011
As there are still a number of places available on the ‘Older People and Crime Training’ in partnership with Age UK, the original booing deadline of 4th January has been extended.
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BIG Launches £3.6 Million Jubilee People’s Millions Fund
National
Sunday 9 January 2011
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG in partnership with ITV, will award 60 Lottery grants to community projects across the UK to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
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Watch group helps theft-hit youth centre
South East
Friday 7 January 2011
Young people left “absolutely gutted” when thieves stole their television have been cheered up by a donation to their youth centre.
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Crown Watch NHW Website for Kenilworth
West Midlands
Friday 7 January 2011
More New Year Burglaries in Kenilworth.
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Church Watch set up in South Ribble, Lancashire
North West
Friday 7 January 2011
POLICE in South Ribble have launched a new network with churches in a bid to crackdown on lead thefts.\r\n\r\nChurch Watch has 25 churches signed up to it and will enable the police to provide information on crimes in the area as well as offer crime prevention advice.
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Scheme to cut countryside crime in Cumbria
North West
Thursday 6 January 2011
More than 20 people have joined up to cut countryside crime around Brampton and Longtown as police continue investigations into lamping and badger baiting.
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Sonning Common Residents Speak Out
South East
Thursday 6 January 2011
PARKING, housing and better policing are among the top priorities for Sonning Common residents.
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Cash boost for scheme in Eastwood
East Midlands
Thursday 6 January 2011
An Eastwood councillor donated £500 to the town’s Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
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Cutting crime goes hi-vis
East Midlands
Thursday 6 January 2011
Cutting crime is going hi-vis when four community safety messages are given prominent position on Rushcliffe bin lorries from tomorrow.
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Sherwood residents leading the way on sustainable energy
East Midlands
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Residents, businesses and churchgoers in Sherwood are leading the way when it comes to using sustainable energy.
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Leicestershire to take part in Home Office anti-social behaviour pilot scheme
East Midlands
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Leicestershire Constabulary is one of eight police forces to take part in trials of a new approach to dealing with complaints of anti-social behaviour that will help to quickly identify and protect vulnerable victims.\r\n\r\nThe trials, which will run between January and July 2011, were unveiled today by Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire.
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Newtown Linford Neighbourhood Watch and Beat Police
East Midlands
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator and Parish Councillor ensures local Beat Officers are seen at the heart of the community.
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Call Neighbourhood Watch in Burbage to tell of parking problems
East Midlands
Wednesday 5 January 2011
A Neighbourhood Watch group is urging people to report bad parking so it can use the data to press for action.\r\n\r\nThe Burbage watch group said the number of complaints about parking in the village was on the rise.
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Secure your heating oil
National
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Residents in rural areas are being urged to secure their heating oil as well as check on their elderly neighbours and relatives during the winter. Rural communities often rely on oil for heating and it is particularly important during the winter months and especially during the current cold weather.
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Halstead Village seeks neighbourhood watch volunteers
East of England
Sunday 2 January 2011
Volunteers are being sought for a neighbourhood watch group.
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Malmesbury priority areas to be set out
South West
Sunday 2 January 2011
At the next community safety forum held by the Malmesbury and Villages Community Area Partnership Malmesbury Police will set out their priorities for policing the area over the next three months.
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Bristol NHW Newsletters
South West
Saturday 1 January 2011
Read the Newsletters as they are published from Bristol Neighbourhood Watch
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Lancashire police volunteer collects MBE
North West
Saturday 1 January 2011
A veteran volunteer has been officially presented with an MBE for her voluntary service to the police in Lancashire and local charities.
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Dramatic Drop in Rural Burglaries
East of England
Thursday 30 December 2010
THE theft of items such as lawnmowers and power tools from sheds, outhouses and garages, in villages near Haverhill, have been cut by more than one third thanks to new police initiatives.
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Crimestoppers Appeal - Reward Offered for Information on death of Joanna Yeates
South West
Thursday 30 December 2010
Crimestoppers announced it is now offering a reward of £10,000 for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Joanna Yeates.
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Volunteering helps create safer Stockport
North West
Thursday 30 December 2010
The ‘Safer Stockport\' initiative is kicking off 2011 by encouraging residents to volunteer, in a bid to create even safer and stronger neighbourhoods.
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Don’t draw attention to your Christmas gifts!
National
Wednesday 29 December 2010
With the Christmas holiday well underway, we hope you are having a relaxing and festive time with family and friends. But as we all enjoy a well earned break, burglars know that this is the time of year when people have more attractive property in their homes.
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Calls to save Welwyn Hatfield Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator
East of England
Wednesday 29 December 2010
CALLS have been made to save the job of a key member of Welwyn Hatfield’s Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) scheme, as Hertfordshire Constabulary looks to save cash amid mounting financial pressures.
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Children get \'Hooked\' in Flintshire
Wales
Wednesday 29 December 2010
A novel initiative to get children active in the countryside has got youngsters hooked.
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Charity urges young people in Flintshire to stay safe on the web
Wales
Wednesday 29 December 2010
A CHARITY is warning Flintshire youngsters to stay safe online.
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No-go zones to be created in Guiseley, Rawdon, Horsforth, Otley and Yeadon
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Communities in Horsforth and Aireborough are setting up ‘no cold calling zones’ in a bid to deter unwelcome visitors and unscrupulous traders.\r\n\r\nYeadon and Rawdon Neighbourhood Watch Association is setting up the zones after a successful bid for funding.
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Your Local Budget: Pioneer Areas Announce
National
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Here at the Big Socity we are delighted to be able to announce nine of the areas who will be working with us on Your Local Budget.
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NHW Coordinators Presentation evening in Northamptonshire
East Midlands
Tuesday 28 December 2010
As the eyes and ears of your local community Northamptonshire Police are offering an evening with presentations to help you in your role as Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator.
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Suffolk Police Warn Against Heating Oil Thefts
East of England
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Suffolk Police are issuing advice to help keep heating oil safe and secure over the Christmas and New Year period, following a number of thefts of oil in December.
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Traffic Management Newsletter - Winter 2010
East Midlands
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Traffic Management Newsletter - Winter 2010\r\n\r\nThis is a message to all Watch Members and Key Individuals.
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Bogus Tax Refund Notification – December 2010
National
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Warning regarding bogus tax returns suggesting that a substantial tax refund may be available to them by simply clicking on a link.
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Eastbourne - Quality Streets Iniative
South East
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team, Borough Council Community Enforcement, Environmental Health and Dog Warden, Eastbourne Homes, Amicus Horizon, Neighbourhood Watch and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s Community Team provided help and advice on all aspects of community safety to people using the centre.
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Wear Valley Allotments protected
North East
Tuesday 28 December 2010
PROTECTION of Wear Valley’s allotments has been extended to cover two new sites.\r\nAfter the success of the three existing Allotment Watches, Neighbourhood Watch has joined forces with Bishop Auckland Neighbourhood Police team to protect two allotments in Woodhouse Close Estate.
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Shopping trolley cut open by thieves
South East
Thursday 23 December 2010
Police are investigating after thieves cut open a pensioner’s shopping trolley in Winchester and stole her handbag.
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Avoid falling for Council Tax scam
National
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Trading Standards has received reports from people who received calls – both in person and on the phone – from people saying they can get them rebates or reductions in the amount of Council Tax they pay.
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Don‘t be a fool - protect your fuel!
South West
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Police are warning people who use oil for their heating to make sure their fuel is secure after several oil tanks in South Somerset were targeted by thieves.
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Penrith Christmas hero: Kingswood neighbour foils break-in
North West
Tuesday 21 December 2010
HE’S the man that saved Christmas, the type of neighbour everyone would love to have.\r\n\r\nAnd he’s got a message for all would-be thieves: stay out of my neighbourhood.\r\n\r\nDave Grant, of Kingswood, foiled a break-in at his neighbour’s house last Monday morning, chasing down a man and a woman who had allegedly stolen gifts from under the Christmas tree and other goods.
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Burglary \"blip\" affecting Bishop\'s Cleeve
South East
Tuesday 21 December 2010
VILLAGERS in Bishop\'s Cleeve are being warned to stay vigilant following a spate of burglaries.\r\n\r\nInspector Brian Murnaghan told parish councillors burglaries are a police priority.
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Neighbourhood Watch group calls for tram stop fence to block \'escape route\' for yobs
East Midlands
Tuesday 21 December 2010
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch group is appealing for a path used as an \"escape route\" by anti-social youths to be blocked off.\r\n\r\nThe path leads from the west bank of the River Leen to the Birds Estate in Old Basford, via the north end of the David Lane tram stop.\r\n\r\nGerald Hall, chairman of the Old Basford Neighbourhood Watch Association, raised the concerns with the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee.
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Surrey Police tips to avoid falling victim to crime at Xmas
South East
Tuesday 21 December 2010
POLICE in Spelthorne have issued seasonal crime prevention advice to residents.
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Burton Joyce residents aiming to cut crime with new Neighbourhood Watch scheme
East Midlands
Tuesday 21 December 2010
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch group in a Notts village has launched a new \"Eyes and Ears\" initiative to fight crime.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Joyce Neighbourhood Watch group started the scheme to encourage people to report crime and antisocial behaviour in the village.
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Missing man survived for 36 hours in freezing cold, Neighbourhood Watch joined the search.
East Midlands
Tuesday 21 December 2010
An 85-year-old former Royal Marine survived 36 hours exposed to temperatures of -7C before being found in a ditch by a passing cyclist.\r\n\r\nWord of Mr Mayfield\'s disappearance was spread through an e-mail network of about 1,000 people in the Vale of Belvoir linked up by Neighbourhood Watch.
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Fraudsters using UK phone numbers - December 2010
East Midlands
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Leicestershire Constabulary is warning members of the public not to take a business’s phone number as an indication that it is legitimate or that it is based in the UK.\r\n\r\nAn increasing number of UK-formatted telephone numbers have become available to individuals and organisations who are in fact based abroad. Some of these are being used by scammers, who are effectively beyond the reach of British law enforcement agencies.
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Wycombe Marsh landmark unveiling
South East
Tuesday 14 December 2010
A LANDMARK sign built to “put the heart back into the Wycombe Marsh” was unveiled by the community\'s oldest residents during a street party on Saturday 11th December.
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Thieves target home heating oil
East of England
Tuesday 14 December 2010
RESIDENTS are being warned to make sure their home heating oil tanks are not an easy target for thieves.
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Edward Road Area Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter December 2010
London
Tuesday 14 December 2010
A group of Edward Road residents have set up ERA – the Edward Road Area Neighbourhood Watch.\r\n\r\nSeason’s greetings and welcome to the first issue of ERA, the Edward Road Area Neighbourhood Watch quarterly newsletter for residents living on Edward Road E17 and the roads off it.
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Send Us Your Photographs!
Tuesday 14 December 2010
NHWN is building a photo library of images that can be used in our marketing and publicity campaigns. As a result, NHWN would like to offer members the opportunity to send in community orientated photographs that could be featured in the image library.
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Engage With Young People Through Catch 22 Project
National
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Catch 22 is helping deliver The National Citizen Service (NCS) - a new and flagship Government initiative. The project is aimed at giving all 16 year olds a chance to take part in a 6-7 week summer programme that is both challenging and fun, and that acts as a landmark in young people’s development.
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Harborough Local Policing Unit - A Message From The Inspector
East Midlands
Tuesday 14 December 2010
This is a message to all Watch Members and Key Individuals from Inspector Neal Holland – Harborough Local Policing Unit Commander.
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Police thank Thornbury community for their support in tackling crime
South West
Tuesday 14 December 2010
POLICE have thanked the Thornbury and surrounding community for their support in tackling crime and disorder in 2010.
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‘Fuel Poverty’ Relief in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Are you living in an area with no mains gas? Are you finding it difficult to meet the cost of your fuel bills? Your household may be considered to be ‘fuel poor’!
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Six lessons you need to learn from EastEnders
National
Friday 10 December 2010
Explosions, car crashes, burglaries... the action never ends when you’re in a soap opera. Here are six lessons you can learn from your favourite soap.
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Thief digs car out of snow then steals it..as neighbours chat to him
National
Friday 10 December 2010
AS brazen crimes go, this one’s white up there…\r\n\r\nA shameless burglar duped neighbours into thinking he was collecting a £30,000 car as he dug it out from heavy snow – then stole it.
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SmartWater kits for Cotmanhay
East Midlands
Friday 10 December 2010
RESIDENTS in Cotmanhay have been given Smartwater kits to protect their personal belongings.
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Benfleet police station\'s future in doubt
East of England
Friday 10 December 2010
The future of the station, in High Road, is under review, but its CID unit has already moved to a Rayleigh base.
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Suffolk Neighbourhood Watch Association Winter Newsletter 2010
East of England
Friday 10 December 2010
The winter edition of the Suffolk Neighbourhood Watch Association is now out!
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Police warning after suspected scam phone calling Wiltshire
South West
Thursday 9 December 2010
POLICE are urging residents to be vigilant when they answer the telephone after a man was targeted by a suspected scam caller. The resident received a call from someone he assumed to be from the police or Neighbourhood Watch as the caller started by asking: “Are you a member of your Neighbourhood Watch?”
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Intelligent Intelligence - A Neighbourhood Watch Number That Sticks!
East Midlands
Thursday 9 December 2010
Those attending the recent public meeting of Towcester Neighbourhood Watch enjoyed a fascinating presentation on “Intelligent Intelligence” by DI Elliot Foskett of the Northamptonshire Police Intelligence Bureau.
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Does sharing pictures on such websites still fall within the definition of personal use?
National
Thursday 9 December 2010
In recent years there have been many reports of relatives being banned from taking photographs of their children in nativity plays. It has resulted in the Information Commissioner issuing guidance, saying schools should allow parents to snap away, free from any worries about breaching the Data Protection Act. But are there any circumstances under which schools should ban the taking of pictures?
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Neighbourhood Policing Brave Freezing Temperatures to Target Hot Spot
Wales
Thursday 9 December 2010
Penarth\'s Neighbourhood Policing Team took on sub zero temperatures last week when they visited Caerleon Road in Dinas Powys with TREV – The Reassurance & Engagement Vehicle.
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Safer Lancashire Website relaunched
North West
Thursday 9 December 2010
RESIDENTS across Lancashire can now find out about community safety issues at the click of a mouse thanks to the newly refreshed Safer Lancashire website.
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How to avoid your vacant property from becoming a squat
National
Thursday 9 December 2010
Squatters are every landlord’s worst nightmare and there are an estimated 30,000 of them in the UK.\r\nThis problem has been on the rise since the 1960s and with unemployment climbing and the mortgage market stalling, it’s a good bet that this number will continue to increase.
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Stay off frozen lakes!
North West
Thursday 9 December 2010
There have been a number of reports of adults and young people walking and sliding over the park lake and Cocken lake in Barrow.
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10 ways to cut the cost of insuring your car and home
National
Thursday 9 December 2010
With insurance premiums rising, getting the best deal on your cover is more important than ever. Read on for tips to reduce the cost of your home and car insurance.
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Feltham man turns burglary ordeal into community campaign
London
Thursday 9 December 2010
A FELTHAM man who returned from work to find four burglars ransacking his house has turned his bad experience into a community website. \r\n\r\nHe said: \"I was left thinking I wanted to do more than join the neighbourhood watch, I wanted to do something to help people\".
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Professional thieves send burglaries of Newquay homes soaring by 71%
South West
Thursday 9 December 2010
BURGLARS have broken into an average of ten Newquay homes every month this year – almost double the number in 2009.\r\n\r\nPolice figures reveal there have been 70 burglaries in the seven months since April compared to 41 last year, which is an increase of 71 per cent.
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Leicester second best in country in tackling irresponsible sale of alcohol
East Midlands
Thursday 9 December 2010
Leicester is the second best in the country when it comes to tackling licenced premises that irresponsibly sell alcohol in the city.\r\n\r\nThe figures, collated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), show exactly how many alcohol licences were revoked and suspended by Leicester City Council’s licensing committee between March 31 2009 and March 31 2010, the results of which contributed to the overall ranking.
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Police urge more witnesses to come forward as burglary figures fall by 20 percent
East Midlands
Thursday 9 December 2010
Leicestershire police is appealing for witnesses as part of a forcewide operation to reduce the number of burglaries in Leicestershire.\r\n\r\nSince April the number of burglary dwellings has reduced by over twenty percent, which equates to over 800 victims.
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Want Your Street To Star On ITV?
National
Thursday 9 December 2010
ITVs Daybreak are searching up and down the UK for a street with real characters and real stories to help transform their lives. The ideal street will have a strong sense of community spirit, a mixture of families, and perhaps neighbours who are truly good friends and love to share a cuppa over the garden fence!
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Bogus caller crime at all time low in Redbridge
London
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Special zones to deter bogus callers have been praised as helping to reduce crime. Redbridge Bogus Caller Partnership has set up a number of Calling Restricted Zones (CRZs) to deter bogus callers targeting vulnerable residents.
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Consultation response to Policing in the 21st Century
National
Monday 6 December 2010
The consultation \'Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting police and the people\' was published on 26 July 2010 and ran for an 8 week period. There were 23 questions across 4 policy areas. 895 responses were received. Neighbourhood Watch was specifically mentioned as having responded in London, Oldham, Flint and Leicester (areas which included 29 out of 92 participants).
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Want to Help Your Community Get Online?
National
Monday 6 December 2010
Apply for a BT Community Connections Award today. BT Community Connections is an award scheme which offers community groups the chance to get online and help people discover the wonders of the internet.
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Anglers reel in £750 for monitoring river
South West
Friday 3 December 2010
Anglers in South Gloucestershire who have created a neighbourhood watch-style group to protect a local river have received a cash boost.
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Youngsters are on the right tracks
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 3 December 2010
More than 30 young people from Thorne and Moorends have taken part in go-karting after they were put forward by their community. \r\n\r\n\r\nAlison Cotterill, a neighbourhood watch co-ordinator, received funding from South Yorkshire Police Authority to provide diversionary activities for the 11 to 18-year-olds.
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Clearing snow and ice from pavements yourself
National
Friday 3 December 2010
There\'s no law stopping you from clearing snow and ice on the pavement outside your home or from public spaces. It\'s unlikely you\'ll be sued or held legally responsible for any injuries on the path if you have cleared it carefully. Follow the snow code when clearing snow and ice safely.
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Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Alert
East Midlands
Friday 3 December 2010
A number of people in Leicestershire have contacted Leicestershire County Council to say that they have received telephone calls from people claiming to do survey work for the Council. They are asking for customers personal details. \r\n\r\nThese telephone calls have not been made on behalf of Leicestershire County Council.
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The Big Tree Plant
National
Friday 3 December 2010
The Big Tree Plant is a campaign to encourage people and communities to plant more trees in England\'s towns, cities and neighbourhoods. It is a partnership bringing together national tree-planting organisations and local groups working with Defra and the Forestry Commission to plant trees throughout England.
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SmartWater your property in Sudbury and Great Cornard
East of England
Thursday 2 December 2010
People living and working in Sudbury and Great Cornard are being given the opportunity to add an extra dimension of security to their homes and businesses with SmartWater.
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Neighbourhood Watch in Stanwell
South East
Wednesday 1 December 2010
A new initiative to hold separate events for co-ordinators locally in each of the five main areas of the Borough has been launched. Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators from the 20 Watches were invited to the first of these at The Congregational Church, Viscount Road.
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Fire Service - Water warning during cold weather
East Midlands
Wednesday 1 December 2010
We’re sending this on behalf of Leicestershire Fire and Rescue service but clearly the message is one we very much support.\r\n\r\nIt’s really important that the message about the dangers of ice and water during this cold snap get to as many people as possible.\r\n\r\nPlease share the warnings with your networks, neighbours and community groups. At the weekend a man died in Lancashire trying to rescue his dog from cold water. We want to avoid a similar tragedy happening in Leicestershire.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support in enabling us to do this
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Bid to increase trust in police in Bolton
North West
Wednesday 1 December 2010
A SPECIAL ‘Day of Confidence’ will see police officers in Bolton reaching out to neighbourhoods and the victims of crime.
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Advice for motorists in wintry weather
National
Tuesday 30 November 2010
With wintry weather including snow forecast for parts of England and Wales later this week, please take note of the following advice for motorists.
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Home Office minister James Brokenshire praises Pub Watch
National
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Home Office minister James Brokenshire says the government plans to be flexible when applying discounts for the late-night levy — and promised that responsible pubs won’t be penalised.
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Security staff join police in Leeds street patrols
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 30 November 2010
\'Street marshals’ are working closely with local police in Leeds to try to control alcohol-fuelled violence in Leeds. It\'s though to be the first such scheme where civilian security staff are being funded entirely by local businesses.
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Latest Newsletter from Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Read the latest news from the Harborough District NHW, to help you ur community and to feel safe this winter.
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Harborough District Community Safety Partnership November Review
East Midlands
Tuesday 30 November 2010
This is a message to all our Neighbourhood Watch members from Harborough Police – sent on behalf of the Harborough District Community Safety Partnership.
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Newmarket College students take part in Driverite programme
East of England
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Students at Newmarket College were given an introduction to driving on Wednesday 17 November as part of Brake Road Safety Week.
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Community call to join Crimebusters in Melton
East Midlands
Tuesday 30 November 2010
COMMUNITY champions are
needed to join a growing Neighbourhood Watch network in Melton.\r\n\r\n\r\nA recruitment drive has been launched for community-spirited volunteers willing to cover part of their own street, delivering information, leaflets, posters and stickers, or to act as co-ordinators.
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New chemes in Wyre Lancashire
North West
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Residents in Wyre are being invited to set up Neighbourhood Watch schemes, as two new groups join the crime-fighting initiatives.
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Don‘t give burglars a Christmas present
National
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Police are urging you to secure your home this winter in a bid to ensure you and your family don’t give presents to burglars this Christmas.
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Retirement of Chief Constable Frank Whiteley, ACPO lead for Watch issues
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Chief Constable Frank Whiteley has yesterday (Monday) announced that he will retire from the Force next year. As from 1 May 2011 he will no longer be the ACPO lead for Watch issues.
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Power outage in your area this winter?
National
Tuesday 30 November 2010
In some parts of the country, heavy snowfall has brought down power lines. Power failure can happen unexpectedly at any time of year, but can be a particular nuisance in the cold weather.
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Village award for Eastrington
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 29 November 2010
Eastrington Neighbourhood Watch group has come away with a gold and a silver title from the The Humberside Association of Neighbourhood Watch Groups (HANWaG) awards event for the East Riding.
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Nine cars stolen in 48 hours as drivers leave them to defrost
East Midlands
Monday 29 November 2010
Nine cars have been stolen in just 48 hours in Leicestershire after their owners left them to defrost with their engines running.
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Police plan Business Watch scheme in North Bradford
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 29 November 2010
Businesses are being encouraged to band together to beat criminals and make their shops safer this winter. Officers in the North Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team are to start a new Business Watch to help traders with security in the run-up to Christmas.
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Powys has new Farm Watch scheme
Wales
Monday 29 November 2010
Dyfed-Powys Police has launched a new Farm Watch scheme in Llanfyllin and Llanfair Caereinion.
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Police support to Neighbourhood Watch, Home Watch and other Watch schemes in challenging times
National
Friday 26 November 2010
Chief Constable Frank Whiteley (ACPO lead on Neighbourhood/Home Watch) has sent a letter to Chief Constables regarding police support for Watch schemes in challenging times.
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Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch issues warning after spate of reported scams
Wales
Friday 26 November 2010
Residents are being warned to watch out after a spate of reported scams. Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association issued the warning after a homeowner was approached by a company trying to get her to sign up for a home alarm system which would have cost nearly £10,000 despite initially being described as free.
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Streets ahead in Didsbury
North West
Friday 26 November 2010
A month-long search for south Manchester’s smartest street has drawn to a close with a West Didsbury street announced as the winner.
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Looking for volunteers to sign up for Speed Watch scheme in Widnes
North West
Friday 26 November 2010
PCSO Ash Whitfield, of Widnes neighbourhood policing unit, is looking for a group of people to help to set up a Speed Watch scheme in the Halton View area of the town.
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New grants for young people to fight knife crime
National
Friday 26 November 2010
Young people are being empowered to run positive anti-knife crime activities in their local area thanks to a £250,000 fund administered by youth charity The Prince\'s Trust.
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Active at 60 Community Agent grants
National
Thursday 25 November 2010
On 23 November, the Minister for Pensions laid a Written Ministerial Statement in the House of Commons announcing that the government is providing £1million to help older people keep active and make the most of their later lives. This money is available for local community groups or organisations within 30 selected areas to bid for small grants of between £250 - £3,000.
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Big Society Bank Not Open Until Third Quarter Of 2011
National
Thursday 25 November 2010
Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, has confirmed that the first loans will not be made until summer 2011 at the earliest.
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Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Watch publish their winter newsletter
South East
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Watch Out is the Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and is distributed locally by PCSOs and Neighbourhood Watch coordinators. Designed to keep Mid Sussex residents informed of local crime issues, it contains a wealth of local information and crime prevention advice.
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Invitation to Neighbourhood Watch meeting in Edgmond
West Midlands
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Residents living in the Edgmond area are being invited to attend a Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) meeting that is being held in the ward.
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Neighbourhood Watch warning over council tax con
East Midlands
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Neighbourhood Watch members are warning people to be alert to a suspected con artist.
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Quality Streets events in Eastbourne
South East
Monday 22 November 2010
Residents from The Hydneye met officers from the police, fire service, Eastbourne Borough Council and Neighbourhood Watch at Eastbourne Crime Reduction Partnership’s Quality Streets event held during October.
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Community Champions Commended in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales
Monday 22 November 2010
Men and women who work to make our communities safer, more pleasant places to live have been commended at the annual Neighbourhood Watch awards.
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Message in a Bottle- Grantham
East Midlands
Monday 22 November 2010
Lincolnshire Police and Grantham Lions are working together to help distribute potentially life saving aids.
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Neighbourhood Watch advice to help reduce opportunist thieves
National
Monday 22 November 2010
Christmas and the run up to it is a busy time of year for everyone, including the criminal. Police ask for your assistance in reducing opportunist and seasonal crimes.
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Can you spare some time to help with the Digital Switchover?
East Midlands
Sunday 21 November 2010
Can you spare some time to help with the Digital Switchover?
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Neighbourhood Watch groups told to report elderly abuse
National
Saturday 20 November 2010
Residents’ groups will be expected to report neighbours they suspect of abusing elderly or disabled relatives under reforms announced by the Coalition.
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New style Newsletter for Eastbourne NHW
South East
Saturday 20 November 2010
We have for some time at Neighbourhood Watch been thinking about re-vamping our newsletter to make it a more interesting and informative read for our members. Well, now we have finally done it
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Local Activists Are Making Communities Safer
National
Saturday 20 November 2010
Caring and vigilant members of the community throughout the UK have been working together to improve the safety and security of their neighbourhoods. The combined actions of these individuals may well have played a central part in reducing levels of anti-social behaviour and crime, which may also have reduced the number of home insurance claims needing to be lodged as a result of incidents occurring near residences
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Neighbourhood Watch chairman is police volunteer of the year
Wales
Saturday 20 November 2010
Neighbourhood Watch chairman is police volunteer of the year
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Fears raised needles pose risk to children
South East
Saturday 20 November 2010
USED needles are being found at housing estates across Canvey, causing concern for parents.
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Anger after community crime-fighting co-ordinator is laid off
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 20 November 2010
CRIME-fighting groups in North East Lincolnshire fear their communities are going to suffer after the sacking of their co-ordinator.
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Lead thieves targeting Cheltenham porches
East of England
Saturday 20 November 2010
LATE-NIGHT lead thieves were caught in the act by an alert Cheltenham resident.\r\n\r\nBut the pair ran off after Battledown resident Hannah Robinson spotted them stealing the porch covering from her neighbour\'s house.
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Calls to help shape policing in Sussex
South East
Saturday 20 November 2010
POLICE are calling on the public to help shape services as they battle to save £52m savings.
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Watch out watch out - there\'s allotments thieves about
South West
Saturday 20 November 2010
Petty criminals are resorting to desperate measures in an attempt to feed themselves – by taking produce from allotments across the region.
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Award launched as tribute to Neighbourhood Watch volunteer co-ordinators in Essex
East of England
Friday 19 November 2010
The county is one of the safest places to live and work in the UK, and Essex Police and the Police Authority have decided to launch the Essex Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator of the Year Award.
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Fratton Mums Launch Neighbourhood Watch to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
South East
Friday 19 November 2010
Concerned mothers have launched a new Neighbourhood Watch programme to target ongoing social problems.
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WANSTEAD: Big turnout for neighbourhood watch event
London
Tuesday 16 November 2010
MORE than a hundred people turned out for an event to encourage them to help protect the safety and security of their area this weekend.
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Baroness Newlove in call to action for community safety
National
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Inspirational community activists who help keep neighbourhoods safe are being called on to spread their good work by the Government\'s champion for active, safer communities, Baroness Newlove.
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No Cold Calling Zones in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Leicestershire Trading Standards Service has been developing No Cold Calling Zones, in accordance with Office of Fair Trading guidelines, since 2006. We work closely with our partners at Leicestershire Constabulary and Neighbourhood Watch.
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New Impetus For Neighbourhood Watch in Middlesbrough
North East
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Middlesbrough Police, working in partnership with Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee, is hoping to sign up one member per street to Neighbourhood Watch in a bid to increase membership and secure the safety of the local communities.
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RADCLIFFE GROUP OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
East Midlands
Monday 15 November 2010
By David Griffin\r\nI am the chairman and area co-ordinator for Radcliffe Neighbourhood Watch (NHW). In September 2008, I brought the 25 NHW schemes together in Radcliffe to form our group to fight crime.
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Survey Awareness Message
National
Monday 15 November 2010
Police and Neighbourhood Watch would like to make people aware of the following report on BBC’s “Watchdog” programme featured on 4 November 2010 about the following survey that is soon to be sent to over 1 million homes.
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Northants Police Anti-social behaviour – Our priority, for your peace of mind
East Midlands
Monday 15 November 2010
To drive down ASB in our neighbourhoods, Northamptonshire’s Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs), working with its partner agencies*, decided to make ASB a priority across the county. The aim was to actively target offenders and hotspot areas, whilst ensuring victims of ASB feel satisfied with the service they receive.
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NHW members help catch Bogus Window Cleaner
East Midlands
Monday 15 November 2010
S17 – Harborough & Bowdens – Bogus window cleaner sent to jail\r\n\r\nA 26 year old man has been jailed for 12 weeks for fraudulently obtaining cash from local residents on their doorsteps.
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Good Neighbours To be Honoured In Special Neighbourhood Watch Anniversary
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 14 November 2010
Good neighbours who have helped keep their streets safer for a quarter of a century are to be honoured next week in a special ceremony in Bradford.\r\n\r\nResidents from across Bradford District have been invited to attend a special ceremony on Monday in Bradford City Hall to mark the 25th anniversary of Neighbourhood Watch.
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Neighbourhood Watch Meeting for Milking Bank Residents
West Midlands
Sunday 14 November 2010
MILKING Bank residents can air their concerns about their neighbourhood at a Neighbourhood Watch meeting.
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Crime figures are falling in Nottighamshire!
East Midlands
Sunday 14 November 2010
Thousands fewer people in Nottinghamshire are falling victim to crime, new figures reveal.\r\n\r\nIn the six months since April this year, there have been 7,558 fewer crimes than were recorded in the same period in 2009 – a drop of 14.5%.
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Crime rate rise fears if street lights turned off
East Midlands
Thursday 11 November 2010
FEARS of rising crime rates have emerged after councils in Staffordshire and Derbyshire announced they were considering turning off street lights at night as a way of saving money.
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NHWN Annual General Meeting - voting results
National
Thursday 11 November 2010
The NHWN Annual General Meeting took place on Tuesday 9th November. As part of the meeting there was an election for the Board of Trustees. The official notification of the voting results can be downloaded here.
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Con Men and Fakers Cause Well Deserved Smiles in the Community
South East
Thursday 11 November 2010
Trading Standards have used recovered fake goods in a positive way to support the local community in Bracknell
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POLICE have released CCTV images of a suspect wanted in connection with a £3,600 fraud.
East Midlands
Thursday 11 November 2010
POLICE have released CCTV images of a suspect wanted in connection with a £3,600 fraud.\r\n\r\n\r\nA businessman’s credit card stolen was stolen while he was in a meeting at a Huntingdon hotel in Cambridgeshire which was later used to withdraw cash from the Halifax branch on The Square, Harborough.\r\n\r\nWithin hours the card had been used to withdraw £3,600 from branches of Halifax in Harborough, Leicester, Huntingdon, St Ives, Kettering and Corby, \r\n\r\nA further withdrawal of £900 was attempted at 1pm at another branch in Leicester but a cashier challenged the activity and the suspect left.\r\n\r\nYesterday (Thursday) police issued CCTV images of the suspect.
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Former thief offers vehicle crime prevention advice
East Midlands
Thursday 11 November 2010
A prolific thief who admits to breaking into over 100 cars during his ten year criminal career is helping police to combat a traditional rise in vehicle crime in the run up to Christmas.\r\n\r\n25-year-old James was a heroin addict who stole from cars, committed burglary and shoplifted to fund his £50 a day habit.
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Warning about offer of free security check
East Midlands
Thursday 11 November 2010
Trading Standards have received information regarding a company telephoning residents in Northamptonshire offering a free home security check. If an appointment is agreed the security check will take 2 hours and will be primarily a sales pitch for a security system.
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Do you have the eyes of a thief?
East Midlands
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Do you have the eyes of a thief? That is the thought-provoking challenge being laid down by members of Hinckley and Bosworth Community Safety Partnership. It is asking members of the public to view a typical car from a thief’s perspective, seeing how many objects worth stealing they could find.
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Watch out, distraction burglars about! (Northamptonshire)
East Midlands
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Remember to be alert against distraction burglars, following two further incidents in the west of Northamptonshire on Monday.
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Introduction to Neighbourhood Watch in Wakefield
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 10 November 2010
I am Karen Vezina, Neighbourhood Watch Liaison Officer for the Wakefield Division.\r\n \r\nI would like to introduce you to Neighbourhood Watch and provide you with information to enable you to gain confidence in that a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme can generate a sense of community spirit and power to work towards enhancing your quality of life.
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Register your scheme with us!
National
Monday 8 November 2010
Find out why it makes sense to register your scheme with us.
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Ryedale one of friendliest places to live in England
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 8 November 2010
A RURAL part of North Yorkshire has some of the friendliest, nicest neighbours in England, research has suggested.
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We\'ve cleaned up!
Wales
Monday 8 November 2010
Community groups across north east Wales have cleaned up in an awards ceremony for reclaiming areas covered in tonnes of rubbish.
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More than half break speed limit – survey in Etwall, Debyshire
East Midlands
Saturday 6 November 2010
Derbyshire police officers who monitored traffic going along Egginton Road in Etwall over a period of weeks found that 58 per cent of vehicles broke the 30mph speed limit in force on the road. \r\n\r\nThey were initially alerted to the road as an area of particular concern when they were approached by the Neighbourhood Watch group, who had conducted their own survey of the road.
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Residents join Neighbourhood Watch to beat Radford burglaries
West Midlands
Saturday 6 November 2010
ALMOST 40 residents in Radford, Coventry, have signed up to take part in their local Neighbourhood Watch following a street briefing by police.
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Neighbourhood Watch gets a helping hand (Lloyd/Heritage/Crawley- £1150)
East of England
Saturday 6 November 2010
Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Harpenden, Redbourn and Wheathamstead are being supported by three county councillors.
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A Neighbourhood Watch in Nottingham is a shining example to others -
East Midlands
Saturday 6 November 2010
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch group highlighted as one of the best examples in the country has been showing others how it is done.
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Rutland Neighbourhood Watch Award presented at Rutland AGM
East Midlands
Saturday 6 November 2010
Mr Brian Maunders of the Whissendine Neighbourhood Watch Group was awarded £150 and given the honour of Rutland Watch Coordinator of the Yaer 2010.
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New award to recognise contribution of county\'s Neighbourhood Watch groups in Essex
East of England
Saturday 6 November 2010
The Chief Constable of Essex Police, Jim Barker-McCardle, and Essex Police Authority chairman Robert Chambers decided to create the Essex Co-ordinator of the Year Award in recognition of the volunteers who provide reassurance and support to more than a third of households in Essex.
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Volunteers Week 2011
National
Saturday 6 November 2010
Following Volunteers’ Week 2010, we were keen to find out what our partners thought of the campaign and whether there were any areas that we could improve, so we organised an online survey. Many thanks to all those that took part, it really has helped us to develop the campaign for 2011.
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Rutland Joint Action Group win national Compact Award
East Midlands
Friday 5 November 2010
A multi-agency group, set up to address community safety and crime reduction issues in Rutland, has received national recognition for its excellent partnership working.
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POlice & Neighbourhood Watch Roadshows hit Northamptonshire
East Midlands
Friday 5 November 2010
INSECURE burglary and doorstep crime are the twin themes of a Police and Neighbourhood Watch roadshow, which will be visiting shopping centres in Northampton over the next couple of weekends.
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North East Neighbourhood Watch
North East
Friday 5 November 2010
The North East Region has had its first Neighbourhood Watch Conference last month. The conference took place on 30 October 2010 at the Durham Centre, attended by co-ordinators from Durham, Cleveland and Northumbria Neighbourhood Watches.
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Neighbourhood Watch awards recognise the work done to reduce insurance claims
East of England
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Residents living in Essex have been working to reduce the number of incidents that result in insurance claims and the local police force has launched an award to recognise their efforts.
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Police aim to cut boat crooks adrift
South West
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Boat-owners in Plymstock are being urged to sign up to a new scheme to keep their craft safe from crime.
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Brent Neighbourhood Watch advises residents on identity fraud
London
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Brent Neighbourhood Watch (BNW) will be handing out information packs on how to beat the fraudsters at Sainsbury’s in Walm Lane, Willesden, between 3pm - 6pm.
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Fleetwood Campaign to Save PCSO
North West
Wednesday 3 November 2010
A FLEETWOOD campaign has been launched to save local PCSOs from the axe. Now members of Fleetwood Neighbourhood Watch have launched a petition to try to keep the officers who work with the port community.
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Police appeal for witnesses following distraction burglary (Southville)
South West
Wednesday 3 November 2010
POLICE are urging Southville residents to vigilant after criminals posing as Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators targeted an elderly woman.\r\n\r\nThe men called at the house in Osbourne Road at about 9.50pm on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nOne of them forced their way in and stole the woman\'s pink handbag from the hallway. She managed to shut the door on the second man, possibly injuring his hand.\r\n\r\nThe suspects were white, in their 20s and wearing dark clothes, possibly track-suits.
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Leeds charity fraud probe
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 1 November 2010
Police have arrested two men suspected of a charity fraud. The arrests came after a call from a member of the local Neighbourhood Watch scheme who was suspicious of a flyer posted through his door claiming to be from the Macmillan Cancer Support charity.
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Warminster police praise Neighbourhood Watch
South West
Monday 1 November 2010
Warminster Police are delighted that 14 new Neighbourhood Watch schemes have been set up in the town and surrounding villages in the last two months.
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How to beat the doorstep crooks
South East
Monday 1 November 2010
Rogue traders and other doorstep criminals will be targeted in a series of briefing sessions this month in Wokingham.
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Request For Observations – Suspicious Vehicle in the East Midlands
East Midlands
Monday 1 November 2010
Request For Observations – Suspicious Vehicle\r\nThis is a message for all Watch members from the Police.
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Young People In Suffolk To Be Rewarded For Inspirational Behaviour
East of England
Friday 29 October 2010
Young people in Suffolk will be commended at a ceremony to recognise positive role models who ‘give’ to their families or communities this weekend. The Suffolk Young People of the Year (YOPEY) awards will be held this Sunday 31 October at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge School.
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Recognition for the work of committed Neighbourhood Watch volunteers
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 29 October 2010
A handful of crime-fighters have struck gold after they were commended for their work in the community. Local community projects received HANWaG (Humberside Association Of Neighbourhood Watch Groups) awards at a special ceremony held at The Wortley House Hotel.
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Allotment Watch launched in Thurrock
South East
Friday 29 October 2010
The green-fingered in Thurrock have come up with a plan to cut tool theft and vandalism on their allotments. With the help of Thurrock Council and Essex Police, the Thurrock Allotment Steering Group launched Allotment Watch at its AGM.
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Pygmy Goat stolen near Wisbech - can you help?
East of England
Friday 29 October 2010
On Sunday 24 October a Pygmy Goat was stolen from a shed at an address near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. His name is Lucky and he is owned by a 5-year-old boy, who is devastated and cannot understand why anyone would take his pet.
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Ordering Leaflets for Neighbourhood & Home Watch
National
Thursday 28 October 2010
The complete range of Home Office crime reduction publicity materials are outlined in the Crime Reduction Publicity Catalogue. The materials, which include leaflets, posters and stickers are user-friendly and can be used in both national campaigns and local initiatives.
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Community checks speed in road safety initiative (South Somerset)
South West
Thursday 28 October 2010
Targeting speeding motorists, the road safety initiative was jointly undertaken by South Somerset communities and the police throughout the district on Saturday 23 October. With road safety in mind, the initiative set out to enforce the speed limit by deterring motorists from speeding, dealing with anyone travelling too fast and educating people about the dangers of speed.
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Intelligent Intelligence Talk At Towcester Neighbourhood Watch Public Meeting
East Midlands
Thursday 28 October 2010
Neighbourhood Watch invites Towcester residents to a public meeting on Wednesday 10th November at 7pm at Sponne School, Brackley Road, Towcester.\r\n\r\nDetective Inspector Foskett, Intelligence Manager of the Force Intelligence Bureau Northamptonshire Police will be giving a talk on “Intelligent Intelligence - how we do it, why we do it”.
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Dedicated Rural Crime Officer for Wokingham
South East
Thursday 28 October 2010
PCSO turned rural crime officer has vowed to visit every farm and rural business in Wokingham during the next year.\r\n\r\nSuzie Carr, who has been patrolling the streets and neighbourhoods in Arborfield in her role as a PCSO for the past five years, has been appointed to one of four specialist roles in the Wokingham Local Policing Area.
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Neighbourhood Watch Member in Gedlng Nominated for National Award
East Midlands
Thursday 28 October 2010
FOUR people from Notts have been nominated to receive a national title for contributions to their communities.\r\n\r\nAround 200 people in the UK have been nominated for the Community Champions awards, run by the Community Channel, and three out of the four Notts nominees are from the borough of Gedling.
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Basildon councillor takes over as head of Neighbourhood Watch in district
East of England
Thursday 28 October 2010
A familiar face has joined Basildon’s community crimefighters to help in the war on crooks. Kevin Blake, Basildon councillor responsible for leisure and the arts, has taken over as the head of Neighbourhood Watch in the district.
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Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association celebrated inaugural Trustees’ Week
Wales
Thursday 28 October 2010
The good work of Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association trustees is being celebrated as part of the first Trustees’ Week.
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Police offer crime prevention advice ahead of Diwali
East Midlands
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Police are offering crime prevention advice to residents to ensure they stay safe during Diwali celebrations in Leicester.
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James Brokenshire affirms support for Community Safety Partnerships
National
Tuesday 26 October 2010
The Home Office minister for crime prevention has reaffirmed the Coalition government\'s commitment to crime reduction partnerships, including Community Safety Partnerships.
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Change to Ansvar‘s legal status
National
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Insurance company Ansvar, underwriters for the public liability insurance for many Neighbourhood Watch groups, has changed its legal status.
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Neighbourhood Watch gets together to support hospital
East Midlands
Monday 25 October 2010
A Neighbourhood Watch group has raised cash for a hospital unit which cared for a boy who was seriously injured in a car accident.
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Neighbourhood Watch groups fear funding cuts will spark crime rise
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 25 October 2010
FEARS of an increase in crime in North East Lincolnshire after have been raised after funding was cut to the area\'s Neighbourhood Watch body.
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Students set up campus watch scheme at Keele
West Midlands
Monday 25 October 2010
Thousands of students and staff are being urged to turn detective to help prevent criminals targeting their university campus. Keele University and Staffordshire Police have joined forces to launch the Campus Watch scheme, which will run along similar lines to a Neighbourhood Watch group.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week Surrey to encourage new schemes
South East
Monday 25 October 2010
Surrey Neighbourhood Watch Association has today announced details of Surrey Neighbourhood Watch Week 2010, which begins on 23rd October. This annual series of events and activities aims to build awareness of Neighbourhood Watch and encourage more people to get involved. This year, particular emphasis is being placed on the creation of new schemes in areas currently without an active Neighbourhood Watch.
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Home security coffee morning in Kidderminster
West Midlands
Monday 25 October 2010
RESIDENTS of a sheltered housing complex attended a home security coffee morning organised by Wyre Forest Community Safety Partnership.
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Wyre Forest Juniour Neighbourhood Watch scheme
West Midlands
Sunday 24 October 2010
THE Children’s Commissioner presented certificates to Wyre Forest primary school pupils who took part in a junior neighbourhood watch scheme.
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Neighbours patrol given crime award
West Midlands
Sunday 24 October 2010
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch group has won an award after patrolling the streets to deter crime.\r\nMembers of Biddulph Neighbourhood Watch\'s Proactive Team were recognised for their work to reassure the community at the Staffordshire Justice Awards.
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Residents urged to Join NHW to help fight rise in Burglaries in Guildford.
South East
Sunday 24 October 2010
ASH and Ash Vale have been hit with a spate of burglaries and thefts during the past month. \r\n\r\nPolice are now urging residents to work together as a community to reduce the risk of being a target for thieves.
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Police Warn Cumbrians re Opportunist Thefts
North West
Sunday 24 October 2010
Police are warning south Cumbrians not to become victims of opportunist thieves as the dark nights close in.
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North Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch active for Personal Safety Day
West Midlands
Friday 22 October 2010
North Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch were active for Personal Safety Day on 11 October 2010.
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Conwy Farm Watch launched
Wales
Friday 22 October 2010
A helping hand in the fight against rural crime is being offered to farmers right across east Conwy with the launch of a Farm Watch scheme.
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NHW in Action - Good News from Mid Suffolk
East of England
Friday 22 October 2010
A male offender entered a business park in the Mid Suffolk area and began syphoning heating oil from a tank, when he was disturbed by a local man passing by walking his dog. The male who wore a bobble hat, then fled the area in a white Transit Van, leaving behind a number of oil containers.
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Assembly overturns Council’s Lidl decision
Wales
Friday 22 October 2010
Local residents have been left fuming after an Assembly Inspector overturned a decision to stop deliveries and longer hours at a store in Cathays.
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Motorists warned to stay with their cars on frosty mornings
East Midlands
Thursday 21 October 2010
This week’s cold snap has seen many drivers scraping their windscreens for the first time this season. Leicestershire Police is advising motorists to stick with their vehicles as they clear ice and snow from windows – or they could be left out in the cold.
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Star attraction unveiled at Melton Mowbray cattle market
East Midlands
Thursday 21 October 2010
There will be a new attraction at this week’s cattle market in Melton Mowbray thanks to the police in Melton and Rutland.
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Spending Review update
National
Thursday 21 October 2010
Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the spending review yesterday, announcing where the axe will fall in order to meet the coalition government’s promised cuts of £83bn in public spending.
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New residents in Tile Hill to get anti-crime greetings card
West Midlands
Thursday 21 October 2010
Nailcote Grange Neighbourhood Watch has created a greetings card for new residents to give them information on crime prevention initiatives.
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Pub Watch extended to village after success in Bingley
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 20 October 2010
A new Pub Watch scheme has been started in Haworth following the success of a similar scheme in Bingley. Landlords in the village have teamed up with police to start the scheme during Alcohol Awareness Week.
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Trustee Newsletter Sept/October 2010
National
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Download your copy of the Trustee Newsletter for Sept/October 2010
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Launch Success For Junior Neighbourhood Watch in West Mercia
West Midlands
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Certificates have been presented to Wyre Forest primary schools who took part in the successful launch of the first Junior Neighbourhood Watch scheme run by West Mercia Police.
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Neighbourhood Watch groups pledge to continue fighting crime as funding axed
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Communities across East Yorkshire have vowed to continue the fight against crime as funding is pulled on the region\'s Neighbourhood Watch body.
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Leyland police hold drop-in day
North West
Monday 18 October 2010
Police in Farington Moss are holding a drop-in surgery to give local residents the chance to speak to them about any concerns they may have
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Find out more about Wellington Grange Residents Association
South East
Sunday 17 October 2010
Wellington Grange Residents Association keep members up to date with the latest news on their website
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Police Crackdown on Rogue Traders in South Wales
Wales
Sunday 17 October 2010
Police knock at 230 homes in a crackdown on rogue traders
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Ystradowen - Neighbourhood Watch
Wales
Sunday 17 October 2010
Crime prevention security alert messages are issued by the Safer Vale Partnership for residents of Ystradowen Village.
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North East Lincolnshire top police officer praises Neighbourhood Watch groups
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 17 October 2010
NORTH East Lincolnshire\'s top police officer has praised the work of the area\'s neighbourhood watch groups. An awards ceremony took place at Grimsby Town Hall for the groups.
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Successful Launch For Neighbourhood Watch in Doe Lea
East Midlands
Saturday 16 October 2010
A new Neighbourhood Watch Scheme has been launched in Doe Lea to bring together residents and local police.\r\n\r\nIt covers two new small residential areas being created by major developers as well as the existing community of houses.\r\n\r\nOver ninety residents have signed up to the scheme which was officially launched last week.
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Prepare to Combat Christmas Crime in Rushcliffe
East Midlands
Saturday 16 October 2010
In the lead up to Christmas, 56% more car crimes, robberies and house burglaries happen than in summer. Last November, 116 crimes were committed in the Rushcliffe North area, compared to only 75 in July.
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HADLOW parish councillor has been slammed for branding Neighbourhood Watch a waste of time.
South East
Saturday 16 October 2010
Cllr Peter Cowx blurted out in a parish council meeting on Monday that he was unhappy with the Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Hadlow.\r\n\r\nHe said: \"Neighbourhood Watch is a waste of time.\"
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Reward scheme for crime information in Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Saturday 16 October 2010
Rewards of £250 and a guarantee of anonymity are being offered to people who provide vital information that traces criminals committing burglary, car crime and robbery operating in three Notts towns.
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Mynydd Isa duo Vic Harrison and Mac Pearse nominated for team award
Wales
Friday 15 October 2010
Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association (FNWA) has nominated Vic Harrison and Mac Pearse of Mynydd Isa for their years of volunteer work in the community.
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Neighbourhood Watch aid Ryedale burglary blitz success
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 15 October 2010
A POLICE crackdown on burglaries in Ryedale has been hailed a success. Sgt Roy Brown, of the Safer Ryedale Partnership, said officers had also linked up with Country Watch and the Neighbourhood Watch Schemes who reported suspicious activity.
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Clevedon Town centre crime prevention
South West
Friday 15 October 2010
POLICE officers gave out crime prevention advice during a morning of work in Clevedon town centre.
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Winners of the Staffordshire Justice Awards 2010
West Midlands
Friday 15 October 2010
The Justice Awards for Staffordshire is a local scheme that recognises excellence in the Criminal Justice System. Now in its seventh year, it gives staff and volunteers the opportunity to nominate colleagues and teams to help them receive the recognition they deserve for their achievements - those who ‘go the extra mile’ in their work with victims, witnesses, defendants or offenders.
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Meeting to discuss proposed Police cutbacks in Nuneaton & Bedworth
West Midlands
Friday 15 October 2010
A PROPOSED cutback in police services in Nuneaton and Bedworth is to be spotlighted at a public meeting.
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New Government Strategy for Building a Stronger Civil Society
National
Friday 15 October 2010
The Office for Civil Society has launched its new strategy for voluntary and community groups, charities and social enterprises. The aim is to develop practical measures to support and strengthen the sector, so it can realise the opportunities being made available as part of the Government’s Big Society agenda and wider programme of reforms.
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Spooky warning for creepy Crawley kids
South East
Wednesday 13 October 2010
CREEPY Crawley kids are being asked to leave nervous neighbours alone this year as the Hallowe\'en scare-fest approaches.
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Three Bridges resident calls on neighbours to look out for each other
South East
Wednesday 13 October 2010
LOVE thy neighbour is a principle taught to most of us, and one Three Bridges resident is trying to spread it in his neighbourhood.
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News from the Haringey Neighbourhood Watch office
London
Wednesday 13 October 2010
News for the Haringey Neighbourhood Watch office
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Biddulph Neighbourhood Watch members win justice award
West Midlands
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Members of the Biddulph Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer Team have won an award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Public Confidence in the recent Staffordshire Justice Awards.
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Tameside Local Hero Awards
North West
Wednesday 13 October 2010
The bravery of ordinary people in standing up to crime and anti-social behaviour, or working within the community to combat such problems, was formally recognised by Tameside Council this week at the Local Hero Awards, held at Dukinfield Town Hall on 23rd September. The event, which included a buffet, was attended by the Chief Executive of Tameside Council Steven Pleasant and Chief Superintendant Zoe Sheard representing Greater Manchester Police.
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Do you know your rogues?
South East
Tuesday 12 October 2010
A series of street briefings aimed at cracking down on rogue traders and distraction burglars are to take place next month. Police and Wokingham Borough Council’s Trading Standards are teaming up to provide the briefings for Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators across the borough.
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North Yorkshire Police pledge on quality of schemes
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 12 October 2010
NORTH Yorkshire Police Authority has joined Neighbourhood Watch to improve the quality of such schemes in York and North Yorkshire.
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School Watch scheme relaunched in Leicester City
East Midlands
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Residents in the Saffron Lane area are being asked to keep an eye out on their local school.\r\n\r\nNeighbourhood officer PC Bhav Tailor has been working with Marriott Primary School on Saffron Lane Estate to re-launch a scheme called ‘School Watch’.
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New virtual Neighbourhood Watch
North West
Tuesday 12 October 2010
The first \'virtual\' Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Schemes in the Northumbria Police force area are starting in North Tyneside.\r\n\r\nThe on-line initiative means that residents can sign up to the benefits of NHW without having to leave their homes to attend meetings.
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Kings Langley recognised as a Neighbourhood Watch village
East of England
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Diligent residents committed to combating crime have transformed Kings Langley into a Neighbourhood Watch village.
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Involving the public in local spending decisions
National
Monday 11 October 2010
A bit of exciting news coming up. The Big Society Network is working with NESTA, CLG and the Participatory Budgeting Unit and others on a project to promote local engagement on council spending priorities over the coming months. The project will explore ways to give individuals a meaningful say in local spending decisions, using Participatory Budgeting to harness bottom-up experience, expertise and energy in decision making.
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New passport design hits the streets
National
Monday 11 October 2010
The new passport, which was unveiled in August, contains a number of enhanced security features to keep fraudsters at bay ensuring that the British passport remains a highly trusted document.
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Tribute paid to NHW Stalwart of Wyken
West Midlands
Monday 11 October 2010
TEACHER who dedicated her life to helping in the community – winning a hatful of awards in the process – has died aged 76.
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Young Neighbourhood Watch group visit Cleethorpes Police Station
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 11 October 2010
These crime-fighting youngsters have set up their own Neighbourhood Watch – and have been given the thumbs-up by their local bobbies. Children from Barcroft Street Junior Neighbourhood Watch Group were treated to a guided tour of Cleethorpes Police Station in Princes Street – visiting the holding cells and interview rooms as well as having the chance to take the wheel off a police car.
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New agreement boosts crime fight in North Yorkshire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 9 October 2010
The fight against crime and anti-social behaviour has been boosted with a new partnership agreement between the police and Neighbourhood Watch.
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Community Payback in Kensington
North West
Saturday 9 October 2010
Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinators and Community Support Officers from the Kensington Police Team are currently working alongside the Community Support Team to look for locations around the Kensington area that can be identified as possible targets for the Scheme.
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Farmers urged to become crimebusters
South East
Saturday 9 October 2010
FARMERS are being urged to sign up to a dedicated Farm Watch scheme to help police tackle crooks who target their industry. \r\n\r\nOfficers in Corringham and Fobbing have set up the scheme, and are now keen to enlist as many farmers and landowners in the area it as possible.
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Chippenham‘s slippery step danger
South West
Saturday 9 October 2010
Neighbours are calling for improvements to steps near their homes before someone is seriously hurt. \r\n\r\nThe steps between Oate Hill and Habrels Close in Chippenham are in dire need of repair, say residents, and the group is pressing Wiltshire Council to take action. \r\n\r\nNeighbourhood Watch coordinator Rachael Stokes said: “One of our elderly neighbours slipped on them and landed on her shopping trolley. She bruised her side and tore the ligaments in her wrist.
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Watch members trained to help find support for neighbours
East Midlands
Friday 8 October 2010
Neighbourhood Watch members in Matlock are finding out how they can help others find the support they need to stay safe, healthy and independent. They are being given advice on the Derbyshire First Contact Scheme and how they can use the initiative to help others in their community. First Contact acts as a single point of contact between people and a range of community-based support, services and benefits.
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Flintshire Get Hooked on Fishing scheme praised by police
Wales
Thursday 7 October 2010
Flintshire\'s \'Get Hooked on Fishing\' scheme has been praised by senior police staff for helping to reduce anti-social behaviour.
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Neighbourhood Watch Secures National Communication System
National
Thursday 7 October 2010
Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (England and Wales) has secured a sponsorship deal for the roll out of a national communication system which will launch the movement firmly into the digital age. The communication system Neighbourhood Alert, allows individuals to simply join, register their actual Neighbourhood Watch scheme or set up a ‘virtual scheme’. It is envisaged that the use of this technology will attract members who may not have previously perceived themselves as being a traditional Neighbourhood Watch member.
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Police tractor to target rural thieves
East Midlands
Wednesday 6 October 2010
A tractor has been given a police makeover, including a flashing blue light, to help tackle crime in rural areas.\r\n\r\nLincolnshire police force has added the John Deere 6630 tractor to its fleet of crime-fighting vehicles.
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Government champion for active, safer communities appointed
National
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Baroness Newlove – whose husband Garry was murdered after standing up to drunken vandals – has been appointed government champion for active, safer communities.
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Euromillions Fifa World Cup Online Lottery is a scam
National
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Letters are being sent out by fraudsters claiming that people have won large amounts of money in a lottery. \r\n\r\nThe Euromillions Fifa World Cup Online Lottery does not exist. It is a scam run by fraudsters trying to con people out of money.
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Beware of roadside fraud
National
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Police are warning motorists to be wary after a pair of fraudsters conned a victim out of money at the roadside. [4 October 2010]
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Essex Neighbourhood Watch scheme could reduce insurance claims
South East
Wednesday 6 October 2010
The number of insurance claims lodged as a result of burglary in Essex could be reduced thanks to a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme that has been set up.
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Police crackdown on crimes to horse and pony owners in North Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 5 October 2010
A crime-busting scheme to protect horse and pony owners has been launched in North Lincolnshire. Horsewatch allows riders and stable owners to register both animals and costly tack on a police website, which also offers information and reports of local thefts and suspicious activity.
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Appeal for residents to join Watch in the Ortons
East of England
Monday 4 October 2010
Residents in the Ortons are being urged to get involved with their new Neighbourhood Watch.
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Ordering Neighbourhood & Home Watch Information and Stickers
National
Sunday 3 October 2010
Due to the recent government changes, the Home Office website, along with the Crime Reduction Catalogue is being updated to fall in line with new policies and is generally being improved.
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Australia‘s Police Minister Joins Queensland NHW Celebrations
National
Sunday 3 October 2010
Police Minister Neil Roberts and Commissioner Bob Atkinson today joined three hundred Neighbourhood Watch delegates to mark the program\'s 22nd year in Queensland at the opening of its Annual State Conference at Southbank.
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Police welcome University students from Leicester, De Montfort and Loughborough
East Midlands
Sunday 3 October 2010
Police in Leicestershire are launching a comprehensive crime prevention and community reassurance campaign to mark the arrival of students at Loughborough, Leicester and De Montfort Universities.
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Group takes a small step for Big Society
East Midlands
Sunday 3 October 2010
NEW efforts are being made to revive a Neighbourhood Watch group covering Sleaford and surrounding areas, which has been inactive for three years.
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Harwich: PCSOs Neighbourhood Watch drive
East of England
Sunday 3 October 2010
DEDICATED residents are forming Neighbourhood Watch groups after a door knocking recruitment drive. \r\n\r\nPolice Community Support Officers Lynn Grayburn and Phil Barnes have been working with Paul Teague, Essex Watch Administrator, to encourage people to form new crime fighting units. \r\n\r\nResidents in Artillery Drive, Dovercourt are the latest neighbours to take a stand against anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime. \r\n\r\nPCSO Grayburn said: “We’ve had such a positive response to the idea. It started after we had a series of burglaries and thefts from cars on the estate. \r\n\r\n“We stepped up patrols in the area and gave out crime reduction advice, but we were keen to do something extra that would bring the community together.” \r\n\r\nAll of the houses in Artillery Drive were visited by PCSOs to find out if residents would be interested in Neighbourhood Watch. \r\n\r\nPCSO Barnes, said: “There are just over 60 houses in the road, and we have around 40 of them signed up to the scheme. \r\n\r\n“The co-ordinator of the group is extremely proactive and she has done some sterling work in helping us to get it up and running.” \r\n\r\n“One neighbour told me she had never spoken to the house over the road before, but now they regularly chatted and kept an eye on each other’s properties.” \r\n\r\nThe group has already been active, alerting police to a noisy group of youths hanging around a near-by green. \r\n\r\nThe PCSOs are now in the process of setting up Neighbourhood Watch groups for Regimental Way and Parade Drive and are looking for residents to get involved. \r\n\r\nIf you are interested in the scheme contact Harwich police on 0300 333 4444.
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Street Watch is being rolled out across Bedfordshire
East of England
Sunday 3 October 2010
Have you seen members of our community in Ampthill walking in pairs wearing high visibility jackets sporting both Street Watch and Bedfordshire Police logos? \r\n\r\nStreet Watch is a voluntary organisation run by the community for the community in partnership with Bedfordshire Police.
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Residents make a stand against youth disorder in Walney
North West
Saturday 2 October 2010
RESIDENTS of a neighbourhood plagued by youth disorder are taking a stand against anti-social behaviour.
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Bogus Line Painters – October 2010
West Midlands
Saturday 2 October 2010
It has been reported in Warwickshire that schools, churches, and community centres, have been approached by door-to-door traders offering cut-price line painting on roads outside their buildings or in their car parks. They claim to be working on behalf of the council or its contractors, with lots of spare yellow paint.
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Give your views on the Big Society
National
Saturday 2 October 2010
How will the Government’s Big Society idea affect voluntary organisations, local authorities and the relations between them?
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Distraction Burglary Alert - October 2010
East Midlands
Friday 1 October 2010
During the last week areas of the Leicestershire have seen several distraction burglaries and attempted distraction burglaries at the homes of elderly and vulnerable people involving the \"Water Board\" method and other similar stories.\r\n\r\nFortunately Harborough Local Policing Unit have not seen any of these types of crimes recently but we would like to take this opportunity to remind our local residents – especially the elderly and vulnerable – about the potential dangers of bogus doorstop callers.
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Electric Blanket Exchange - Harborough NHW October Market Stall
East Midlands
Friday 1 October 2010
On Tuesday the 5th of October 2010 the Community Safety Market Stall will be held in Harborough indoor market as usual but this time the Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch Association will be offering a free exchange of electric blankets to elderly and vulnerable residents of Market Harborough and surrounding villages.
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Make your community safer in Salford
North West
Friday 1 October 2010
A police community support officer will be urging residents to become part of the Home Watch family and work together with police to ensure their community is safe. PCSO Mark Fitzgerald from Salford South Neighbourhood Policing Team has been talking to members of the Irlam community about the benefits of being a Home Watch co-ordinator and how to set up a scheme.
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Poacher Watch launched at Cannock Chase
West Midlands
Friday 1 October 2010
A scheme to try to stop poaching around the Cannock Chase area of Staffordshire has been launched. Farmers and gamekeepers can sign up to Poacher Watch, which gives details of poaching signs to look out for.
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London Neighbourhood Watch Association Newsletter
London
Friday 1 October 2010
All the latest news from the London Neighbourhood Watch Association.
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Warning about insurance provider scam
East Midlands
Friday 1 October 2010
Be on your guard against companies selling insurance cover, who claim to be affiliated to Sky. Trading Standards have been notified that residents in Nottinghamshire have received telephone calls from salesmen falsely claiming to represent their digital television provider.
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HMRC does not correspond by telephone about tax affairs
East Midlands
Friday 1 October 2010
There has been a report of an elderly resident of Broxtowe Borough getting a series of telephone calls purporting to come from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to say that he was owed a refund of tax paid over the last seven years to the tune of £1900 but that he would have to pay £99 to claim it.
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Gardeners call for a crime-busting watch scheme to stop plot spoilers
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 30 September 2010
Gardeners call for a crime-busting watch scheme to stop plot spoilers
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Neighbourhood Watch Censorship Concerns
East Midlands
Thursday 30 September 2010
NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch co-ordinators in Loughborough and Shepshed have accused Leicestershire Police of censoring information.\r\n\r\nNew chief constable Simon Cole froze communication for the county’s Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) in July after being unhappy with a newsletter posted through his door.\r\n\r\nAlthough officers have now been given a template to follow for providing crime information, co-ordinators say crime is now being censored.
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Warning over electricity card scam
National
Thursday 30 September 2010
Energy companies and Consumer Focus, the consumer watchdog, are warning that an estimated 85,000 households have been affected by a doorstep scam which seems to offer cheaper electricity meter top-ups but just ends up with consumers paying twice.
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Raising awareness of crime prevention in South Wight
South East
Thursday 30 September 2010
The police in the South Wight area are encouraging more people to play a bigger part in preventing crime in the communities where they live. Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Chris Urry is organising an event for current and potential Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators. The event will be held on Monday 11 October 2010 from 7:00pm in the Balmoral Room of the Ventnor Winter Gardens.
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Pam Clipsham Volunteering Awards
East Midlands
Thursday 30 September 2010
If you know of hardworking volunteers in Gedling who need acknowledging, please nominate them for the brand new Pam Clipsham Volunteering Awards!
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New fraud factsheets
National
Thursday 30 September 2010
New factsheets helping people protect themselves from different types of fraud have been published by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).
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Watchful neighbours save life of 86-year-old stroke victim
East of England
Thursday 30 September 2010
Caring neighbours used their Neighbourhood Watch training to save the life of a pensioner who had suffered a stroke.
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Crime alerts in Rushcliffe, Gedling & Broxtowe
East Midlands
Thursday 30 September 2010
Eagle-eyed residents are helping police to catch law-breakers thanks to a new alert scheme. Hundreds of people in Rushcliffe, Gedling and Broxtowe have signed up to Neighbourhood Alert, run by Notts Police. They are sent e-mails informing them of crimes in their area, such as burglaries, so they can be on their guard. Residents can e-mail police to tell them about problems like drug dealing on the streets.
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New Neighbourhood Watch needed in the Brixington Area
South West
Thursday 30 September 2010
Do you live in an area currently with a watch in place?\r\n\r\nIf not would you be able to give up a small amount of time, to run a watch in the immediate area within which you live?
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\'Poacher Watch\' launched at Cannock Chase
West Midlands
Thursday 30 September 2010
Rangers are concerned about the increase in deer and wild bird poaching\r\n\r\nA scheme to try to stop poaching around the Cannock Chase area of Staffordshire has been launched.
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Invitation to allotment holders in Blaby Leicestershire
East Midlands
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Allotment holders and gardeners are being invited to learn how to keep their tools and sheds safe by Blaby local policing unit.
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Unbridled success of police Facebook group
East Midlands
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Staffordshire Police has hailed a Facebook group created to help in the fight against equine-related crime as an unbridled success.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Staffordshire Police Horsewatch (SPH) site is the force\'s fastest growing Facebook group with 225 fans attracted since its launch in June.
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Police target drivers in Sonning Common
South East
Tuesday 28 September 2010
DRIVERS caught parking carelessly or speeding in Sonning Common could be fined.
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Public attitudes to asset recovery and awareness of the community cashback scheme - results from an opinion poll
National
Tuesday 28 September 2010
This paper outlines the findings from this latest opinion poll on asset recovery and the community cashback scheme.
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Policing in the 21st century - reconnecting police and the people. Consultation Report
National
Tuesday 28 September 2010
The consultation \'Policing in the 21st century: reconnecting police and the people\' is now closed. It ran from 26 July to 20 September 2010.\r\n\r\nThe consultation looked at how we can make police in England and Wales more available and responsive, more accountable, more effective, and deliver better value for money.
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Neighbourhood Watch swap in Barrow
North West
Tuesday 28 September 2010
In Barrow, Cumbria, there are a number of Neighbourhood Watch groups and community groups that all do fantastic work on a daily basis. About a year ago representatives from many of these groups started coming together once every 3 months or so for a coffee and a chat. These meetings have grown and more and more groups are joining all the time. They call the group Bringing Communities Together. The group works together well and are always coming up with new ideas and ways of working. What they have wanted for a while is to go and visit a Neighbourhood Watch or community group in another area to see how things work there. Are you that group? Do things work well where you are? Would you be willing to support a visit from a group from sunny Barrow? They would like to share and swap ideas with you!
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Doorstep crime focus of seminar in Derbyshire
East Midlands
Monday 27 September 2010
Tickets are now available for the annual seminar, which will focus on preventing doorstep crime and distraction burglaries. The event takes place at 6.30pm at police headquarters, Butterley Hall, Ripley, on Thursday 14th October.
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Street Representatives scheme being tried in Sawston, Cambridgeshire
East of England
Monday 27 September 2010
Volunteers of all ages are being recruited for a pilot scheme to tackle problems like litter and abandoned vehicles that blight communities. Street Representatives is being piloted in Sawston, and villagers will meet regularly to report problems including fly-tipping, graffiti, broken streetlights and low-level anti-social behaviour issues.
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Current news for Fairford Leys available online
South East
Monday 27 September 2010
News, meeting details and crime figures for the Fairford Leys and Prebendal Farm areas, Thames Valley.
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Views about The Big Society
National
Monday 27 September 2010
Rod Aldridge, Chair of the Aldridge Foundation, gives his perspective on The Big Society.
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Parcel scam in the Langar area, Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Monday 27 September 2010
Please be aware that in the last few days, the 1st Langar Scout group have had two reports of a scam involving the delivery of a package for a neighbour that requires payment.
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ACPO Information Sharing Guidelines
National
Saturday 25 September 2010
NHWN would like to bring to your notice the revised Police and Watch Scheme Guidance on Information Sharing
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Leicestershire Police receive positive inspection report for tackling anti-social behaviour
East Midlands
Saturday 25 September 2010
Leicestershire Constabulary has received a positive report following an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) into how the Force responds to and supports victims of anti-social behaviour.
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Misuse Of Force Logos - Public Warned To Be On Their Guard
National
Friday 24 September 2010
Members of the public are being urged to be on their guard for companies and their sales representatives abusing the branding of several public bodies. Police have received an increase in calls reporting businesses selling security products that have been misleading customers by purporting to be endorsed by organisations such as West Yorkshire Police, Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) Secured By Design, Neighbourhood Watch and Crimestoppers.
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Bassingbourn Neighbourhood Watch News
East of England
Friday 24 September 2010
Visit the Bassingbourn Neighbourhood Watch News Blog to find the latest news and information about your neighbourhood watch community.
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Communities blighted by anti-social behaviour
National
Friday 24 September 2010
Communities were blighted by around 14 million incidents of anti-social behaviour last year, according to new figures. Around 3.5 million calls, about 45 per cent of all calls to police, were related to anti-social behaviour (ASB), but experts believe only a quarter of such incidents were reported.
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Crime help evening for Cookham
South East
Friday 24 September 2010
A crime prevention evening will take place in Cookham next month. The event is scheduled to take place at the Moor Hall Conference Centre at 7pm on 6 October.
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Brixington police ask for public help
South West
Friday 24 September 2010
Brixington neighbourhood police team has revealed a series of incidents in the area and is appealing for help from the public.
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Derbyshire Constabulary commended in national report
East Midlands
Friday 24 September 2010
Derbyshire Constabulary has been commended in a national report into how the force deals with anti-social behaviour (ASB).
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Off-licence accreditation scheme launched in part of Leicester
East Midlands
Thursday 23 September 2010
A voluntary accreditation scheme – known as Best Of Green - is being launched for off-licences in the Hinckley Road area of Leicester, which has the highest concentration of off-licences in the city.
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East Midlands in Bloom celebrated in Nottingham
East Midlands
Thursday 23 September 2010
About 6,000 Nottingham residents have been involved in greening and cleaning up their own areas in liaison with Nottingham in Bloom and are having their efforts recognised as they receive certificates at the Council House.
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Walgrave residents battle against crime and anti-social behaviour
West Midlands
Thursday 23 September 2010
Queenie Smith, the West Midlands volunteer representative for the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network, has paid tribute to residents who stood up to violent gangs causing terror in their streets.
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Dog owners can help to reduce crime with walkies
South East
Wednesday 22 September 2010
City dog lovers in Milton Keynes are being signed up to help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhood by signing up to a new Dog Watch scheme. The scheme is a joint venture between Safer MK, Neighbourhood Watch, The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes Council, Enforcement Officers, Wardens and Thames Valley Police.
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Police’s six-week crusade all set to get under way
East Midlands
Wednesday 22 September 2010
A major campaign to crack down on anti-social behaviour and alcohol and drug-related crimes is being launched in South Derbyshire next week.
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Edward Rudge driving force behind Neighbourhood Watch scheme
South East
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Former councillor Edward Charles Rudge, who died last week, was a significant figure in local political circles and community activities.
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Communities view sought on proposed protest in Leicester
East Midlands
Sunday 19 September 2010
Leicester City Council and Leicestershire Constabulary want communities to tell them how they feel about a proposed march and counter-demonstration.
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Public Liability Insurance
National
Friday 17 September 2010
At the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network Advisory Group meeting held on the 14th September 2010, feedback was sought from Neighbourhood Watch Regional Representatives regarding Public Liability Insurance (PLI) for 2011/12. It was decided that wider consultation was appropriate to ensure all members had an opportunity to feed back on this matter.
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Watch scheme organises dancing lessons!
East Midlands
Thursday 16 September 2010
A Neighbourhood Watch group in Melton Mowbray has organised line dancing lessons for their community.
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Police raise alarm over bogus fitters in Lincolnshire
East Midlands
Thursday 16 September 2010
Residents across Lincolnshire are being warned against bogus callers offering to fit alarm systems for as little as £1. Police say they have had several calls from Neighbourhood Watch members and members of the public stating they have had unsolicited phone calls from an unknown alarm system company.
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Neighbourhood Watch in Wokingham encourages members to use email
South East
Thursday 16 September 2010
Neighbourhood Watch in Wokingham is asking members to think about using email updates. The organisation has been using email to alert people to crime going on in their neighbourhood for around five years but many still rely on the telephone.
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New Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Frome Court, Tonbridge
South East
Wednesday 15 September 2010
Older people at Frome Court in Tonbridge became the first residents living in a sheltered housing scheme in the borough to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
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Valley residents create one of the largest Neighbourhood Watch schemes on Anglesey
Wales
Wednesday 15 September 2010
Hundreds of Valley residents have signed up with local police officers to create one of the largest Neighbourhood Watch schemes on Anglesey. Almost 300 houses have registered after the scheme was set up by Jenny Woodall and PCSO Adrian Williams.
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Home Watch scheme set up in Watton
East of England
Wednesday 15 September 2010
Norfolk residents have set up two new Home Watch schemes to help tackle crime in their areas. More than 20 households in Letton Close, in Shipdham, near Dereham, and Bluebell Close, Watton, have signed up to the schemes, launched with the support of Watton Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT)
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Beware of bogus charity bag collectors, Middlesbrough
North East
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Police are warning residents across much of Middlesbrough that they believe highly organised gangs are collecting charity bags from their doorsteps.
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Residents to get a say about neighbourhood in Harrogate
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 14 September 2010
More than 2,600 households are to benefit from a new scheme being launched on Monday which will give local residents the ear of everyone who serves their community from police and fire fighters to charity workers and council bureaucrats.
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Volunteer for a safer Leeds
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Are you interested in community safety? Would you like to help people in your neighbourhood prevent break-ins and car crime? Do you think you have the skills to talk to disengaged young people to help them choose alternatives to getting involved with crime? If so, there are lots of opportunities during September to help you get started.
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Do you live in Nether Heyford or Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire?
East Midlands
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Residents in Nether Heyford and Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, are interested in starting a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in the area. You can register your interest online.
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New No Cold Calling Area for Watledge
South West
Monday 13 September 2010
Police have been working with residents in Watledge to combat distraction burglaries and rogue traders, by establishing a No Cold Calling Area.
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Volunteers sent out to be eyes and ears of police in Northampton
East Midlands
Monday 13 September 2010
A pioneering community policing trial has been launched in the county with a dozen volunteers hitting the streets to act as the eyes and ears of officers. The Community Link programme, billed as an extension of the existing Neighbourhood Watch scheme, has armed residents with the relevant training to detect potential crimes, report suspicious activity and even protect possible crime scenes.
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Older Person‘s Month in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Monday 13 September 2010
Leaflet about Older Person\'s Month in Leicestershire - September 2010
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Neighbourhood Watch In Telford Continues To Flourish
West Midlands
Sunday 12 September 2010
With more than 650 schemes and almost 15,000 households under its protection, Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) in Telford & Wrekin continues to go from strength to strength.
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watchbrighton.org.uk
South East
Sunday 12 September 2010
watchbrighton.org.uk connects Neighbourhood Watch & Home Watch groups across the Brighton & Hove area
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Shooters Hill NHW - K9 Event
London
Sunday 12 September 2010
Calling all dog lovers - special FREE K9 event Sunday 19 September - Shrewsbury Park, SE18
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Neighbourhood Watch kits out local football team
South East
Sunday 12 September 2010
Hawkwell Athletic’s under-eight Leopards soccer team are ready to put their best foot forward next season, thanks to sponsorship from Rochford District Neighbourhood Watch (NHW).
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Beware the boot sale rogues
National
Sunday 12 September 2010
EVERY weekend up and down the country, criminal gangs are infiltrating popular car boot sales and Sunday markets, ripping off the public and putting consumers and their families at risk.
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Prolific distraction burglar jailed for 11 years
National
Sunday 12 September 2010
A prolific distraction burglar has been sentenced to 11 years after being found guilty of committing 22 distraction burglaries in 17 counties.
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Tributes to a Bridlington stalwart
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 10 September 2010
Peter Saxby, who founded Bridwatch, died on Tuesday morning following a period of ill health. Peter, of First Avenue, founded the group 10 years ago to unite the neighbourhoods of Bridlington in the fight against crime. Since founding Bridwatch, Peter helped reduce crime in the town and became a friend to many.
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Community safety champion is to meet Pope
National
Friday 10 September 2010
A Neighbourhood Watch stalwart from Harborough is set to meet the Pope. Marion Lewis has been invited to attend Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh next Thursday, when the Queen will be receiving the Pope. Mrs Lewis, who is chair of the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network for England and Wales, was invited after her name was put forward by a senior Home Office official.
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News from Crimestoppers, September 2010
Friday 10 September 2010
You can now find the September edition of Crimestoppers News on our website. Inside this edition you will find interesting articles on how to spot cannabis factories, Britain’s most wanted criminals, and success stories about the effectiveness of Crimestoppers in catching serious and dangerous offenders.
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Can householders use CCTV to film the public highway as well as their homes?
National
Monday 6 September 2010
The episode of the cat in the wheelie bin has sparked questions about whether the personal filming of people in public places is subject to any legal restrictions. What is your legal position around data protection if you have a camera on your property?
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Farm Watch Tagging Stolen Heating Fuel
South East
Monday 6 September 2010
Police in rural parts of Hampshire have joined forces with farmers and the rural community in an attempt to trace stolen heating fuel by tagging it. They are working with the Farmwatch scheme in the Test Valley to introduce a liquid substance which can be added to fuel to chemically tag it.
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Horse Owners Urged to Join Scheme in Dorset
South West
Friday 3 September 2010
Horse owners in Dorset are being urged to sign up to a scheme to help them be less vulnerable to equine crime. The Dorset Police scheme, Horse Watch, works in a similar way to Home Watch and Neighbourhood Watch schemes – where increased vigilance and communication helps to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime.
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Action Fraud UK
National
Friday 3 September 2010
Action Fraud is the UK\'s national fraud reporting centre. If you\'ve been scammed, ripped off or conned, you can get in touch with them, and their website provides updates on scams and fraud news.
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New Cardiff council chief Jon House facing ‘tough choices’
Wales
Thursday 2 September 2010
Incoming chief executive Jon House has pledged that his focus as chief executive will be on “Cardiff’s people”, both within the council and beyond the walls of County Hall.
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Neighbourhood Watch can make us feel safer from burglars
National
Thursday 2 September 2010
Nosey neighbours make us feel safer from burglars
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Uttlesford Neighbourhood Watch contribute to Burglary Decrease
East of England
Thursday 2 September 2010
House burglaries across Uttlesford have decreased by over 15 per cent according to the latest figures released by Essex Police.
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New NHW Groups to be developed in Loughton -Essex
East of England
Thursday 2 September 2010
LOUGHTON/BUCKHURST HILL: New neighbourhood watch groups to be set up
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Chance to Nominate Your Local Heroes in Dewsbury
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 2 September 2010
Every community has its heroes whose bravery and courage inspire others to do more and fight for what is right. But there are also those who work tirelessly behind the scenes, often without recognition, who make a difference to people\'s lives every day. For the first time, the Reporter Series is celebrating all those people through its Local Heroes awards. The Batley and Birstall News invites its readers to nominate the people who they would like to see rewarded.
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Police Praise Neighbourhood Watch in Cheshire East as Crime Falls
North West
Thursday 2 September 2010
Crime is continuing to fall across Cheshire East, according to new figures released by police. The Home Office crime statistics report covers the 12 months up to April 1 this year. In the following three months a total of 5332 crimes have been reported in East Cheshire, compared with 5630 in the same period last year.
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Residents Considering Watch Scheme in Beccles
East of England
Thursday 2 September 2010
A group of neighbours in Alexandra Road, Beccles, is considering setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme to help combat vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the area.
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Burglar Deterrent Success in Caversham
South East
Thursday 2 September 2010
A forensic property marking scheme aimed at deterring burglars has been successfully rolled out in Caversham. Residents of Mayfield Drive have been provided with SelectaDNA kits by the Caversham neighbourhood policing team. The kits have a uniquely coded non-toxic liquid that can be easily painted on to items of value such as laptops, televisions, games consoles and jewellery.
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Vote for your Merseyside crime stopper
North West
Thursday 2 September 2010
The deadline is looming to name your Merseyside Crime Stopper. Voting for the inaugural Merseyside Crimestoppers Award will close at midnight on Friday (3 September) so there are just a few days left to get your nominations in. The awards want to recognise those in the community who have gone beyond the call of public duty to make a difference.
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Former Burglar Recommends Neighbourhood Watch
South East
Thursday 2 September 2010
Former burglar Ian Sparshott is urging residents to take simple steps to avoid being a victim of crime in their own home.
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Crime Down 6.1% in Denbighshire
Wales
Thursday 2 September 2010
Crime rates are down in Denbighshire - but an MP fears police cuts could have a negative impact on work being done.
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New Communication System Set Up in Gowerside
Wales
Thursday 2 September 2010
PCSO Dave Lloyd told residents of a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme to be tested in Cathays, Cardiff. The system is an updated version of the Ringmaster scheme which will allow residents to sign up to be informed of police issues in the area.
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Thurrock Council climb down in Neighbourhood Watch sticker row
National
Monday 30 August 2010
Thurrock Council has admitted it was \'over-zealous\' when it told a watch member to remove their \'stickers\' as they were a \'fire hazard\'.
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Community Spirit – it could save your life
North West
Friday 27 August 2010
It’s Resilience Week and businesses and organisations are being urged to keep prepared for incidents, emergencies and disasters. But the message is just as important for individuals at home and in their communities, and a bit of social networking could prove vital in a crisis.
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Villagers in Consett given powers to use cameras to identify speeding drivers
North East
Friday 27 August 2010
Residents in Consett, Co Durham, have become frustrated in recent months over the reckless actions of motorists whose anti-social behaviour they say has put their lives in danger. Locals from the town and surrounding villages have now joined forces with police to help catch speeding drivers under the new scheme to help promote safe driving.
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New service will keep the over-50s right up to date
East Midlands
Friday 27 August 2010
A new project aimed at improving the lives of older people is to be pioneered by Ashbourne and District 50+ Forum. Using technology developed for police Neighbourhood Watch schemes across the UK, the 50+ Messenger project will be piloted in Ashbourne and three other areas before eventually being rolled out across Derbyshire.
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Your chance to be the judge
National
Friday 27 August 2010
New cases have been added to \'You be the Judge\', a website that lets you try your hand at being a judge. You can compare the sentences you would have handed out with the sentences passed by judges in actual court cases.
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Mobility aid sales scam warning
National
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Elderly and vulnerable people are being duped into handing over thousands of pounds for overpriced mobility aids by rogue traders. Tricksters are sometimes posing as social care workers to make sales.
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Neighbourhood Watch stickers branded a fire hazard by Thurrock Council
East of England
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Thurrock Council has taken health and safety to the extreme by banning Neighbourhood Watch stickers. A resident living in council flats in Cam Green, South Ockendon, put up the small Neighbourhood Watch stickers in the window and on the front door of the communal flat entrance in the hope of discouraging crime and anti-social behaviour. However, he was shocked to find that the council kept removing them, because it considers them a “fire hazard”.
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Taunton Retailers Against Crime announces first awards
South West
Monday 23 August 2010
Taunton Retailers Against Crime (TRAC) has hosted its first awards ceremony to recognise the efforts of its Members in reducing crime and improving community safety.
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Kids stay SAFE in North West Leicestershire
East Midlands
Monday 23 August 2010
Set up by the area\'s youth council in 2009 SAFE is a response to demand from young people in North West Leicestershire to address key community safety issues. After its first SAFE event last year the youth council and partners decided to hold a bigger and better event in 2010.\r\n\r\nThe youth council identified its key community safety issues and, working in partnership with the district’s Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership and the local College, a wide range of interactive stands and workshops were organised. These included knife crime, hate crime, an insight into prison life and a mock trial. On the day the event attracted more than 200 people.
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Simple precautions deter burglars
East Midlands
Monday 23 August 2010
Taking very basic precautions greatly reduces your chances of being victim of burglary, according to police on south Leicestershire.
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New Allotment Watch scheme in Leicester
East Midlands
Monday 23 August 2010
A new Allotment Watch scheme has been set up at three allotment sites in Leicester, thanks to support from officers from Beaumont Leys police station.
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Letter from ACPO - Update on Developments
National
Monday 23 August 2010
A letter, of 10 August 2010, fromChief Constable Frank Whiteley the lead for Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead for Neighbourhood Watch matters is now available to download.
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Tea party in Aldeburgh, Suffolk
East of England
Monday 23 August 2010
On 10th July 2010, Margaret Williams, Neighbourhood Watch co ordinator for Linden Road area in Aldeburgh, held her annual tea party in her back garden. It was a fantastic hot and sunny day with over 30 people from the area dropping in for sandwiches, cakes, tea and coffee.
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Nosey neighbours make us feel safer from burglars
National
Friday 20 August 2010
More than half of us believe nosey neighbours are the best way to beat burglars. Research today also reveals 62% actually want residents in their street to snoop more - feeling their home is safer that way.
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Distraction Burglary Alert - Market Harborough, Burbage, Hinckley
East Midlands
Wednesday 18 August 2010
This is an urgent message to all Watch members and Key Individuals from Harborough Police regarding 3 distraction burglaries which occurred on the Hinckley Local Policing Unit area yesterday (Tuesday 17th August).
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Call to join Neighbourhood Watch in Swindon
South West
Monday 16 August 2010
SAY Neighbourhood Watch to most people and it will conjure up an image of twee gatherings and curtain-twitching. \r\n\r\nBut it is an image Wiltshire Police is keen to bury this Neighbourhood Watch week as it calls upon the community-spirited to be the new faces of a scheme in Swindon.
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Music festivals to get neighbourhood watch schemes to reduce crime
Monday 16 August 2010
Volunteers ready to work alongside security staff following reports of rape, thefts and attempted murder at this year\'s events
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Model police take to the tiny streets
North West
Monday 16 August 2010
A team of pint-sized police officers have been patrolling Blackpool Model Village after youngsters enlisted as mini cadets. Around 30 children enjoyed a special three-day police academy organised by Marton Neighbourhood Watch.
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Alcohol licensing consultation - have your say
National
Saturday 14 August 2010
The Home Office have launched a consultation to ask for your opinions on government plans to overhaul the current licensing regime, to give more power to local authorities and police to help them fight alcohol-related crime.
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Co-ordinators needed for Maldon Neighbourhood Watch scheme
East of England
Saturday 14 August 2010
RESIDENTS are being urged to help co-ordinate Neighbourhood Watch schemes in the district.
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Successful turnout at a Derby NHW meeting
East Midlands
Saturday 14 August 2010
Over 50 Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) coordinators and members from the Allestree, Darley and Mackworth neighbourhoods attended a local NHW meeting last week.
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Welcome to the Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Neighbourhood Watch Website
East Midlands
Saturday 14 August 2010
The Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Neighbourhood Watch Association is a democratically-organised collection of Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in the Wollaton and Lenton Abbey districts of the City of Nottingham
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Safer Summer Video Competition
East Midlands
Thursday 12 August 2010
Do you think young people get an unfair reputation for causing trouble? Have you ever upset someone without realising it? Do you know how your community could reduce the amount of anti-social behaviour in your neighbourhood?\r\n\r\nNow’s your chance to have a say. We are asking you to make a short video on the theme of anti-social behaviour and upload it to YouTube.
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Design Council Review
National
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Though the time available does not allow for a formal public consultation, a short questionnaire has been prepared to ensure that stakeholders, whether from business, the public sector, the design sector, or elsewhere, have an opportunity to feed in to the review.
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Thames Water Distraction Burglary Campaign
South East
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Thames Water is currently involved in an ongoing campaign to help reduce the number of distraction burglaries in the Thames Valley region (including Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, Guildford).
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Loughton/Buckhurst Hill: New neighbourhood watch groups to be set up
South East
Wednesday 11 August 2010
The founder of a new network of neighbourhood watch groups is hoping to rekindle community spirit in Loughton and Buckhurst Hill.
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The Big Society can help us bring policing closer to the people
National
Wednesday 11 August 2010
David Cameron\'s Big Society could bring the polce closer to the people, says Sara Thornton.
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Big Society insurance policy to be launched?
National
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Community groups who volunteer to help others in their neighbour will be able to take advantage of a low-cost national insurance scheme, the Daily Telegraph has learned.
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Do you know where your passport is?
National
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Latest government figures show that more than 60,000 British travellers reported their passport lost or stolen abroad between April 2009 and March 2010. This is despite new research by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), which shows that 83 per cent of people say they always store their passport in a safe place. IPS is today urging passport holders to take a few simple steps to keep their documents safe abroad and in the UK.
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Appeal for Information - Distraction Burglaries in West Suffolk
East of England
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Police are appealing for information following five distraction burglaries across West Suffolk on the morning of Tuesday 10th August.
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20 Years of NHW in Burstall & Wanlip
East Midlands
Wednesday 11 August 2010
It is hard to believe that our Neighbourhood Watch first started in February 1990 by a small group of concerned individuals with less than 30 houses in Curzon Avenue. It was developed further with the support of the Police and the dedicated efforts of a few local people.
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Woodbridge SNT Hit the Streets with Safer Neighbourhood Message
East of England
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Woodbridge and District Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) hit the streets on Thursday 5th August to inform the public on valuable crime prevention issues. Officers were able to chat to plenty of people in the bustling Woodbridge town centre on a range of subjects from tackling bogus callers to ensuring home security. The team also distributed free UV security marking pens and sold a number of useful items such as shed alarms and purse chains.
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Design Council update on brand repositioning and new website for NHWN
National
Monday 9 August 2010
An extra-ordinary meeting of the NHWN is taking place on the 10th August at the Design Council, all regional representatives have been invited to represent their region as elected members to receive updates on the brand repositioning work being indertaken as part of the NHWN Business Plan 2010-2015.
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New Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Belgrave, Leicester
East Midlands
Monday 9 August 2010
Police are urging residents to consider setting up more Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Leicester following the launch of a new scheme in Belgrave.
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Energy companies agree to curb cold calls
National
Monday 9 August 2010
An article from The Times describes how energy companies have joined together and agreed to respect the wishes of people living in \'No Cold Calling\' or \'Cold Calling Control\' areas.
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Good neighbours become good friends thanks to Crow Hill Neighbourhood Watch
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 9 August 2010
COMMUNITY spirit was alive and well on the streets of Cleethorpes over the weekend as young and old pitched in to prove everybody needs good neighbours.
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Live on friendly street?
West Midlands
Monday 9 August 2010
WIGAN residents are asked to nominate their neighbourhoods for the Community Challenge competition.
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Keep look-out for opportunist thieves, warn police in Sunningdale
South East
Monday 9 August 2010
Police and neighbourhood watch co-ordinators are reminding people to keep an eye out for opportunist thieves after three lads were seen by one resident climbing over a neighbour\'s fence in Sunningdale.
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Rogue publishers claiming to support police target Warwickshire businesses
West Midlands
Monday 9 August 2010
ROGUE publishing companies, whose sales staff claim to be police officers in order to sell advertising space in bogus magazines, have been targeting Warwickshire businesses.
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Neighbourhood Watch reaches The Fringe
National
Sunday 8 August 2010
Neighbourhood Watch has appeared at the Edinburgh fringe.
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Neighbourhood Watch Schemes set for Petherton
South West
Sunday 8 August 2010
POTENTIAL criminals in South Petherton could soon find things a little bit more difficult to carry out their illegal activities.
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NHWN Advisory Group - latest minutes now available
National
Friday 6 August 2010
The minutes of the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network Advisory Group meeting held on 13th July 2010 are now available to download.
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Lincolnshire Crimestoppers launches the Gauge Your Behaviour campaign
East Midlands
Thursday 5 August 2010
Lincolnshire Crimestoppers launched the Gauge Your Behaviour campaign at Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln on Friday 16 July 2010.
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Warwickshire Neighbourhood Watch Awards for 2009
West Midlands
Wednesday 4 August 2010
The Chief Constable of Warwickshire’s Awards Ceremony on 23rd June 2010 included categories not only for Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medals, Special Constabulary Long Service Medals, Chief Constable’s Commendations, but also, significantly, Neighbourhood Watch Awards for 2009.
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Road Policing Unit Web Chat in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Wednesday 4 August 2010
On Wednesday 1st September we will be hosting our next live web chat with our Road Policing Unit (RPU).
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Leicestershire Constabulary - Our Pledge
East Midlands
Wednesday 4 August 2010
This is a message to all Watch members and Key Individuals sent on behalf of Assistant Chief Constable Steph Morgan.
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Civil Society Gains a New Resource: reporting the development of the NHWN
National
Monday 2 August 2010
This report by Allyson Davies looks at the development of the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network during the last three years.
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Home Office Consultation - Policing in the 21st Century
National
Monday 2 August 2010
The Home Office has launched a consultation paper - Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting police and the people. This paper outlines new ways to change the face of policing. The public consultation will run until 20 September 2010.
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Peer Visiting Programme Extended
National
Monday 2 August 2010
Across England and Wales, local Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups are coming up with solutions for their community’s problems. Some stick to tried-and-tested action, because they know that it’s working for them. Others are trying out new activities, successfully reaching new people and building their community.
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Get Hooked On Fishing!
Wales
Thursday 29 July 2010
July 13th was the launch date for Get Hooked On Fishing’s new scheme in Wales – hoped to be the first of many.
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National Personal Safety Day - October 11th 2010
National
Wednesday 28 July 2010
National Personal Safety Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of common sense, practical solutions that everyone can use to help avoid violence and aggression in today’s society. It’s about helping people live safer, more confident lives.
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Louise Casey - Inaugural Speech as Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
National
Wednesday 28 July 2010
On Tuesday 20th July, Louise Casey delivered her inaugural speech as the first Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses. Her speech marked the publication of the Commission’s first report, The poor relation – victims in the criminal justice system, which sets out Louise’s early impressions of how victims are treated by the system, and to what extent previous pledges to put victims ‘at the heart of the criminal justice system’ are a reality, both for those who experience crime and for the public services which dispense criminal justice today.
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Guide to Data Protection
National
Monday 26 July 2010
The Guide to Data Protection explains the purpose and effect of each principle of the Data Protection Act, and gives practical examples to illustrate how the principles apply in practice. The aim of the guide is to answer many frequently asked questions about data protection and to prove a useful source of practical advice to those who have day-to-day responsibility for data protection.
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Winner of the Neighbourhood Watch Week Competition!
East Midlands
Monday 26 July 2010
Mike Jackson, Treasurer of the Arnold Association of Neighbourhood Watch Schemes, was the winner of our Neighbourhood Watch Week competition and the prize of £50 worth of vouchers to spend on security equipment for his scheme.
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Further details from the Government on their Big Society plans
National
Thursday 22 July 2010
In a speech on Monday, the Prime Minister David Cameron outlined the Government’s plans for the Big Society. He suggested that the Government would seek to empower communities by involving people in running and controlling local services
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The Big Lunch Team say thanks a million!
National
Thursday 22 July 2010
Wow! What an amazing weekend. Some Big Lunches saw glorious sunshine; a few had to contend with a few drops of rain. Some saw traffic banished from their streets for the day, and others happened in community centres, car parks or gardens, and even abroad.
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Police Strength across England & Wales
National
Thursday 22 July 2010
RDS website update news
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Crime in England and Wales 2009/10
National
Thursday 22 July 2010
Latest updates and documents from the Home Office.
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Brand Repositioning of the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network
National
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Alongside the previous Home Secretary’s Design and Technology Alliance and the Design Council, we’ve been working with some of the best service and communications designers to understand some of the challenges we’ve faced in connecting with the next generation of users and how we might overcome these challenges.
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Charity Commission warns of bogus telephone calls
National
Tuesday 20 July 2010
The Charity Commission has been made aware of a scam involving people being telephoned by individuals claiming to represent the Charity Commission. In the phone calls these individuals claim to be from the \"debt collection department\" of the Commission and they demand payments for various services and advertisements.
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Crime in England and Wales at 29-year low
National
Tuesday 20 July 2010
The number of crimes committed in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1981, according to the latest British Crime Survey (BCS). But detection rates have fallen further.
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How Thames Valleys PR campaign raised confidence in local police
South East
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Thames Valley Assistant Chief Constable Steve Rowell describes how by dealing positively with anti-social behaviour, public confidence in the police is being improved in the area. Media programmes linked to high profile patroling played an important part.
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Students work with community groups to make homes safer
National
Tuesday 20 July 2010
A partnership between police and community organisations, and in one case, working closely with student groups, has improved security in almost 60,000 homes in England and Wales.
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New Powers Serve up Success
West Midlands
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Coventry Trading Standards officers have wasted no time in using new powers to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for selling alcohol to underage buyers. Within two weeks of being accredited by Chris Sims, Chief Constable for West Midlands Police, Trading Standards in Coventry conducted a test purchasing exercise that resulted in the issuing of two Fixed Penalties Notices.The new powers offer greater flexibility in enforcing the law in relation to underage sales of alcohol, and offer a short, sharp and efficient means of dealing with sales assistants who sell alcohol to persons who are underage.
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Important Information About Online Safety of Children
National
Tuesday 20 July 2010
An email has been brought to the attention of police Child Protection Units which details a method that young people are using to try to prevent their parents or guardians from knowing what they are talking about online.
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Exhibition Trailer Out in the Sun - New Watches in Newport
Wales
Tuesday 20 July 2010
With the summer in full swing the Newport Neighbourhood Watch Association exhibition trailer has been out working with the local police and other agencies almost every week and had great success creating new Watches in and around Newport.
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A Safer Way to School
National
Monday 19 July 2010
A walking bus is a concept designed to encourage children to walk to school thus helping them keep fit and benefiting the environment by the reduced use of cars for the school run. A walking bus is a simple idea which any parent, teacher or interested party can set up.
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Safer Homes Fund Helps Students to Make Homes Safer
National
Monday 19 July 2010
A partnership between police and community organisations, and in one case, working closely with student groups, has improved security in almost 60,000 homes in England and Wales.
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Trading Standards Midlands Combats Rogue Traders
West Midlands
Monday 19 July 2010
Trading Standards in the Midlands is raising awareness around doorstep crime as part of Rogue Trader Awareness Month 2010.
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School children create cardboard cut outs of their favourite officers
East Midlands
Sunday 18 July 2010
Pupils at Hope Hamilton Primary School, Kestrels’ Field Primary School and Humberstone Junior School have created life-size cardboard cut outs of their favourite neighbourhood officers.\r\n\r\nThe cut outs of PC Katy Burnham, PC Martin Peberdy and PC Alex Catlow are being displayed in the Tesco store at Hamilton for the community to enjoy.
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Latest British Crime Survey Results Published
National
Saturday 17 July 2010
Home Secretary Theresa May responds to the publication of the annual Crime in England and Wales crime statistics
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Behind the Scenes at the Home Office
National
Saturday 17 July 2010
As part of a \'day in the life\' series by ITV news, Theresa May talks to Alastair Stewart about being Home Secretary at a time of spending cuts.
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Letter from the Association of Chief Police Officers to Chief Constables
National
Thursday 15 July 2010
There is a new document uploaded onto the \'Documents\' section of our website - a letter from Chief Constable Frank Whiteley of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), to all Chief Constables, about how the police can maintain and develop support for Neighbourhood and Home Watch.
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Streetly has Got Talent
West Midlands
Thursday 15 July 2010
Sam Sanders holds onto the winning trophy of the Streetly\'s Got Talent competition which was held on Saturday 19th June 2010 at the Streetly Community Centre. The competition was watched by an audience of over 200 people who cheered on the 20 acts from the Walsall, Sutton, Birmingham, Lichfield and Tamworth areas. The acts were chosen from over 100 performers entering the auditions and performing in front of judges from the Neighbourhood Watch, the police and Youth Services.
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More Power to Communities, Says Government
National
Thursday 15 July 2010
At the recent \'Big Society\' launch event, Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg outlined their commitment to giving local communities more power to deliver services at a local level. This could benefit Neighbourhood Watch which is invaluable to the communities in which it is based.
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A Call In Time – Supporting People in Later Life
Thursday 15 July 2010
Not having someone to talk to regularly can be lonely and isolating, particularly if you’ve been used to sharing your home or time with others. A friendly chat on the phone can make all the difference. Age UK runs a free telephone-based service for people in their later life who live on their own/are elderly carers and feel lonely or socially isolated.
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The Big Lunch - this coming weekend!
National
Tuesday 13 July 2010
It\'s almost time for The Big Lunch, this coming Sunday 18th July!
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New Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in Pilning
South West
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Pilning near Thornbury is set to have their very own Neighbourhood Watch scheme. Some local residents are looking to set up the scheme in order to combat a small amount of crime that has occurred in the area over recent weeks.
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At home with the Grey Vigilantes
East Midlands
Monday 12 July 2010
More and more retired people, living in troubled estates, are using their own cemeras and computers to record crime. Some are posting footage on You Tube. The Daily Mail visits one such group in Leicester.
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News of Future Courses from Trafford Hall
National
Monday 12 July 2010
We have, however, a full and varied programme of courses already organised for the Autumn, Winter and Spring, and this is just to bring some of them to your attention.
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Campaign launched to raise awareness of off road bike security
National
Saturday 10 July 2010
A police officer from Leicestershire Constabulary wants to raise awareness about a new national registration scheme for off road bikes in an attempt to reduce thefts.
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Funding Available for Electrical Fire Prevention
National
Thursday 8 July 2010
The Electrical Safety Council has made available up to £100,000 of funding to support electrical fire prevention schemes through partnerships at a local level. Individual partnerships can receive up to £5,000. The deadline for application is 16th July 2010.
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Police awards finalists announced
National
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Projects which have eliminated prostitution on a residential estate, slashed youth violence, reduced distraction burglary and saved thousands of pounds by cutting theft have been named as finalists in the 2010 Tilley Awards.
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Speech by Minister of State for Policing & Criminal Justice
National
Wednesday 7 July 2010
On 23rd June 2010 the Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP, Minister of State for Policing & Criminal Justice, gave a speech to the Policy Exchange on the subject of criminal justice reform.
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No Cold Calling Zone is launched in Yate
South West
Wednesday 7 July 2010
A pilot No Cold Calling zone has been launched in Yate as part of a crackdown on doorstep scams.
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Altrincham Police Pose as Burglars
North West
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Altrincham police posed as burglars as they patrolled Hale Barns looking for unlocked doors and windows last week. More than 1,000 properties were visited by officers from the Altrincham Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) on 1st July to warn against the dangers of insecurity-related burglaries, which tend to increase in the summer.
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Withdrawal of the Elgar £20 Note
National
Wednesday 7 July 2010
The Bank of England is withdrawing the older style £20 notes that show a portrait of Sir Edward Elgar. Holders of these notes may continue to use them until the end of June 2010.
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Taxis carry behaviour message
East Midlands
Friday 2 July 2010
Leicestershire Constabulary is going the extra mile to stamp out anti-social behaviour.
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Open Weekend 2010
National
Friday 2 July 2010
Open Weekend, supported by BP, is an annual UK-wide celebration counting down to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Open Weekend 2010 will take place on 23 - 25 July. Don’t miss out, add the date to your diary today.
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National Peer Visit Programme Extended
National
Friday 2 July 2010
Would you like to visit another Neighbourhood and Home Watch group, to find out what works for them and to share what works for you? Would you like to talk about different ways to tackle common problems over a cup of tea? \r\n\r\nThen sign up for a peer visit!
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What is freedom to you?
National
Friday 2 July 2010
The Deputy Prime Minister wants you to tell the government what laws to keep and which ones to throw away.\r\n\r\nToday, 30th June, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has issued a call to arms against pointless regulation and unnecessary bureaucracy, and he wants to know how you want the government to balance the rights of the citizen with the laws of the state.
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Group Drives Crime Off the Streets
East Midlands
Friday 2 July 2010
A group of elderly volunteers have won a national award for their role in helping to reduce distraction burglaries. The Oadby and Wigston Police and Neighbourhood Action Group has set up 90 No Cold Calling zones in the borough. Members have now received the Police Support Volunteer Team Award from the National Police Improvement Agency for their efforts to drive away sellers and criminals from their streets.
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Warning: Scam Relating to Neighbourhood Watch
National
Friday 2 July 2010
A resident in South London has reported a possible scam taking place in his locality. A man claiming to represent ‘Neighbourhood Watch Support’ telephoned to say that a Neighbourhood Watch brochure was going out to all the local residents. The caller was encouraging local businesses to advertise in this brochure.
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Interested in Starting a Home Watch Scheme in the Lynn Area?
East of England
Wednesday 30 June 2010
People interested in keeping their community safe are invited to attend a Home Watch meeting at Downham fire station at 11.00am on Thursday 15th July.
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Bringing the Community Closer in Burton Joyce
East Midlands
Wednesday 30 June 2010
After living in Burton Joyce for 40 years, residents Brian and Sandra Alvey committed themselves to re-establishing the Neighbourhood Watch initiative within the village. Brian and Sandra worked to stage a Burton Joyce Community Neighbourhood Watch Open Day on 19th June during National Neighbourhood Watch Week, and have also developed several new initiatives to bring the community closer.
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National Neighbourhood Watch Supported by Safety Net Associates
National
Wednesday 30 June 2010
A new qualification for volunteers and guidance on how Neighbourhood Watch groups can help their communities is just some of the help launched during National Neighbourhood Watch Week, 14th June to 20th June.
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Opportunities for Young People in London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester
National
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Inspirational young people are being sought in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. The Guinness Bring it to Life Awards in association with UnLtd and Rathbone is open for applications. They are looking for 25-35 year olds who have a brilliant idea to make their communities a better place to live.
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Leicestershire Police volunteers win Award
East Midlands
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Poice Support volunteers from Oadby & Wigston win national award.
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Five Daughters – messages for Neighbourhood Watch on street prostitution and drugs
National
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Mike Brain and Gordon Lawrence of Dalton Road and London Road Neighbourhood Watches in Ipswitch were invited to make a contribution to the Suffolk Neighbourhood Watch Association summer 2010 newsletter following the recent broadcast of the BBC TV drama Five Daughters, about the murders of five sex workers in Ipswitch in December 2006.
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New NHW Community Website for Gedling, Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Wednesday 30 June 2010
This new website brings the traditional Neighbourhood Watch scheme into the 21st century by allowing community members to contribute without having to attend meetings or patrol streets. It’s simple to use, highly secure and free and can provide warnings about local criminal activity and prevention advice by email, text or phone.
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National Personal Safety Day October 2010
National
Tuesday 29 June 2010
National Personal Safety Day is organised by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, a UK charity devoted to providing practical support and personal safety guidance to reduce fear of crime and develop skills and strategies for avoiding crime and violence. This is an annual event aimed at raising awareness for common sense and practical solutions that can be used to help avoid violence and aggression in society.
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Stamp It Out!
East Midlands
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Stamp It Out! is a community led partnership bringing together different groups and organisations all committed to challenging, tackling and stamping out hate within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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VOTE: Neighbourhood Watch project building bridges between generations
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 29 June 2010
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch member is trying to break down barriers in the community with a new booklet and DVD.\r\n\r\nEddie Girdham of the Grange Lane South group has helped create a booklet and accompanying disc which focuses on how teenagers and adults often misunderstand each other.
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Notts Police Propose to Axe 50 Senior Officers
East Midlands
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Nottighamshire Police are considering axing a number of senior officers and replacing them with up to 50 detective and police constables.
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Crime Alert Service for Henley
South East
Tuesday 29 June 2010
HENLEY police are encouraging residents to join a scheme that will alert them to crimes. It will operate in areas where Neighbourhood Watch is not active and will provide a two-way communication between police and householders.
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NHW Champion from Coventry Dies in Tragic Accdent
West Midlands
Tuesday 29 June 2010
AN 82-year-old man who died after being hit by a police car on a 999 call was a Neighbourhood Watch champion.
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Yateley Chair Honoured by Police
South East
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Hampshire Constabulary and the Hampshire Neighbourhood Watch Association recently presented Mr Seymour with an award in recognition of his dedicated recruitment of Neighbourhood Watch advocates within Yateley.
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Central police target abolished
National
Tuesday 29 June 2010
In a speech at the ACPO-APA policing conference today the Home Secretary announced that the public confidence target and the policing pledge will be scrapped with immediate effect.
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Rogue Trader Awareness Campaign July 2010
National
Monday 28 June 2010
In November 2009, the OFT launched a campaign to promote awareness of rogue doorstep traders, especially amongst the elderly, and to educate people to exercise caution and seek reassurance before agreeing to buying goods or services on the doorstep.
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NHWN Trustee Newsletter June 2010
National
Monday 28 June 2010
New NHWN Trustee Newsletter for June 2010.
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Park Street Balloon Race
East of England
Monday 28 June 2010
Fun in the sun, £200 towards the village hall – a win win. Park Street Neighbourhood Watch Balloon Race was a huge success!
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Flintshire
Wales
Monday 28 June 2010
Neighbourhood Watch in Flintshire has been very active during National Neighbourhood Watch Week 2010. Find out more about what they have been doing during the Week.
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Staffordshire Police Launch Junior Watch Scheme
West Midlands
Monday 28 June 2010
A Junior Watch scheme has been launched in Staffordshire. Junior Watch aims to encourage membership from more diverse and hard to reach members of the community, including young people.
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Residents in Leicester urged to register their property on Immobilise
East Midlands
Saturday 26 June 2010
Police in Leicester have visited over 500 homes in just two days as part of their commitment to reducing burglaries.
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Just Three weeks to go until The Big Lunch
National
Saturday 26 June 2010
With just over three weeks to go, the countdown to The Big Lunch on Sunday 18th July has definitely started. There are more and more Big Lunches being added on our website every day, register online to add yours to our map.
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Leicestershire Police Arrest More as Burglary from Homes drops by 11%
East Midlands
Friday 25 June 2010
Police in Leicestershire say there’s no time to be complacent after crime analysis in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has revealed an 11% drop in burglary. This equates to 99 less victims of crime in 2010; when compared to the same period in 2009.
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New Watch Schemes in Watford
South East
Friday 25 June 2010
Residents in central Watford, fed up with crime and anti-social behaviour, have set up three new neighbourhood watch schemes.
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New Watch Members Sought in South Wiltshire
South West
Friday 25 June 2010
People from Salisbury and surrounding areas urged to be good neighbours during Neighbourhood Watch Week.
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Call for Better Neighbourhood Watch Coverage in Saffron Walden
East of England
Friday 25 June 2010
A rallying cry has been made by the Neighbourhood Watch to people living in Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages to help stamp out crime in their communities.
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Neighbourhood Watch Encouraged to Join Art for Everyone Week in Sherwood
East Midlands
Friday 25 June 2010
In keeping with the bigger and better Sherwood Art Week and the spirit of this being a community initiative, the event dubbed as Art for Everyone, organisers are calling on all the residents of Sherwood to participate.
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Speech on Criminal Justice Reform from Minister
National
Friday 25 June 2010
The Minister set out the coalition government’s approach to law and order, and explained the principles that will guide them as as they embark on an ambitious programme of criminal justice reform.
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Queenie Smith sets a fine example for awards
West Midlands
Friday 25 June 2010
Queenie Smith has made a real difference to the lives of people in her neighbourhood.
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North East Lincolnshire Urged to Unite Against Crime
Yorkshire and Humberside
Friday 25 June 2010
Areas of North East Lincolnshire which have Neighbourhood Watch groups have seen crime rates plummet - and now you are urged to join one and make a difference to where you live.
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Kesgrave & District Safer Neighbourhood Team Litter Pick
East of England
Thursday 24 June 2010
On Saturday 19th June, Kesgrave Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) held a litter pick with partner agencies and a police street meet from 12pm to 2.30pm in Glanville Place.
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Neighbourhood Watch in Hertfordshire
East of England
Thursday 24 June 2010
Residents across Hertfordshire celebrated National Neighbourhood Watch Week (June 14 – 20), showcasing the positive outcomes Neighbourhood Watch can have and giving people the opportunity to sign up or create their own Watch. People could also find out about some of the other Watches they can join, like Dog Watch for dog walkers, Rural Watch for those who live in rural areas, Farm Watch or Business Watch.
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Hambleton South Doubled Neighbourhood Watches in Area
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 24 June 2010
Hambleton South Neighbourhood Watch Association has succeeded in more than doubling the number of Neighbourhood Watches in the area.
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Win £50 Voucher for your Neighbourhood Watch
National
Wednesday 23 June 2010
We need your help to reach our 1000th web news posting!
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Just Over a Month to go until The Big Lunch
National
Wednesday 23 June 2010
With just over a month to go until The Big Lunch, we hope your planning is going smoothly. Do not forget that The Big Lunch website is packed full of inspiration to help you on your way.
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Minister for Crime Prevention Visits Wandsworth
London
Wednesday 23 June 2010
James Brokenshire, the Minister for Crime Prevention, visited Wandsworth as part of National Neighbourhood Watch Week 2010.
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Crime database instrumental in convicting ATM criminals
National
Wednesday 23 June 2010
South Yorkshire Police has praised the ATM Security Working Group (ATMSWG) attack database in identifying several bank and building society burglaries, for which three defendants were recently convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary.
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Helicopter Visit for Junior Neighbourhood Watch in Stockton
North East
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Keeping in line with the National Neighbourhood Watch Week, Cleveland Police thought it was time that the Junior Neighbourhood Watch was brought into the week’s program. So they contacted their air support unit and organised the force helicopter from Cleveland Police to visit the Junior Neighbourhood Watch at their school.
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Starting Organic Gardening 15th - 16th July 2010 **Places still available**
National
Wednesday 23 June 2010
This course will give you a basic understanding of how you can start growing and gardening organically. It is for groups with community gardens or community allotments that want to go organic.
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Budget 2010 - How it will affect you?
National
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Find out what the Emergency Budget means for those working in or with the voluntary and community sector, as we bring you an at-a-glance summary of key points announced by the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Cathays seeks community volunteers to keep it clean and safe
Wales
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Residents in Cathays are being called to volunteer in a number of schemes set up in the community to keep it clean and safe.
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Three No Cold Calling Zones in Burnley
North West
Wednesday 23 June 2010
BOGUS traders, conmen and burglars are being told to stay away from part of Burnley after three No Cold Calling Zones were set up.
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Im Lost Scam
West Midlands
Wednesday 23 June 2010
A warning from Don Palmer, Neighbourhood Watch Liason for Tamworth Police was sent out to local residents earlier today.
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National Neighbourhood Watch Week Celebrated in Leicester
East Midlands
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Shoppers at Leicester Market were invited to find out more about how Neighbourhood Watch can benefit them. Members of the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (England & Wales) celebrated National Neighbourhood Watch Week on Thursday June 17 by having an information stall in the Market.
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Drinkaware Trust - small grants for community initiatives
National
Monday 21 June 2010
The Drinkaware Trust Ideas Fund awards small grants of between £100 - £2,500.00 to local community initiatives designed to promote responsible drinking and reduce alcohol related harm.
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Good Neighbours in Essex
East of England
Monday 21 June 2010
Developing close links between the police and individual households, Neighbourhood Watch aims to help people protect themselves and their property.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in North Yorkshire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 21 June 2010
As part of National Neighbourhood Watch Week, Safer Neighbourhood Teams in Richmond, Catterick and Leyburn were actively encouraging people to join a Watch scheme in their local area.
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Watch in Wiltshire
South West
Monday 21 June 2010
Wiltshire Police are encouraging more people to take part in Neighbourhood Watch.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Tunbridge Wells
South East
Monday 21 June 2010
During Neighbourhood Watch Week, Kent Police were encouraging local communities not already involved to set up a scheme to help prevent crime and protect vulnerable and elderly people.
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Over 40 events held in Dorset
South West
Monday 21 June 2010
As part of National Neighbourhood and Home Watch Week, Home Watch groups in Dorset held over 40 events across the county to raise awareness of local schemes and recruit more members.
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Lancashire Police Encourage People to Join Neighbourhood & Home Watch
North West
Monday 21 June 2010
Lancashire Police are encouraging residents across Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley to get involved in the fight against crime - to think about joining existing Watch schemes in their neighbourhoods or consider forming a new scheme.
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Call for Better Neighbourhood Watch Coverage in Saffron Walden
East of England
Monday 21 June 2010
A rallying cry has been made by the Neighbourhood Watch to people living in Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages to help stamp out crime in their communities. Chairman of the Uttlesford District Neighbourhood Watch Steering Group, Alan Johnson, has warned residents not to be complacent just because they live in a low-crime area.
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Distraction Burglary Information Leaflet
National
Sunday 20 June 2010
Distraction burglary is when criminals call at your house posing as officials or asking for your help with something. They make up a story to get into your home. Generally targeting older people, they have just one intention: to steal!
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Send us your latest Watch news for a chance to win £50 worth of security equipment vouchers
National
Sunday 20 June 2010
Since the launch of the Neighbourhood and Home Watch (NHW) website in 2008, this site has provided a platform to promote and share both local and national news, events and information of relevance to both to NHW members and partners. To celebrate the success of our website www.mynhw.co.uk Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (England and Wales) would like to invite you to take part in our competition to win vouchers worth £50 to spend on home security equipment for your scheme. We need your help to reach our 1000th web news posting!
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Sussex Police Support Neighbourhood Watch Week
South East
Sunday 20 June 2010
At the start of National Neighbourhood Watch Week and Sussex Police is urged Neighbourhood Watch groups to contact their local police teams for help and support.
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Every Ward in Brent visited during NHW Week
London
Sunday 20 June 2010
Safer Neighbourhood Teams visit every ward in Brent
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Yorkshire & the Humber
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 19 June 2010
Throughout National Neighbourhood Watch Week development officers from the Humberside Association of Neighbourhood Watch Groups (HANWaG) will be on hand at various locations in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire to give advice on setting up groups.
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News from Christchurch Borough Home Watch
South West
Saturday 19 June 2010
To coincide with National Neighbourhood Watch Week, Christchurch Borough Home Watch (CBHW) took part in Dorset Police Blue Light Day in June by holding a security items sale stall on Mudeford Quay. Later this month CBHW will be hosting an Open Day on the Somerford Estate, Christchurch.
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Swindon Calls for More Neighbourhood Watch Members
South West
Saturday 19 June 2010
The main purpose of Neighbourhood Watch is to strengthen community ties by encouraging residents to look out for one another, particularly with regard to those who are elderly or considered vulnerable.
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Stall at Peace Festival for South Leamington Neighbourhood Watch
West Midlands
Saturday 19 June 2010
South Leamington Neighbourhood Watch will be holding a stall at the local Peace Festival at the Pump Room Gardens In Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on 19th and 20th June 2010.
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Summer Newsletter 2010 launched in Neighbourhood Watch Week
East Midlands
Saturday 19 June 2010
Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch launch their Summer 2010 Newsletter during NHW Week.
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Southport British Transport Team Introduce Force’s First Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
North West
Friday 18 June 2010
British Transport Police’s Southport team has launched the force\'s first ever Neighbourhood Watch scheme across west Lancashire and Sefton.
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Two New Neighbourhood Watch Schemes Set Up in Burnley
North West
Friday 18 June 2010
Two new Neighbourhood Watch Schemes have been set up in the Trinity area of Burnley. Following requests from residents, officers have introduced schemes on the new development at Pennine View, off Accrington Road, and in Colin Street.
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Office of Fair Trading Doorstep Selling Campaign
National
Friday 18 June 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching a doorstep selling campaign this July and is currently looking for case studies of people who have been scammed by rogue traders themselves or have a family member who has and would be happy to able to talk about their experience to the media.
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Cleaner Sales - Scam in Preston
North West
Friday 18 June 2010
A business selling vacuum cleaners is intensively leafleting houses in Chorley, distributing raffle tickets to win a Nissan Micra or a free carpet shampoo. Customers who give their details on the raffle tickets may then be contacted and informed they have won a free carpet shampoo. During the visit to carry this out, they will be subject to a sales pitch for an expensive vacuum cleaner costing between £1,000 and £2,000.
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Grassroots Action Awards - Nominate Today!
National
Friday 18 June 2010
Grassroots Action Awards were created by the London Centre for Social Impact to recognise and reward grassroots services and community organisations which through community-based services and social innovation have made everlasting differences in their communities.
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Kick start your National Neighbourhood Watch Week here
National
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Neighbourhood Watch Week is traditionally an annual event which draws the focus of the movement together across the country. Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week 2010 will commence on 14th June to the 20th June and will focus on developing safer communities.
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OBE for Chair of NHWN
National
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Chair of Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network, Marion Lewis has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Milton Keynes
South East
Wednesday 16 June 2010
To help support National Neighbourhood Watch Week, Milton Keynes Neighbourhood Watch are focusing their efforts on streets in Milton Keynes that have recently had a burglary.
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Achiever Award for John Storey
South East
Wednesday 16 June 2010
A Neighbourhood Watch Achiever award was presented to John Storey of Milton Keynes Neighbourhood Watch, at the Community Kiosk in Middleton Hall on Tuesday 8th June.
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Efforts to tackle speeding in Little Kingshill
South East
Wednesday 16 June 2010
The Neighbourhood Action Group committee in Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, which has been trained to use Speedwatch equipment, is hoping that more Little Kingshill residents will train and use it.
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Activities in Flintshire
Wales
Wednesday 16 June 2010
During National Neighbourhood Watch Week there will be a series of events in Flintshire. The events are aimed at everyone, promoting Be a Good Neighbour, building public confidence and presenting a serious of crime prevention messages through the OWL (Online Watch Link) communication system.
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Nuneaton and Bedworth - SmartWater available
West Midlands
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Nuneaton & Bedworth Neighbourhood Watch Association is celebrating Neighbourhood Watch Week in two ways.
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Lancashire County Council Fish Sales Warning
North West
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Department is warning consumers to beware of fish salesmen travelling down from the North East, persuading householders into buying hundreds of pounds worth of fresh fish.
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Number plates thefts to avoid paying for fuel
East Midlands
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Almost 80 motorists have reported number plates being stolen in less than three months in south Leicestershire.\r\n\r\nPolice believe the majority are being used to cover the thieves’ own number plates before they fill up with fuel and drive off without paying.
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Kings Langley Carnival - 19th June 2010
East of England
Tuesday 15 June 2010
You are welcome to come to the Kings Langley Carnival on June 19th and have a chat with a few of the Neighbourhood Watch volunteers who assist the police to increase community safety in the area. Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is the largest voluntary organisation in the UK and over a quarter of homes across the country are members.
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News from Neighbourhood Watch, Walsall, West Midlands
West Midlands
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Tony Marshall, secretary for Walsall Borough Neighbourhood Watch, says volunteers in the Watch will be out and about during Neighbourhood Watch Week showing that Neighbourhood Watch is alive in the borough and working hard to encourage new members to become active and make their communities safer places to live.
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New Chief Constable takes up post in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Monday 14 June 2010
The new Chief Constable of Leicestershire Constabulary has today (Monday June 14) taken up his post.
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Park Street Neighbourhood Watch Holds Crime Prevention Event
East of England
Monday 14 June 2010
Park Street Neighbourhood Watch in Hertfordshire started Neighbourhood Watch Week with a two-day crime prevention event at a local garden centre working alongside the police Safer Neighbourhood Team.
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Forthcoming Events for Neighbourhood Watch Week in the North East
North East
Monday 14 June 2010
There are several events going on in the North East region during Neighbourhood Watch Week 2010.
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Launch of Neighbourhood Watch Week
National
Monday 14 June 2010
A new qualification for volunteers and guidance on how Neighbourhood Watch groups can help their communities is just some of the help on offer during National Neighbourhood Watch Week.\r\n\r\nDuring Neighbourhood Watch Week, which runs from 14 – 20 June, Neighbourhood and Home Watch volunteers will take to the streets for a series of events to highlight the benefits of being in a Watch scheme.
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Safer Neighbourhood Teams Support Neighbourhood Watch Week
East of England
Monday 14 June 2010
Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) across Suffolk will be promoting the national Neighbourhood and Home Watch Week (NHW Week) from 14th to 20th June 2010.
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Sponsored Walk/Run - Bedford Priory Country Park
East of England
Sunday 13 June 2010
A sponsored walk/run is taking place on 19th June 2010 at Bedford Priory Country Park, 11:00am-4:00pm, to support the Bedford & District Neighbourhood Watch Association.
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Kingswood NHW - Community Event
East Midlands
Sunday 13 June 2010
Kingswood Neighbourhood Watch in Leicester are holding a Community Event to celebrate National NHW Week 2010.
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National NHW Week Update
National
Saturday 12 June 2010
An update from the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network Chair Marion Lewis, for National Neighbourhood Watch Week 2010.
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Harborough District NHW Week Stall
East Midlands
Saturday 12 June 2010
Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch will be holding a stall at Harborough\'s indoor market on Tuesday 15th June.
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Neighbourhood Watch support Burglary roadshow in Blaby, Leicestershire
East Midlands
Saturday 12 June 2010
Members of the Blaby Community Safety Partnership will be holding a roadshow next week, giving information and advice on how householders can protect themselves from burglars.\r\n\r\nIt will be held at Braunston Civic Centre, Kingsway, Braunstone, from 1pm to 4pm on Tuesday 15 June.
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National Neighbourhood Watch Week - Leicester
East Midlands
Friday 11 June 2010
As part of a series of events taking place around the country to celebrate National Neighbourhood Watch Week, 14 – 20 June, Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association is hosting a market stall in Leicester Market on Thursday 17 June 2010.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week - West Midlands events
West Midlands
Friday 11 June 2010
There are several events going on in the West Midlands during Neighbourhood Watch Week, including events organised by Alcester, Stratford and Mid Warwickshire Neighbourhood Watch Associations.
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News from Plover Close Neighbourhood Watch Group (Wolverhampton)
West Midlands
Friday 11 June 2010
We would like to congratulate the Plover Close Neighbourhood Watch Group (Featherstone, Wolverhampton) on its achievements since it was formed just over a year ago on 19th May 2009.
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BLACKFEN: Drivers told to bin their speed
London
Thursday 10 June 2010
RESIDENTS and businesses in one of Bexley’s busiest roads are backing a novel idea from one of their neighbourhood bobbies.
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Redbridge Neighbourhood Watches enjoy fun in the summer sun
London
Thursday 10 June 2010
YOUNG and old enjoyed a street party in the sun as two neighbourhood watch groups joined forces to entertain the masses.\r\n\r\nIG2 and Avenue Neighbourhood Watch put on Saturday\'s community bash sponsored by the Recorder and Tesco Express, Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill.
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Bogus Cold Callers Scam in Somerset
South West
Thursday 10 June 2010
Bogus cold-callers offering to remove roof moss have been targeting residents in Somerset.
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Yateley Man Honoured For Neighbourhood Watch Service
South East
Tuesday 8 June 2010
The Chair of the Yateley Neighbourhood Watch has been honoured for his outstanding service to the community. Wally Seymour, 81, has helmed the local chapter of the influential Neighbourhood Watch scheme for the last three years. Hampshire Constabulary and the Hampshire Neighbourhood Watch Association recently presented Mr Seymour with an award in recognition of his dedicated recruitment of Neighbourhood Watch advocates within Yateley.
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Neighbourhood Watch Tackles Antisocial Behaviour at Bideford Old Town Cemetery
South West
Tuesday 8 June 2010
Torridge District Council is working in partnership with the police, the Bideford Bridge Trust and the local community, via Neighbourhood Watch, to tackle anti-social behaviour in the Old Town Cemetery. This project is part of a new joined up approach that both Torridge and the police are committed to – tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Watch Out For Misuse of the \'Keep Britain Working\' Brand
Friday 4 June 2010
There have been a number of recent incidents reported across the UK of individuals going door to door trying to sell merchandise branded with the Keep Britain Working logo. They do not have authorisation to use the name and logo and they are not part of the Keep Britain Working campaign.
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Boris Backs Corporate Volunteering
London
Thursday 3 June 2010
Mayor of London Boris Johnson attended a business event in support of National Volunteering Week (1-7 June) - a campaign encouraging businesses to allow staff time off to volunteer.
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Queen’s Speech Promises Sector Involvement In Public Services
National
Thursday 3 June 2010
The new government has announced it is to offer social enterprises, charities and cooperatives the opportunity to deliver public services.
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Steps to Developing Fundraising Skills
National
Thursday 3 June 2010
The course is designed to cover everything you need know in order to plan your fundraising and develop your skills in making good funding applications. Delegates will be guided through all the stages needed to start applying for small grants. By the end of the sessions delegates will have developed your fundraising skills and produced a draft fundraising application and fundraising strategy.
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Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme
National
Thursday 3 June 2010
The Small Grants Scheme is provided by the Foyle Foundation to support smaller, grass-roots and local charities in the UK with projects that have the potential to make a significant difference to their work.
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Ask The Police Website
National
Wednesday 2 June 2010
The Ask the Police website, an official police resource, has been developed to reduce the number of non-emergency calls to police forces.
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A very Big Lunch - with artist Kurt Wenner
Wednesday 2 June 2010
This year\'s Big Lunch is fast approaching on 18th July. As part of the promotion, The Big Lunch team commissioned 3D artist Kurt Wenner to create a huge piece of art depicting a very Big Lunch in Islington on Friday, with floating sandwiches, sausages and cakes!
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Celebrating volunteering
National
Wednesday 2 June 2010
National Volunteers Week 2010 - Insipring and celebrating volunteering.
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Safe From Scams Website
National
Wednesday 2 June 2010
SafeFromScams was formed to offer a unique reference point on staying safe from scams.
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Community Fete at Eaglesfield Park, Shooters Hill - Saturday 12th June
London
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Enjoy a free event! Come along to the Eaglesfield Park Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Community Event on Saturday 12th June, 1:30-4:30pm, at Eaglesfield Park (SE18).
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Visa/Mastercard Scam
National
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Don\'t be caught out - beware of this telephone credit card scam. It is very convincing as the person on the other end of the phone provides you with all the information except the part that they want. They don\'t ask you for your card number as they already have it!
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Campaigners close to new A12 crossing
London
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Campaigners one step closer to getting a £26m street crossing over the A12.
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Fenland Youth District Council condemns arson and defends young people
East of England
Wednesday 2 June 2010
The Fenland Youth District Council has strongly condemned a recent spate of suspected arson attacks and vandalism throughout the district.
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Vandalism plea following spate of attacks
South West
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Neighbourhood Watch officials in Shepton Beauchamp are warning villagers to be vigilant following damage caused to cars.
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Youngsters put art into crime fight
South East
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Children have been learning about crime prevention by taking part in a police poster competition. Youngsters in three primary schools in Caversham were invited to take part in the contest organised by the neighbourhood police team.
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Neighbourhood Watch sponsor kids\' soccer team
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Hawkwell Athletic’s under-eight Leopards soccer team are ready to put their best foot forward next season, thanks to sponsorship from Rochford District Neighbourhood Watch (NHW).
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Bury St Edmunds Emergency Services Family Day
East of England
Wednesday 2 June 2010
National Family Week is the UK\'s biggest annual celebration of family life aiming to highlight the importance of quality time together and promote the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. The week runs between Monday 31st May - Sunday 6th June and The Bury Central Safer Neighbourhood Team have organised an Emergency Services Family Day on Sunday 6th June in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds.
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National launch of Child Rescue Alert
National
Tuesday 1 June 2010
A powerful tool in the fight against child abduction is being re-launched today (Tuesday May 25) as part of the commemorations for International Missing Children’s Day.
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Nottinghamshire - Neighbourhood Alert messaging system rolled out across the area
East Midlands
Tuesday 1 June 2010
For several years, Police in the Nottingham City area have been using a communication system called Neighbourhood Alert. It has recently been decided to make this service available in all areas of Nottinghamshire Police. The service is free of charge to the recipient and we encourage people in Nottinghamshire with internet access to look at the http://www.rushcliffecommunity.co.uk website to decide whether this service might suit your needs.
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Your invitation to the \'Big Lunch\'.
National
Friday 28 May 2010
We are inviting watch members across the country to join in with the \'Big Lunch\'.
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Chantry High School Gets the Most Pupils Signed Up to Immobilise Campaign
East of England
Wednesday 26 May 2010
During March and April, Suffolk Constabulary held a property marking campaign with a competition to encourage pupils from Ipswich high schools to sign up to the website Immobilise. Chantry High School won a £200 cheque for the most pupils signing up to Immobilise, with 246 registering for an account.
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Police support new Messaging System in Rushcliffe
East Midlands
Sunday 23 May 2010
NHW members were disappointed when their Ringmaster system was closed following funding support being withdrawn by local district councils. The Police have replaced the Ringmaster system with a new free system which affords a two way system for NHW members and other residents to be kept informed of local crime issues in their area.
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Police support new NHW messaging system in Broxtowe
East Midlands
Sunday 23 May 2010
NHW members were disappointed when their Ringmaster system was closed following funding support being withdrawn by local district councils. The Police have replaced the Ringmaster system with a new free system which affords a two way system for NHW members and other residents to be kept informed of local crime issues in their area.
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Police support new messaging system in Gedling Borough
East Midlands
Sunday 23 May 2010
Residents of Gedling Borough can contribute to making their community safer using their own home PCs on a new web-based crime alert system.
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County of Nottinghamshire\'s Message Portal System.
East Midlands
Sunday 23 May 2010
The Neighbourhood Alert system is a web based, secure system that allows authorised administrators to log in and send messages to registered members of Neighbourhood Watch and other schemes (Tenants and resident Associations, Church Groups, Business Watch etc) that have chosen to receive them. Messages can be sent by email, telephone or text message.
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Home Secretary gives first major speech on policing
National
Thursday 20 May 2010
In a wide-ranging speech to the Police Federation of England and Wales, Theresa May tells police, \'I know what an amazing job you do\', and announces wide-ranging plans to cut bureaucracy and give them more freedom.
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The Home Office ministerial team confirmed
National
Thursday 20 May 2010
The top team at the Home Office is now in place and their work has begun. Find out who they are and what they\'ll be doing.
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NHWN opens its new office today - Monday 17th May 2010.
National
Monday 17 May 2010
NHWN - Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (England & Wales), opens its new offices in Leicester today, Monday 17th May 2010.
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Time to get watch really ticking in Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Saturday 8 May 2010
New recruits with fresh ideas of all ages are wanted for Neighbourhood Watch as Nottinghamshire Police looks to re-energise the county scheme.
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Kasabian strike a chord with Leicester Police Officer for charity
National
Saturday 8 May 2010
An electric guitar (Squier Fender) signed by members of the Leicester band Kasabian has been donated to a Leicestershire police officer, for auction on Ebay, to help raise funds for charity.
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Drive to set up Neighbourhood Watch groups in Nottingham
East Midlands
Monday 3 May 2010
POLICE want to set up Neighbourhood Watch groups to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Bestwood Park.\r\n\r\nThey will be helped by a team already successful in the Sherwood area of the city.
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National Personal Safety Day 2010
National
Monday 3 May 2010
National Personal Safety Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of common sense, practical solutions that everyone can use to help avoid violence and aggression in today’s society. It’s about helping people live safer, more confident lives.
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Nottingham Police back relaunch of Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Monday 3 May 2010
Nottinghamshire Police is backing a major re-launch of Neighbourhood Watch in the county and we need your help. We want to breathe some new life into the scheme using fresh ideas and an innovative approach.
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Positive Reporting Changes For Shooters Hill
London
Monday 3 May 2010
The Shooters Hill Safer Neighbourhood Police Team now operates within the Woolwich cluster of Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT\'s). Inspector Jas Sandhu has taken over the role from Inspector Nick Crowe and Jas now looks after both Shooters Hill and Woolwich Common SNT\'s.
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Showcasing Neighbourhood & Home Watch Achievements
National
Monday 3 May 2010
This report is an overview of the findings from research into good practice in respect of Neighbourhood and Home Watch (N&HW). The main outputs of the exercise were 37 case studies, dissemination of the findings at a series of regional conferences and toolkits to assist practitioners.
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Police prepare for World Cup disorder in the UK this summer
National
Monday 3 May 2010
Police fear that violence from football hooligans will be greater in Britain than in South Africa during the World Cup this summer. Already some police forces aree asking pubs and clubs to adopt additional security and precautions for showing matches on TV.
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Crime Reduction as an Art Form
North East
Monday 3 May 2010
Middlesbrough Police have joined forces with art students to produce crime prevention literature for distribution across the town.
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Cleveland Second in the Country for Beating Crime
North East
Monday 3 May 2010
Home Office official figures released today show Cleveland Police as having achieved the second largest reduction in total recorded crime in the country.
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Protect Your Outboard Engines In Suffolk Coastal
East of England
Friday 30 April 2010
Owners of boats with outboard engines are being urged to protect their property - and being offered the opportunity to purchase a new security device at a reduced rate, thanks to money from Suffolk Police Authority Partnership Fund.
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Police issue warning to public after incidents of fraud in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Friday 30 April 2010
Police have issued a warning to members of the public and businesses after a number of people were the victims of fraud.
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Crime figures show 7 per cent annual reduction
National
Monday 26 April 2010
Figures published by the British Crime Survey and police statistics show a 7 per cent fall in crimes in 2009 compared to 2008.
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Launch of Newport NHW trailer
Wales
Monday 26 April 2010
Thursday 22nd April saw the launch of the new promotional Neighbourhood Watch trailer in Newport.
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Election 2010: Impact on the Voluntary and Community Sector
National
Monday 26 April 2010
Check out NCVO\'s election pages for more details on each of the major parties manifesto commitments (including a handy cut out and keep guide) as well as a clear guide to what charities can and cant do during the election period. Understanding what our members are doing during the election period will enable us to provide better resources in future.
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Have your say on the Big Lunch survey!
National
Friday 16 April 2010
Let the nation know that Neighbourhood & Home Watch members can contribute to the lack of neighbourliness recorded in the recent Eden project survey.
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Millions of shy Brits have no idea who lives next door!
National
Tuesday 13 April 2010
In order to build stronger neighbourhood relationships, The Big Lunch, aims to encourage as many people as possible to sit down together with their neighbours for lunch on Sunday 18th July in a simple act of community.
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Ipswich - Impact Day Results
East of England
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Partnership agencies across Suffolk held an ‘Impact Day’ in Queensway, Ipswich on Wednesday 24th March which resulted in one car being seized due to no tax or insurance, one report of underage selling of alcohol and two reports of drug issues. 16 gardens were identified with litter and bulky rubbish that should be removed.
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Age Uk- Supporting Older Neighbours Training Pack
National
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Due to excessive demand for places at the Age UK/ NHWN Training Events in March, we have now made the training pack available online.
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Students in Leeds get the KNOWLEDGE
National
Saturday 10 April 2010
The Knowledge campaign sees a number of key organisations in Leeds working together to improve life in the city for students, allowing them to get the best out of Leeds and making their time here as enjoyable as possible.
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Neighbourhood Watch Public Liability Insurance
National
Monday 5 April 2010
Free Public Liability Insurance (PLI) is available to Neighbourhood Watch Associations / Schemes in England & Wales which have been formally registered with, and approved by, their local police as an authorised Neighbourhood Watch Association / Scheme.
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NHWN Business Plan 2010-2015
National
Monday 5 April 2010
NHWN have now published our Business Plan for 2010-2015 outlining the plans to support all grassroots schemes across England and Wales.
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Volunteer Matters 3
East Midlands
Monday 5 April 2010
Readf the latest magazine for Police Volunteers in Leicestershire & Rutland.
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\'Op Protect\' Helps Provide Safer Travel in London
London
Monday 5 April 2010
The Safer Neighbourhood Police Teams and Safer Transport Teams have joined forces to help tackle incidents of crime and anti social behaviour taking place at central bus stops and commuting hubs.
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Fire Station Open Days
North West
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Welcome to Fire Station Open Days, a site dedicated to advertising where and when Fire Station Open Days are happening within the North West of England.
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West Huntspill Neighbourhood Watch looking to expand
South West
Tuesday 30 March 2010
WEST Huntspill Neighbourhood Watch is looking to expand its network and hopes to attract some new pairs of hands to help out.
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Sudbury and Great Cornard Launch Dog Watch Scheme
East of England
Tuesday 30 March 2010
A new scheme to encourage owners to clean up after their dogs will be launched in Sudbury and Great Cornard on Wednesday (31st March).
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Dudley Junior Neighbourhood Watch members congratulated
West Midlands
Tuesday 30 March 2010
FOUR Dudley primary schools have joined forces to celebrate the achievements of pupils taking part in a Junior Neighbourhood Watch project.
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Banknote Watch host educational seminar to UK-wide Police forces
National
Monday 29 March 2010
Banknote Watch, in association with West Mercia Police, organised a successful seminar for police forces from the Midlands and surrounding areas to learn about how stolen banknotes can be identified and traced back to a scene of crime.
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Tournament Gets Youngsters Involved In Neighbourhood Watch
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 28 March 2010
Young footballers from across Yorkshire and Humberside have taken to the field in a tournament run by Neighbourhood Watch, the police and local students to help raise the profile of Neighbourhood Watch amongst \r\n Lee Mount Primary School, Halifax young people.
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Bingham school get a lesson in Neighbourhood Watc
East Midlands
Sunday 28 March 2010
A team of Bingham co-ordinators has been working with members of Nottinghamshire police and staff of Carnarvon Primary School, Bingham, to design and deliver an innovative project for the pupils. The project took place on 17 March 2010. It introduced the concept of Neighbourhood Watch and involved the pupils in 4 key activities: describing a stranger; coding of small valuables; finger printing; and bicycle coding.
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Basingstoke resudents urged to start up Neighbourhood Watch
South West
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Basingstoke’s rural residents are being encouraged to start up their own Neighbourhood Watch schemes after similar initiatives received rave reviews.
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Funding, finance and support
National
Friday 19 March 2010
The Office of the Third Sector is committed to promoting the development of the sector which includes several oppotunities for third sector organisations to access funding.
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Don\'t be a Tosser anti litter campaign is back for 2010
East of England
Thursday 18 March 2010
BBC Suffolk\'s award winning Don\'t be a Tosser anti litter campaign has returned for a third year - and will now be tackling more than rubbish.
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Rural Crime Initiative begins in Basingstoke
South East
Monday 15 March 2010
REDUCING rural crime, burglary and theft – that’s the aim of a new six-week police operation in Hart.
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WEEK of events will throw the spotlight on a South Tyneside estate.
North East
Monday 15 March 2010
A Week In Action has been organised by police, fire and council chiefs in partnership with the area\'s Neighbourhood Watch group.
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Burglaries on the up in Crudwell
South West
Monday 15 March 2010
Villagers in Crudwell have been told to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries and attempted break-ins.
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Kent Police launch Distraction Burglary Campaign
South East
Monday 15 March 2010
A national campaign warning elderly and vulnerable people about distraction burglaries and bogus callers is being backed by Kent Police.
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Kent Police switch to Bluetooth as latest crime-buster
South East
Monday 15 March 2010
KENT NEWS: Police are using a new weapon in the fight against crime – text and picture messages
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New police office opens in village church in Mountsorrel
East Midlands
Monday 15 March 2010
A new neighbourhood office has opened in Mountsorrel to provide the beat team with a base at the centre of their beat.
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Pubwatch supports ShopSafe Radios in Stowmarket
East of England
Friday 12 March 2010
Licensed premises and vulnerable shops in Stowmarket are to receive ShopSafe radios thanks to funding from the Community Safety Team at Mid Suffolk District Council and Suffolk Constabulary.
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Leicester and Leicestershire go live on Google Street View .
East Midlands
Thursday 11 March 2010
A year after Google launched Street View for many parts of Britain, the service is finally going live in Leicestershire.\r\n\r\nThe internet giant has sent its camera cars along every public road in the county, collecting photos which it has turned into 360-degree pictures online. The images show homes, shops and takeaways, street signs, landmarks and football grounds.\r\n\r\nWhat are your views on this?
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Ringmaster crime alert system scrapped in South Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Tuesday 9 March 2010
SPENDING cuts have spelled the end of a system that alerts more than 3,000 people about crime in South Notts. Ringmaster will end in Rushcliffe, Broxtowe and Gedling at the end of the month.
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Neighbours in Wokingham to meet over trouble hotspot
South East
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Neighbours concerned about gangs gathering at the disused pavilion at Bigshotte Park in Wokingham have called for the structure to be pulled down.\r\n\r\nThe meeting, at Hatch Ride School on Wednesday, March 17, from 7.30pm, has been arranged by Councillor Angus Ross, Wokingham Borough Council member for Wokingham Without, and the newly-formed local Neighbourhood Watch group.
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Leicestershire Constabulary backs national Distraction Burglary campaign
East Midlands
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Leicestershire Constabulary is backing Operation Liberal’s national public awareness campaign against distraction burglars called ‘Not Sure?…Don’t Open The Door.’
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SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH WOODFORD: A chat with the Neighbourhood Watch
East of England
Saturday 6 March 2010
NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch was designed to get residents more closely involved in the fight against crime in their area - but one South Woodford group has taken its remit a little bit further since it was founded four years ago.
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Horse Watch takes off in Somerset
South West
Saturday 6 March 2010
AN initiative to protect horses and combat the theft of equine gear is coming to the Wellington area – thanks to an Exmoor policeman taking his work home.
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Waltham Abbey Community Links Working Group hopes to restore civic pride
East of England
Saturday 6 March 2010
Among items on the group\'s agenda are the reintroduction of lollipop men and women to danger roads, the creation of a Neighbourhood Watch, and the provision of community transport to help the elderly on day trips.
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West Yorkshire celebrates 25 years of Neighbourhood Watch
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 6 March 2010
West Yorkshire’s new crime-fighting mascot will be coming to a street near you. \r\n\r\nTo mark the 25th anniversary of West Yorkshire’s Neighbourhood Watch,
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Personal Safety quizes for Schools
National
Saturday 6 March 2010
Doing one of these personal safety quizzes will let you know whether you are taking the right precautions in your daily life and, if not, advise you on what you could be doing.
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Personal Safety MOT (adults)
National
Saturday 6 March 2010
This quiz covers a wide range of personal safety issues and will enable those who take part to assess if they are as aware of their personal safety as they should be – and, if not, what they can do to improve this situation.
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Suffolk Police Warn Public To Beware Of Distraction Burglars
East of England
Friday 5 March 2010
Suffolk Constabulary is supporting Operation Liberal’s national distraction burglary awareness campaign, launching on Friday 5th March 2010.
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Safe and Confident Neighbourhoods Strategy supports Neighbourhood Watch
National
Tuesday 2 March 2010
On the day that the Prime Minister set out his vision for how the government will step up the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour, the Home Secretary has announced new measures to ensure that police and local services work together to tackle antisocial behaviour, boost local confidence and keep neighbourhoods safe.
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Local Crime Mapping
National
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Local survey data on public confidence is available for the first time today and can be found at on on the Local Crime Mapping website.
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Eaglesfield Park Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
London
Monday 1 March 2010
This website services the safety, security and community needs of residents in the Shooters Hill Ward, London
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Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network Conference A Great Success
London
Monday 1 March 2010
Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators from London and the South East of England attended the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (NHWN) Conference on 13 February.
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Bobby turns to Twitter to reduce crime
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 1 March 2010
A policeman has turned to social networking site Twitter to fight crime - sending out tweets on his beat.
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Designing more secure mobile phones
National
Monday 1 March 2010
The Design Out Crime project is developing innovations in technology, services and product design which help make mobile phones more crime-proof.
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iPhone \'App\' could be curse of estate agents
National
Monday 22 February 2010
Anyone with an Apple iPhone or Android phone can download the free App, called ASBOrometer, to find out just how troublesome their area is. It uses official Home Office data, abd shows how many Acceptable Behaviour Contract orders have been issued in each quarter from the beginning of 2007
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Lovecleanstreets helps clean up London
London
Monday 22 February 2010
Londoners are now able to alert council clean-up teams to environmental blackspots throughout London using their smartphones or their existing accounts to websites like Twitter, Facebook etc.
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Government minister praises \'micro-beat\' policing
North West
Monday 22 February 2010
An intensive method of tackling crime and anti-social behaviour based on \'micro-beats\' of just three streets has been paised by Policing and Crime Minister David Hanson this week.
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New Drive to Stop Bogus Charity Collectors Costing Charities Millions
National
Monday 22 February 2010
The Association of Charity Shops estimates that between £2.5 and £3 million is lost to charities through theft and people mistakenly giving unwanted clothing to commercial companies in the belief that they are giving to charity.
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Grant Funding in the Harborough District
East Midlands
Sunday 21 February 2010
The Home Office have awarded a grant of £20,000 through their National Support Framework (Engaged Communities Hallmark) to be administered by Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch, this project is being supported by the Harborough District Community Safety Partnership.
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Become a Scambuster!
National
Sunday 21 February 2010
Between the 1-26 February 2010, Scamnesty bins will be placed around the countryin public places so you can bin those pesky scam letters you have received in the post.\r\nAs well as letters and mailers some scammers send emails, text messages or will call you\r\nat your home.
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Elderly on Leicester estate to be made secure against burglary
East Midlands
Sunday 21 February 2010
Elderly people living on an estate will get security improvements to help prevent distraction burglaries.\r\n\r\nPolice and council officers will visit up to 300 homes in Eyres Monsell, Leicester, to carry out checks and install crime prevention devices.
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Free Training from Age UK for Watch members.
National
Thursday 18 February 2010
In conjunction with Neighbourhood Watch, Age Concern and Help the Aged is delivering a programme of free training to enable Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators to identify and help the most vulnerable older people in communities.
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Community Speedwatch launches in Westleton
East of England
Thursday 18 February 2010
Suffolk’s Community Speed Watch initiative is enjoying continued success as the scheme launches in Westleton in Saxmundham this month.
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National Neighbourhood Watch Peer Visiting Programme 2010
National
Sunday 14 February 2010
Across England and Wales, local Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups are coming up with solutions for their community’s problems. Some stick to tried-and-tested action, because they know that it’s working for them. Others are trying out new activities, successfully reaching new people and building their community.
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Good practice examples needed for new publication
National
Sunday 14 February 2010
We need your help! Do you know of examples of joint working between community groups and activists, and local councillors?
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Tackling Anti Social Behaviour - Training Events
National
Sunday 14 February 2010
\"Do you want to know more about who you can contact to deal with anti social behaviour problems and the powers available to deal with them?\"\r\n\r\nAs a local citizen, this event will give you the opportunity to learn more about what can be done about anti-social behaviour; what you can expect from your local council, police force and other agencies and how you can work with them to solve problems in your neighbourhood. This will also be an opportunity to hear at first hand about other people\'s experiences.
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Warning after distraction burglars claim to be police officers in Leicester City
East Midlands
Sunday 14 February 2010
Elderly residents in Leicester are being warned following a series of distraction burglaries by two men claiming to be police officers. \r\n\r\nFour distraction burglaries were reported to police in the city during the evening of Wednesday February 10. In each case two men gained access to the home by pretending to be police officers.
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Leicestershire Police - Ebay site selling proceeds of Crime
National
Sunday 14 February 2010
Leicestershire Constabulary are the first Constabulary to sell items recovered from the proceeds of crime on ebay.
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Tributes following the death of Bill Dredge
East Midlands
Tuesday 9 February 2010
The NHWN are saddened to announce the death of Bill Dredge, former County representative for Northamptonshire and co founder of the East Midlands Regional Forum.
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Crimestoppers distraction burglary campaign- 10 most wanted
National
Monday 8 February 2010
The crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is today launching a list of 10 ‘Most Wanted’ people sought in connection with distraction burglaries.
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Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch funds Distraction Burglary target hardening in Eyres Monsell
East Midlands
Monday 8 February 2010
This is an operational target hardening project to address criminal activity in the area. £40,000 of government funding has been spent on this project which was granted as a result of a bid put together by Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association.
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No Cold Calling Zones in Leicestershire.
East Midlands
Saturday 6 February 2010
Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Service and Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators have developed good and successful partnerships in setting up No Cold Calling Zones since 2006. To date, we have 442 zones in Leicestershire.
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Listening Campaign Aims To Improve Policing
West Midlands
Thursday 4 February 2010
A region-wide Listening Campaign by the West Midlands Police Authority to encourage everyone to let their views be heard on the future approach to policing is gathering momentum.\r\n\r\nDerek Webley, Chair of West Midlands Police Authority, is keen to listen to the public’s views to help shape policing in the best way possible.
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New powers to tackle teen drinking come into force
National
Sunday 31 January 2010
New powers to tackle underage drinking, including making it easier for police to confiscate alcohol, move on groups of teenagers causing trouble and stop retailers selling to underage children come into effect from 29th January.
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Wiltshire Police seek new Neighbourhood Watch members in Salisbury
South East
Sunday 31 January 2010
The Salisbury City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team are looking for new recruits for the local Neighbourhood Watch Schemes.
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Meet other Neighbourhood Watch groups. Join our visiting programme.
National
Sunday 31 January 2010
Would you like to visit another Neighbourhood and Home Watch group, to find out what works for them and to share what works for you? Would you like talk about different ways to tackle common problems over a cup of tea?
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Report a problem with your road or street to your council
National
Sunday 31 January 2010
To report a pothole you first need to identify the appropriate local authority.
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Find out about your neighbourhood
National
Sunday 31 January 2010
Find out about local areas across the UK including population, diversity of religion, employment and crime figures.
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Neighbourhood Watch Drop-in Centre in urgent need of funds
Wales
Sunday 31 January 2010
The Neighbourhood Watch Drop In Centre, based on Market Street in Llandudno, is in urgent need of assistance to help cover the costs of running the essential community resource.
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Police Coordinate Four-Force Crackdown on Acquisitive Crime and ASB
East Midlands
Sunday 31 January 2010
Last night, Leicestershire Constabulary combined the strength of four police Forces in a countywide crackdown on serious acquisitive crime and anti social behaviour (ASB). Over 200 officers were involved in the latest phase of Operation Consequence designed to patrol known ASB hotspots and areas hardest hit by serious acquisitive crime such as robbery, burglary and vehicle crime.
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Young people in London to get national identity cards
London
Sunday 31 January 2010
Young people aged 16 to 24 who live in London will be able to apply for a national identity card from 8 February, it was announced on 25th January.
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\'Sarah\'s Law\' sex offender alert scheme may be expanded
National
Monday 25 January 2010
Parents across England and Wales could be told about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children.
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Crime down 8% in last year says British Crime Survey
National
Monday 25 January 2010
There was an 8% drop in crime recorded by the police in the 12 months to September. Despite the recession there were falls in burglary, robbery and violence according to the quarterly British Crme Survey
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Appeal to find bogus police officers
National
Sunday 24 January 2010
Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary have released the images of two men they are trying to trace in connection with a burglary in the city of Leicester.
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Two new Neighbourhood Watch groups this week in Redbridge
London
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Two new Neighbourhood Watch groups will be launched to give residents greater input into the area
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Herts County Councillor supports Neighbourhood Watch DVD
East of England
Wednesday 20 January 2010
A Hertfordshire County Councillor has given Three Rivers District Neighbourhood Watch Association £400 to make a DVD
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Concerned residents hold Neighbourhood Watch meeting in Wanstead
East of England
Wednesday 20 January 2010
CONCERNED residents will have the chance to discuss problems affecting their part of the borough at an upcoming meeting.
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Announcing the first national handyperson conference
National
Wednesday 20 January 2010
We are pleased to invite you to a one-day national conference to promote sustainable and holistic handyperson services in England. The event is sponsored by the Home Office and Communities and Local Government (CLG).
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National Pubwatch conference
National
Monday 18 January 2010
The seventh annual National Pubwatch conference takes place at Whittlebury Hall, in Towcester, Northamptonshire on the 9th February 2010.
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\'Nominate a neighbour\' scheme to beat distraction burglars introduced in Berkshire
South East
Monday 18 January 2010
Police in Slough, Berkshire, have introduced a \'nominate a neighbour\' scheme. The scheme encourages residents, particularly those who are elderly or vulnerable, to seek the help of a neighbour, friend or relative when an unexpected caller appears at the door.
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The Big Questions Debate- \'Are we too selfish to be good neighbours?
National
Monday 18 January 2010
On Sunday 17th January Marion Lewis the Chair of the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (for England & Wales) was invited to join a debate on the BBC\'s television programme - \'The Big Questions\', the big question being \'Are we too selfish to be good neighbours?
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Think Before You Post’ competition.
National
Saturday 16 January 2010
The child protection charity, SAFEchild is inviting young people to enter the national Child Exploitation and On-line Protection Centre (CEOP) ‘Think Before You Post’ competition.
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Check up on your neighbours - as the cold weather continues
National
Wednesday 13 January 2010
With the cold weather continuing, we would urge all Neighbourhood & Home Watch members to keep an even closer eye on their more vulnerable neighbours.
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Cold Weather Health & Travel Advice in Your Local Area
National
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Local services may be affected by the weather. Follow the link below to find out how services such as refuse collections, roads, parking and schools have been affected in your area.
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Volunteering and Neighbourliness – Helping Out in Severe Weather
National
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Volunteering does not have to be related to emergencies only. There are thousands of opportunities to make a difference in your community all year round and organisations such as Volunteering England are well equipped to identify opportunities across the country.
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Pioneer communities sought for new neighbourhood agreements
National
Wednesday 13 January 2010
The government today called on communities to step forward to lead the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Volunteers man Wootton Bassett Police Station
South West
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Volunteers from Wootton Bassett are helping Wiltshire Police by manning an information point at the town\'s station.
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Firewatch in Tendring - Essex
East of England
Tuesday 12 January 2010
The Firewatch Scheme is active in Tendring. Firewatch is an Essex Fire and Rescue Service led initiative and seeks to reduce the number of arsons and deliberate fire related incidents.
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Tenants Services Consultation Event
National
Tuesday 12 January 2010
The Tenants Services Authority (TSA) are now consulting on the National Standards that will apply to all social landlords housing associations, councils, ALMOs, co-ops and TMOs from April 2010.
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Cash on offer for communities in Suffolk to hold 2012 Open Weekend Events
East of England
Tuesday 12 January 2010
The Suffolk Culture and Sport Partnership is teaming up with the Community Cohesion and Inclusion Delivery Partnership to increase the support being offered for groups planning to hold 2012 Open Weekend events.
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London 2012 Open Weekend events 23rd-25th July 2010
National
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Open Weekend, supported by BP, is an annual UK-wide celebration counting down to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Open Weekend 2010 will take place on 23 - 25 July. Don’t miss out, add the date to your diary today.
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Leicestershire Police Say Slow Down for Black Ice
East Midlands
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Overnight, the south and west of the county has suffered from the adverse weather conditions with snow and ice present on the roads.
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PCSO\'s on Patrol
East of England
Sunday 10 January 2010
The freezing weather hasn\'t stopped dedicated Southwold Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) carrying out their usual patrols.
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Latest Neighbourhood Watch Online Newsletter
National
Sunday 10 January 2010
Did you get you r copy? Register for the latest national Neighbourhood & Home Watch Newsletter here.
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Community Crimefighter Latest News
National
Sunday 10 January 2010
The Community Crime Fighters programme was announced in September 2008. It aims to develop stronger links between crime-fighting agencies and the communities they serve. Community Crime Fighters are members of the public who are already actively involved in their communities and want to do or know more.
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Severe weather - Government help and advice
National
Sunday 10 January 2010
As heavy snow continues to fall across England, Wales and Scotland following severe weather warnings from the Met Office, Government departments offer help and advice to all those affected.
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CrimeMapper- Crime information where ever you live.
National
Sunday 10 January 2010
Welcome to CrimeMapper. This website provides you with information on crime and antisocial behaviour in your neighbourhood, wherever you live in England or Wales.
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Benefits of Joining Nottinghamshire Business Watch:
East Midlands
Sunday 10 January 2010
There are many benefits to you, your business, staff and the business and residential community around you. Nottinghamshire Police will provide as much support as we can to enable you to make a difference and reduce crime and anti social behaviour in your area but we need you to assist by making this first step and joining in.
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Sherwood & Mapperley Park Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Sunday 10 January 2010
The Sherwood and Mapperley Park Neighbourhood Watch has been operational for a number of years and is a collective of several smaller street or community watches.
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Police Warn as Lonely Hearts Scammed
National
Saturday 9 January 2010
Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit have foiled an Internet scammer’s latest attempt to defraud an unsuspecting member of the public of £110,000 (¤ 150,000). Police now warn others to be wary of Internet scams.
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National Volunteers\' Week 2010
National
Thursday 7 January 2010
Volunteers’ Week 2010\r\n\r\nAn annual celebration of volunteers and volunteering in the UK\r\n\r\n“73% of the partners who completed our survey said they had benefited\r\n\r\nfrom being involved, with all saying they would do so again.”
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Winter driving advice
National
Thursday 7 January 2010
The British winter is unpredictable and bad weather can strike suddenly so the best advice when severe weather hits is to stay off the road. If you must drive, make sure you are prepared for the conditions.
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Frosty Morning Car Crime
National
Wednesday 6 January 2010
With frosty weather predicted for the coming weeks,the Police would like to pass on this seasonal reminder to all our Watch members and Key Individuals.
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DIY (Do it Yourself) Fundraising
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Event focusing on DIY fundraising ranges from jumble sales to major events for West Yorkshire groups.
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Applying for Small Grants in West Yorkshire
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 6 January 2010
This session run by fit4funding is aimed at West Yorkshire groups looking for small grants up to around £10,000 to help run and expand their activities and services.
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Cashback from local crooks making homes safer in Leicestershire
National
Wednesday 6 January 2010
A flagship community project in Leicestershire that is helping local residents feel safer and more secure in their homes has been awarded £9,000 from a Community Cashback fund, Justice Minister Lord Bach said today.
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Message from Leicestershire Police to all Key Individuals
East Midlands
Tuesday 5 January 2010
This is a message to all members of the Key Individuals and Neighbourhood Watch Network from the South Area Commander – Chief Superintendent Paul Telford.
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Don\'t advertise your stuff to thieves - help prevent crime
National
Tuesday 5 January 2010
A new campaign reminding people not to leave their homes or belongings exposed to criminals was launched by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell.
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Department of Health funding model opens up volunteering
National
Monday 4 January 2010
The scheme will award grants for dozens of volunteer projects which could include schemes such as providing friendship and support to vulnerable adults, community services for disabled children and help for those living with and affected by HIV. It will prioritise projects which work towards key aims such as improving adult social care and reducing health inequalities.
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New recruits wanted for Eastwood Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Monday 4 January 2010
A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch group in Nottinghamshire is seeking new members to help with its community safety work.
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North West - Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients-
North West
Saturday 26 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund
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Cashback from local crooks making homes safer in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Saturday 26 December 2009
A flagship community project in Leicestershire that is helping local residents feel safer and more secure in their homes has been awarded £9,000 from a Community Cashback fund that directs the ill gotten gains confiscated from crooks to worthwhile community projects, Justice Minister Lord Bach said today.
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Harborough Local Policing Unit - A Message From The Inspector
East Midlands
Wednesday 23 December 2009
This is a message to all Watch Members and Key Individuals from Inspector Neal Holland – Harborough Local Policing Unit Commander
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East of England - Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients
East of England
Monday 21 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund.
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Seasonal Safety Tips from Beech Neighbourhood Watch
South East
Monday 21 December 2009
NHWN are featuring a series of safety tips from members across the country, this is the first featured group selected - Beech Neighbourhood Watch in Hampshire.
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Watch Out - Newsletter from Mid Sussex
South East
Monday 21 December 2009
Watch Out is the Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Watch newsletter and is distributed locally by the PCSOs and Neighbourhood Watch coordinators. Designed to keep Mid Sussex residents informed of local crime issues, it contains a wealth of local information and crime prevention advice.
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Christmas injuries
National
Monday 21 December 2009
This useful section of the NHS website gives tips on preventing Christmas injuries and other practical advice.
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Welcome to Oneplace
National
Monday 21 December 2009
A powerful new website to help you understand how well your local services are working together to improve the problems affecting your community.
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South East - Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients
South East
Sunday 20 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund.
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West Midlands - Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients
West Midlands
Sunday 20 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund.
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Crime-fighting king Alec is honoured
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 20 December 2009
A GRIMSBY crime fighter who has worked tirelessly to improve his neighbourhood has been recognised at a national ceremony.
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Warning follows spate of break-ins
East Midlands
Sunday 20 December 2009
Residents are being warned to be vigilant after a spate of break-ins of cars and garages in the past few months.
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Crime reduction drive celebrates success
North West
Thursday 17 December 2009
After recruiting local residents as the eyes and ears of the community, police in Manchester have seen crime rates plummet
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Cleethorpes vandals \'sorry\' for Christmas tree attack
Yorkshire and Humberside
Thursday 17 December 2009
MEMBERS of a Cleethorpes neighbourhood watch group have accepted the apology of two people who vandalised a tree set up to remember loved ones.
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December 2009 - Grassroots Grants £33 Million Success
National
Monday 14 December 2009
More than 13,000 charities have benefitted from the Grassroots Grants scheme since 2008
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East Midlands - Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients
East Midlands
Monday 14 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund.
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Yorkshire & Humberside -Successful Neighbourhood Watch (SHAAB) Fund Recipients
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 14 December 2009
Details have now been released of the successful Neighbourhood Watch groups who shared £500,000 from the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) fund
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Neighbourhood Watch Groups share £500,000
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Fund is a £500,000 fund. The aim of this fund is to support Neighbourhood and Home Watch schemes to reach more people in helping them to secure their homes, warn them about crime in their area and take action to prevent it, and know how to prevent distraction burglary.
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£6 million Safer Homes Fund Allocated.
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
Find details of those successful applications to the The Safer Homes Fund. A £6million programme for voluntary and community sector organisations. It aims to improve home security in key target areas, see details of those awarded
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New taskforce to improve service for missing persons and their families
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
The charity Missing People estimates there are more than 200,000 incidents of people reported missing each year in the United Kingdom – around two thirds of them children and young people. Most return safely after a short time but a significant number do not, causing great anxiety to friends and family left behind.
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Policing Pledge Details on You Tube
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
Home Office TV advert about what the Policing Pledge is and how people can find out more.
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Seen any good films lately?
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
The Home Office have launched a channel on the video sharing website, YouTube.
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How the changes to the 2003 Licensing Act could affect your Neighbourhood
National
Sunday 13 December 2009
The Government is proposing an exemption to the 2003 Licensing Act which would allow bars, clubs and cafes to put on live music for fewer than 100 people without the need for a licence. But the Local Government Association says changes are unnecessary and could lead to problems.
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Police receive early Christmas present from grateful resident
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 12 December 2009
Hoyland Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) has been praised for their continuous hard work over the last 12 months by representatives from Neighbourhood Watch and Hoyland Common Crime and Safety Sub Group (CSSG) last Wednesday 2 December.
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Crimestoppers urge - Make Christmas an unhappy time for burglars
East Midlands
Friday 11 December 2009
Crimestoppers is urging people to give burglars an unhappy Christmas, by sparing a minute to report criminals anonymously.
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Keep an eye on your neighbours in Cranham
East of England
Friday 11 December 2009
A former finance manager is urging people to sign up to her Neighbourhood Watch group.
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New Community Market Stall In Lutterworth
East Midlands
Tuesday 8 December 2009
This week sees the first of the latest Community Safety Market Stalls in Lutterworth on Thursday the 10th of December.
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Fire chiefs issue festive warning
National
Tuesday 8 December 2009
A warning on the fire hazards posed by Christmas decorations was today issued as the festive season gets underway.
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Good neighbours needed in Hempland Lane, Heworth, area of York
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 8 December 2009
RESIDENTS in a York street are being urged to sign up for a local crimefighting initiative.
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Balloons get the message across: watch out for sneak thieves
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Police in Humberside have been pushing helium-filled balloons through open windows and doors as part of a publicity campaign to warn against sneak-in burglars.
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Volunteers make Felixstowe CCTV Initiative a Success
East of England
Sunday 6 December 2009
A CCTV system in Felixstowe town centre has been hailed a success\r\nthanks to the dedication and commitment of police volunteers donating\r\ntheir time to keeping the community safe.
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60,000 homes secured against burglary
National
Sunday 6 December 2009
An additional 15,000 vulnerable people’s homes are to be secured against burglary – bringing the number of households helped through a £6.5 million scheme to 60,000 Home Office Minister Alan Campbell has announced.
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Free Advice pack on Home Security
National
Sunday 6 December 2009
A free advice pack is also available for victims of burglary or those concerned about their home security.
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What Do You Believe In?
National
Thursday 3 December 2009
This Christmas we are asking you ‘What Do You Believe In?’ to get you thinking about issues and causes you care about and then challenging you to act on this by asking ‘what are you going to do about it?’
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Crime down in Three Rivers district despite more burglaries
East of England
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Sue Thompson, of Three Rivers Neighbourhood Watch, said: “Despite an extra three burglaries in the district the overall trend is strongly downwards.
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Win £3,000 for your community group with Total UK and the Watford Observer
East of England
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Readers have the chance to win £3,000 for their community group or organisation with Total UK and the Watford Observer.
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Happy Christmas - and keep out of our shops
East of England
Monday 30 November 2009
Prolific shoplifters in Peterborough will receive a yuletide warning through the post to remind them they are banned from city centre shops this Christmas.
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Report urges government to spend more on preschool crime prevention
National
Monday 30 November 2009
The UK Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has cited strong cost-benefit evidence to urge government to invest in prevention and early interventions strategies.
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Scams awareness: Lottery scams campaign strategy
National
Monday 30 November 2009
This campaign is being carried out in conjunction with our 12-month scams awareness campaign plan - www.oft.gov.uk/campaigns - and will focus on lottery scams.
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Immobilise Day in Ipswich
East of England
Monday 30 November 2009
Students from Chantry High School took part in an Immobilise day.
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Travelchoice: Peterborough pupils draw walk to school maps
East of England
Monday 30 November 2009
A plan to stop parents from driving their children to school has seen pupils across Peterborough create maps showing how walking is a much better alternative.
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Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter
East Midlands
Monday 30 November 2009
Winter 2009 Newsletter from the Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch Association in Leicestershire.
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Green Up! your local area
National
Saturday 28 November 2009
A new guide from the Community Development Foundation gives community groups everything they need to work productively with local councils on environmental and sustainability issues.
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Police Film says Crime - Not in my Neighbourhood!
West Midlands
Friday 27 November 2009
West Midlands Police has launched a short film showing what neighbourhood policing teams across the force are doing to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Town Crier fights crime in the City Centre
East Midlands
Friday 27 November 2009
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Leicester’s town crier is helping to keep city centre shoppers safe in the run up to Christmas.
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Capacitybuilders seeks expressions of interest to deliver development programmes for those supporting and managing volunteers
National
Friday 27 November 2009
Capacitybuilders has released details of how it intends to build on its existing investment through the Office of the Third Sector funded Volunteer Management programme.
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Check your tyres for Road Safety Week
East of England
Friday 27 November 2009
This week is national Road Safety Week and with defective tyres a key factor in serious collisions, the top topic for Herts Police and its partners is tyre safety.
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Young people at heart of strategy to bring an end to violence against women and girls
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
An ambitious strategy aiming to bring an end to violence against women and girls was set out by the government on 25th November..
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Course showing dangers and consequences of knife crime rolled out
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
A hard hitting programme to educate young people convicted of knife possession about the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife has been rolled out across all tackling knives and serious youth violence action programme (TKAP) areas, Home Office Minister David Hanson announced on 23rd November.
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School children to be taught about domestic violence
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
School children as young as five are to be taught about domestic violence and safe relationships as part of the statutory personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum. [25 November 2009]
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Help make the Winter Olympics a crime-free event
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
Crimestoppers asks for public\'s assistance to prevent crime at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
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Crimestoppers appeals for help in identifying football hooligans
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
Following mass violence at a Carling Cup football match in the summer, crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is asking the public to identify 60 individuals wanted for violent disorder.
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ITV London Tonight
London
Thursday 26 November 2009
Crimestoppers has teamed up with ITV London Tonight to appeal for information about wanted criminals.
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Reward for information on drive-by shooting
London
Thursday 26 November 2009
Police have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those involved in the drive-by shooting of 20-year-old Ricardo Cox. [23 November 2009]
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Father and son among those facing terror charges
North West
Thursday 26 November 2009
Four men from the North West have been charged with terror offences. Among them are a father and son from Manchester. [23 November 2009]
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I spy a crime
National
Thursday 26 November 2009
Crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, has launched its first ever blog entitled ‘I spy a crime\' under the guise of good citizen superheroes in a bid to reach a wider audience through its online communications.
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Fix My Street.com
National
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Use www.fixmystreet.com to report problems such as fly tipping, broken street lighting, graffitti etc
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Keep Well This Winter in Flintshire
Wales
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Keep Well This Winter is an annual Welsh Assembly campaign focused on older/vulnerable people to provide information on keeping safe, well and warm.
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Youth Crime Action Plan Helps 56,000 Young People
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Communities in Yorkshire and Humberside benefit as youth crime action plan helps 56,000 young people
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What can the public expect from the Police?
National
Tuesday 24 November 2009
New phase of policing pledge campaign makes clear what the public can expect from the police
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Frosty Morning Car Crime
East Midlands
Tuesday 24 November 2009
With frosty weather predicted for the coming weeks,the Police would like to pass on this seasonal reminder to all our Watch members.
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PCSO Powe is a Wow in Sidmouth
South West
Tuesday 24 November 2009
SIDMOUTH\'S rural Police Community Support Officer Alex Powe has received an award for his commitment to developing Community Watch.
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Chair of St Albans NHW steps down after 10 years.
East of England
Monday 23 November 2009
CHAIRMAN of St Albans Neighbourhood Watch team Reg Law has stepped down from his role after more than ten years of helping to fight crime across the district.
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Newport NHW celebrate \'Not In My Neighbourhood Week\'
Wales
Friday 20 November 2009
The Wrenford Court Neighbourhood Watch Group
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Neighbourhood Watch member representative elected as a Director and Trustee of the Third Sector lead body ‘One East Midlands’
East Midlands
Friday 20 November 2009
East Midlands Regional Secretary of Neighbourhood Watch has been elected as a Director and Trustee of the Third Sector lead body ‘One East Midlands’.
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Secrets of Hinckley success passed to other communities
East Midlands
Friday 20 November 2009
Issued on behalf of Hinckley and Bosworth Community Safety Partnership\r\n\r\nThe team responsible for ensuring Hinckley town centre is a safe, vibrant and welcoming place to visit at nights will be passing on the secrets of their success next week.
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Crime and Security Bill - protecting communities
National
Friday 20 November 2009
New proposals to protect communities by making the streets safer, shutting down criminal markets and ensuring justice for victims of crime were revealed today in the Crime and Security Bill.
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Learning how to beat the burglars
National
Friday 20 November 2009
A national campaign aimed at helping older people and students protect themselves from distraction burglars was launched today with a role play class led by The Bill star Graham Cole.
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New policing and crime legislation puts people first
National
Friday 20 November 2009
New measures to protect the public, increase police accountability and tackle crime and disorder were welcomed today by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson after the Policing and Crime Bill received Royal Assent.\r\n\r\nThe new Act gives a clear voice to local people in the policing of their areas and also brings in new
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Police Annual Performance Data
National
Friday 20 November 2009
Information relating to policing performance is published annually for all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
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Policing Policy E-Bulletin (129) October 2009
National
Friday 20 November 2009
The Home Office bulletin is emailed every month to Home Office policing policy stakeholders. This issue was published in October 2009 and includes information about the violent offender orders, National Health Service statistics, neighbourhood policing strategy, \'Not in my neighbourhood week\', Tilley Awards, community development workers survey and the tackling sexual violence conference.
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Whitley Village launches Neighbourhood Watch scheme
South East
Friday 20 November 2009
The Hersham safer neighbourhood team has worked with residents to launch a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Whitley Village this week.
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Peterborough- Safer Schools
East of England
Tuesday 17 November 2009
AT the start of the new school term, Stanground College became the latest Peterborough secondary school to get its own dedicated police officer as part of the Safer Schools Partnership. Despite some initial scepticism, the scheme has proved a success and a growing number of schools are keen to get involved.
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Bogus \'\'Child Abduction at Asda\'\' Stories
National
Tuesday 17 November 2009
You may be aware of a story which is doing the rounds this weekend regarding an attempted child abduction at a ASDA stores in Leicester and other areas.
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Derbyshire NHW Awards
East Midlands
Sunday 15 November 2009
Mrs Sheila Bradshaw was awarded for her dedication to NHW and problem solving through engaging and working with partners.
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Student Crime Risks - Update from the NUS
National
Sunday 15 November 2009
NUS have a brand new website section called Be Safe Be Secure which gives up to date information to students on staying safe and secure whilst studying at university or college.
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NIMN Week - Day of Action in Eye
East of England
Sunday 15 November 2009
Mid Suffolk North Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and Mid Suffolk District Council held a ‘Day of Action’ in Eye on Tuesday 3rd November 2009 as part of the national campaign ‘Not In My Neighbourhood Week’.
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Carol singers told \'not welcome\'
North West
Saturday 14 November 2009
Carol singers in Lancashire have been warned to keep away from doorsteps this Christmas in case they frighten vulnerable people.
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Police Warn Public To Beware of Distraction Burglars
National
Saturday 14 November 2009
Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant against distraction burglaries, as the Home Office launches its ‘National Distraction Burglary Awareness Campaign’ today.
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Watch member in Leicestershire receives Community Crime Fighter Award
East Midlands
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Carole Blackburn who is chairwoman of the Welford Road Police and Community Support Group and represents this area on the leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association picked up an award in the ‘Exceptional Person’ category.
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Student Neighbourhood Watch is a \'first\'
National
Monday 9 November 2009
A student Neighbourhood Watch scheme covering Leeds main student residential areas has been launched this week. Leeds University Student Union won funding of more than £70,000 from the Home Office Safer Homes Fund to set up the scheme which is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
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Community unites to bring down gangs and hooligans on their once troubled estate
National
Monday 9 November 2009
Residents from a deprived housing estate once blighted by crime and anti-social behaviour, who took a stand against gangs ruining their lives, met Policing and Crime Minister David Hanson MP on 5th November..
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Sudbury & Great Cornard win the first ever Policing Pledge Awards
East of England
Friday 6 November 2009
Sudbury and Great Cornard Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) were crowned winners at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 4th November, in recognition of their successful problem solving and commitment to delivering the policing pledge.
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Distraction Burglary – Seasonal Alert
East Midlands
Friday 6 November 2009
Traditionally at this time of year we expect a slight increase in the numbers of distraction burglaries in the area. Distraction burglaries are crimes where a bogus caller cons their way into the home of someone elderly or vulnerable in order to steal cash and valuables. In anticipation of this seasonal rise - Neighbourhood Watch would offer the following advice:-
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Derbyshire NHW Awards 2009
East Midlands
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Seminar and Awards Ceremony were held on the 15th October 2009. The evening was for both existing members of NHW and those interested in joining the NHW movement in Derbyshire.
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Rutland NHW Inaugural AGM
East Midlands
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Got a few spare minutes? Read Uppingham 2025 on line at www.uppinghamfirst.co.uk. Also see the video about Uppingham!
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Open Spaces Watch Launches in Chorley
North West
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Lancashire Police and Chorley and District Neighbourhood Watch are calling on local residents and visitors to help protect the areas open spaces, as part of a new initiative to drive down crime.
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Millions in seized assets to be used to pay communities back
National
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Communities across the country are today benefiting as ill-gotten gains confiscated from criminals are used to fund worthwhile community projects.
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Crime fighting communities showcase their good work
National
Tuesday 3 November 2009
People who have helped fight crime in their neighbourhoods were met today by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell to kick off a week of nationwide activity highlighting work going on in communities to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.\r\n\r\nNot in My Neighbourhood Week
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Have a safe Bonfire Night
East Midlands
Tuesday 3 November 2009
An image of a hand with two fingers charred like matches is being used by the Police, Fire Service and Councils to raise awareness of the dangers of fireworks ahead of Bonfire Night.
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Warning Re Leaflets Charging For Neighbourhood Watch
East Midlands
Sunday 1 November 2009
This is a message to all our NHW members from Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association - the charity representing all Police registered NHW schemes reminding you that membership of NHW is FREE.
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Neighbourhood Watch members from Leicestershire receive Inside Justice Award
East Midlands
Saturday 31 October 2009
Two teams and two individuals from Leicestershire & Rutland were selected as finalists in this year’s prestigious national Justice Awards and will be recognised at a special ceremony in London.
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Not in my Neighbourhood Week 2009 - Scarborough
Yorkshire and Humberside
Saturday 31 October 2009
Locally the Safer Community Partnership which includes North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council, North Yorkshire County Council, and the Fire Brigade have joined together with local agencies to encourage local people to join forces with them to say NO to local crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Not In My Neighbourhood Week Events in Brent
London
Saturday 31 October 2009
Not in My Neighbourhood Week will be running from Monday 2 - Friday 6 November 2009 and offers Brent residents the chance to learn more about action taking place in their area to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and to make their communities safer.
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Tenants Taking Control in Monmouthshire - NIMN Week 2009
Wales
Saturday 31 October 2009
As part of Not in My Neighbourhood Week 2009, the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Wales and Monmouthshire Housing Association have organised a seminar to help make residents aware of the initiatives available to aid them address anti-social behaviour in their own communities.
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Not in my Neighbourhood Week - Tackling Local Concerns in Surrey Heath
London
Saturday 31 October 2009
Surrey Heath\'s community safety partners are supporting the Home Office\'s annual Not In My Neighbourhood Week campaign by raising awareness of the work being done to tackle domestic burglary, anti-social behaviour and littering.
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Not in My Neighbourhood Week comes to Test Valley
South East
Saturday 31 October 2009
There are a wide range of activities taking place across Test Valley and Police officers are working closely with Test Valley Borough Council and other partners to ensure that we are tackling anti-social behaviour in our neighbourhoods.
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Bournemouth & Poole residents to say \' Not in my Neighbourhood\'
South West
Saturday 31 October 2009
As part of a national campaign running next week, residents in Bournemouth and Poole will have even more opportunities to tell police and partners what they don’t want in their neighbourhoods.
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Not In My Neighbourhood Week come to Wollaton
East Midlands
Saturday 31 October 2009
Residents in Wollaton will get a chance to see what is being done to combat crime in their area next week. \r\n\r\nNot In My Neighbourhood Week begins on Monday 2nd November, with the aim of promoting the work of the police and partners to tackle antisocial behaviour and crime.
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Merseyside Police takes part in not in my neighbourhood week
North West
Saturday 31 October 2009
Merseyside Police will be working with the public and other local agencies to take a stand against crime and anti-social behaviour in your neighbourhood.
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Not in My Neighbourhood Week 2nd – 6th November, Pencader and Newcastle Emlyn
Wales
Saturday 31 October 2009
View a list of events being held during Not In My neighbourhood Week.
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Not In My Neighbourhood Week 2009
National
Friday 30 October 2009
This year’s Not in My Neighbourhood Week is just around the corner and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who are taking part and wish you good luck for the week. Alan Campbell MP
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Nostalgic calendar helps in the fight against crime
East Midlands
Friday 30 October 2009
Copies of a nostalgic calendar designed to promote personal safety will be given away free of charge next week.
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Suffolk - Not In My Neighbourhood Week Activities
East of England
Friday 30 October 2009
The excellent partnership work taking place across Suffolk will be highlighted next week with events involving Suffolk Police, local District and Borough Councils, Neighbourhood Watch and other partnership agencies. ‘Not In My Neighbourhood Week’ is commencing this year on Monday 2nd November running through to Friday 6th November 2009.
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Not In My Neighbourhood Events in Market Harborough
East Midlands
Friday 30 October 2009
Not In My Neighbourhood Week – 2nd to 6th November 2009 \r\n\r\nThis is a message to all Watch members and Key Individuals living in the S17 Harborough & Bowdens Neighbourhood area.
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Latest figures: violent crime is down, but theft is up
National
Monday 26 October 2009
Burglaries, robberies and thefts from people rose as the full impact of the recession hit the country, according to latest crime figures published last week. But violent crime, sex offences and fraud and forgery offences fell.
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Police win appeal over deletion of criminal data
National
Monday 26 October 2009
Five police forces which challenged a ruling by the Information Commissioner that they should delete records on criminal convictions from their database have won their appeal.
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Local crime figures and neighbourhood police details at the touch of a button
National
Monday 26 October 2009
A new interactive national map giving the public access to local statistics and details on neighbourhood policing in their area was launched on 20th October by Home Office Minister David Hanson and National Policing Improvement Agency Deputy Chief Executive Steve Mortimore.
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CMI ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT IN THIRD SECTOR
East Midlands
Monday 26 October 2009
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has announced it is to invest in the development of Leaders and Senior Managers in the Third Sector.
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Young people in Melton help police with underage drinking message
East Midlands
Sunday 25 October 2009
Students at a college in Melton Mowbray have produced a short film about the dangers of underage drinking to be used in schools and youth clubs across the borough.
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Request for Adults Opinions in Youth Council Perception Survey
National
Sunday 25 October 2009
The Youth Council and Leicestershire Constabulary launched a survey to find out about the lifestyles of young people. Its aim was to compare what young people said they did to what adults perceived young people’s lifestyles involved.
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Home Office website update news
National
Thursday 22 October 2009
View the latest news added to the Home Office website pages.
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Stolen Horse Found Thanks To Family’s Dedication and High Tech Police Computer System
West Midlands
Thursday 22 October 2009
A family has been reunited with its stolen horse thanks to a high-tech information system run by the police and the determination of his owners.
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Police to control street lights in Cornwall?
South West
Thursday 22 October 2009
Cornwall Council announced in April that it was to begin switching off lights at night as part of a Government directive aiming to save money and reduce its environmental impact. Now local police could be given special powers to switch street lights on and off.
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Met reports growth in \'respect\' gun crime
London
Thursday 22 October 2009
Crimes where teenagers choose to use firearms to settle disputes over slights to their reputation or other minor disagreements are becoming increasingly common, according to the Metropolital Police.
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Sainsbury\'s security head warns of more crime and fewer police
South East
Thursday 22 October 2009
The head of corporate security at Sainsbury’s says that the future will see fewer police resources and more crime. Police say BCRPs have a greater role to play
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Neighbourhood Watch Initiative Wins Community Cashback
East Midlands
Wednesday 21 October 2009
The money, which was made available through the Government’s recently launched Community Cashback scheme, comes from cash and assets confiscated from criminals under Proceeds of Crime legislation.
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Newport Senior Citizens Forum Information Day
Wales
Sunday 18 October 2009
Newport held its 11th Annual Senior Citizens Forum Information Day on Saturday.
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Cashback from crooks as millions in seized assets pay communities back
National
Sunday 18 October 2009
Communities across the country are today benefiting as ill gotten gains confiscated from crooks are used to fund worthwhile community projects, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced on the 15th October.
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Tough local action against anti-social behaviour
National
Sunday 18 October 2009
Extra help for victims of anti-social behaviour, a crackdown on those that breach ASBOs and new local minimum service standards agreed with the public, that outline what they should expect from councils, police and social landlords to deal with intimidation, was pledged today by Home Secretary Alan Johnson.
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What is Inside Justice Week?
National
Friday 16 October 2009
Here, you\'ll find information about the Criminal Justice System\'s programmes and services to support communities throughout England and Wales. \r\n\r\nInside Justice Week is our national initiative to speak directly to you.
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Kent - Not In My Neighbourhood Campaign
South East
Friday 16 October 2009
A three week crack down on anti-social behaviour and crime is about to be launched by Kent Police.\r\n\r\nThe ‘Not In My Neighbourhood’ campaign will run from October 19 until November 8 and aims to reduce incidents which have the greatest impact on local people.
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Inside Justice Week 17th - 24th October
National
Friday 16 October 2009
During Inside Justice Week, events across England and Wales offer the chance for everyone to see inside the Criminal Justice System.
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Reduction in Purse Thefts in Woodbridge
East of England
Friday 16 October 2009
There has been an 80% reduction in the numbers of theft of purses in Woodbridge, Suffolk over the past six months and local police are urging shoppers to remain alert to ensure this trend continues.
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CRIMINALS’ CASH WILL FUND SIX PROJECTS IN OUR LEICESTERSHIRE COMMUNITIES
East Midlands
Thursday 15 October 2009
CRIMINALS’ CASH WILL FUND SIX PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES\r\n\r\nSix publicly nominated projects in Leicestershire are to receive a combined total of £95,000 of criminal’s cash to help their work in local communities.
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Home Office Safer Homes Fund - FREE Home Security Training
National
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Foundations are glad to announce that there are still lots of places left on the courses currently reserved for ‘volunteers’ and that these places are being made available to everybody* who needs to provide quality home security advice to vulnerable occupiers.
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Watch CCTV from home - and earn £1,000 by spotting shoplifters
West Midlands
Monday 12 October 2009
Members of the public could earn cash by monitoring commercial CCTV cameras in their own home, in a scheme planned to begin next month in Stratford-on-Avon
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Street Pastors scheme in Derby nominated for award
East Midlands
Monday 12 October 2009
Church-goers who help late-night city centre revellers have been nominated for Derbyshire police\'s first annual Community Achievement Awards.
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Halloween & Bonfire Night Safety Messages
East Midlands
Sunday 11 October 2009
This is a message to all our watch members and Key Individuals from Harborough Police.
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John Cox made Honorary Life President of Gwent NHW
Wales
Tuesday 6 October 2009
John Cox stood down as Secretary of the Gwent Association and was made Honorary Life President in respect for his service to Neighbourhood Watch over the years. With our great thanks and admiration.
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Police and Co-op team up to spread crime reduction messages
South West
Monday 5 October 2009
Police in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, have teamed up with the town’s Co-op store to launch a new initiative aimed at promoting key crime reduction messages to shoppers.
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\'Crime reduction bingo\' helps spread the word among the elderly
South West
Monday 5 October 2009
Police in Avon & Somerset have been giving advice on personal safety to the elderly - by running \'Crime Reduction Bingo\' at sheltered accommodation in the area.
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The Big Switch Off
East Midlands
Monday 5 October 2009
The big switch Off is a campaign encouraging households, businesses, schools and community organisations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to switch off all unnecessary electrical appliances and lighting.
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Two pronged Crime Prevention Campaign in Blaby, Leicestershire next week.
East Midlands
Friday 2 October 2009
Issued on behalf of Blaby Community Safety Partnership\r\n\r\nA two-pronged crime prevention campaign is being carried out next week (October 5-9) by Blaby Community Safety Partnership.
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£500,000 invested in Neighbourhood & Home Watch Groups
National
Friday 2 October 2009
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network is collaborating with Capacitybuilders to support local groups make their communities safer and better places to live. The Home Office has pledged £500,000 to support this work with Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups across England and Wales.
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Distraction Burglary Calendar for Leicestershire
East Midlands
Friday 2 October 2009
Once again the Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association has found funding to produce a pictorial calendar aimed at reminding the elderly and vulnerable residents of both the City and the County about how to avoid becoming victims of crime.
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UK Older People\'s Day 2009
National
Thursday 1 October 2009
Celebrating the contribution older people make to society
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Getting on with the job in Abergavenny
Wales
Thursday 1 October 2009
Neighbourhood Watch members in the Abergavenny area have been working with local neighbourhood officers to promote new watches and look at ways to reinvigorate others.
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Police Appeal for Recovered Cycles in Ipswich
East of England
Thursday 1 October 2009
Ipswich North East Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) is issuing a photograph of a number of bicycles recovered in the town in the hope that their owners will come forward.
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\'Are you easy?\' campaign launched for Freshers\' Week
East Midlands
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Are you easy? That’s the cheeky question being put to freshers arriving at Leicester, De Montfort and Loughborough Universities this week.
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Showcase the Achievement of your local Watch group.
National
Wednesday 30 September 2009
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network are launching a project which aims to showcase the achievements of local groups.
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Advice ahead of Diwali celebrations in Leicester
East Midlands
Tuesday 29 September 2009
With just days to go until the Diwali lights switch-on in Leicester, police are offering advice to residents to ensure their celebrations are remembered for all the right reasons.
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Student doorknocking campaign begins in Loughborough
East Midlands
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Thousands of students will be receiving information and advice over the next fortnight when police officers visit hundreds of student properties. \r\n\r\nAdvice about being safe, living alongside established residents, recycling and renting have been included in a new Community Student Handbook which will be delivered to every door.
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Fold-up bench helps reduce crime in housing estate
South East
Monday 28 September 2009
A fold-up bench may seem a simple idea - but it\'s an example of how small, practical measures can make a real difference in preventing crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Last call for 2010 Queen’s Volunteer Award nominations
National
Tuesday 22 September 2009
The Office of the Third Sector is calling for nominations for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups, ahead of this year’s 5th October deadline.
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Reports from the North East Region
North East
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Reports from the force NHW groups of the North East region
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Grassroots Grants
National
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Applying for Grassroots Grants is quick, easy and help is available. You can apply for money until March 2011.
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Report from the North West Regional Forum Meeting
North West
Tuesday 22 September 2009
A meeting of the North West NHW Forum was held on Tuesday the 15th of September 2009. This is a brief synopsis of the meeting.
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Regional Reports from the South East Regional Forum (SERF)
South East
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Find out what is happening in your force area.
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South West Regional Report
South West
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Find out what is happening in each force area across your region.
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Reports from the East Midlands NHW Forum
East Midlands
Tuesday 22 September 2009
View details of NHW activity in your force area.
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Report from the Wales NHW Development Group.
Wales
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Report recived from NHW groups in Wales
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Vigilance - Tough Action Announced
National
Monday 21 September 2009
Crime reduction minister Alan Campbell has announced plans to provide tough action in 35 areas across the country that are facing challenges in burglary and robbery.
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BT CALLER WARNING - Suffolk
East of England
Monday 21 September 2009
Police are urging residents never to give out personal information, particularly bank details, after at least three older people fell victim to a scam phone call from a man claiming to work for a telephone company.
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Crime in England and Wales 2008/09
National
Monday 21 September 2009
Crime in England and Wales 2008/09 is the eighth report in an annual series that combines the reporting of police recorded crime and the British Crime Survey (BCS) results.
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Neighbourhood Watch Members go to Court!!
East of England
Thursday 17 September 2009
Members of St Albans & District Neighbourhood Watch were invited by David Aylett, the County Administrator Neighbourhood Watch, to join the Mock Jurors Panel at the Crown Court. The event was organised at the request of Hendon Police Training Centre to give police officers ‘real’ experience of presenting evidence in a ‘true life’ situation.
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Community Crime Fighters Roadshow - Brighton
South East
Tuesday 15 September 2009
If you work alongside police or your council locally you may like to attend one of the Community Crime Fighters training events which are taking place this autumn. The events are FREE to attend, lunch and refreshments will be provided and help is available with travel costs if required.
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Boat Security Packs popular in Devon & Cornwall
South West
Monday 14 September 2009
Theft-deterrent packs are being snapped up by boat owners around Totnes, Devon, concerned about growing levels of motor thefts.
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Listening to young people
London
Monday 14 September 2009
This report, published in June 2009, aimed to find out what younger people - including those from hard-to-reach groups - really think about crime.
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Safer Homes Fund Video on You Tube
National
Monday 14 September 2009
The Safer Homes Fund is a Home Office funded programme which helps to keep vulnerable people safe from burglary.
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Plans to tackle hate crime to better support victims
National
Monday 14 September 2009
New measures to support victims of hate crime, bring more perpetrators to justice and increase reporting of these crimes were outlined today by the government.
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Community Payback Website for the East Midlands
East Midlands
Monday 14 September 2009
The Community Payback website enables you to nominate a project in one or more Probation Areas. We can then assess the suitability of each nomination for the Unpaid Work programme.
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Campaign to tackle equine related crime launched in Rutland
East Midlands
Monday 14 September 2009
A new campaign to tackle rural and equine crime has been launched in Rutland.
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Latest Cumbria NHW Newsletter
North West
Sunday 13 September 2009
The Cumbria NHW Association Newsletter.
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Cumbria NW Website
North West
Sunday 13 September 2009
The Vision of Cumbria NW Association is that Cumbria will be a safer and stronger place to live, work and visit.
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News from the Tenant Services Authority (TSA)
National
Saturday 12 September 2009
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) and the Audit Commission (AC) have agreed the Memorandum of Understanding.
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Justice Award\'s finalists announced
National
Saturday 12 September 2009
About the awards:\r\nThe Justice Awards were established by the Attorney General, the Rt. Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, then Minister of State for the Home Office in 2004.\r\n\r\nThousands of people across the Criminal Justice System (CJS) do an amazing job. Every day their dedication makes a dramatic difference to people\'s lives. The Justice Awards recognise exceptional achievement among staff and volunteers working in criminal justice. It\'s your chance to make sure that outstanding performers get the credit they deserve.
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Leicestershire NHW Group reaches Justice Award Finals
East Midlands
Saturday 12 September 2009
A group of volunteers from Leicestershire have reached the national Justice Awrd finals.
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Derbyshire NHW Seminar & Awards Evening Announced
East Midlands
Saturday 12 September 2009
Tickets are available for the 2009 Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Seminar and Awards Ceremony on the 15th October 2009 at Derbyshire Police Headquarters, Ripley from 18:50 onwards.
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Local Compacts Conference
National
Thursday 10 September 2009
Free one day event to provide third sector organisations (TSOs) with the latest knowledge to make their Compact thrive.
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Nominate your Community Crimefighter on line
National
Tuesday 8 September 2009
This website enables you to make an online nomination to the Community Crime Fighters Award programme.
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Communitybuilders £70m investment fund launched
National
Monday 7 September 2009
The fund will provide a mix of loans, grants and mentoring support to a range of community anchor-type organisations across England. It is designed to help empower citizens and communities by strengthening the resilience of multi-purpose community-led organisations across England through a mixture of financial and advisory support.
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Internet Crime Hotspot Map released online
National
Monday 7 September 2009
A map revealing internet crime hotspots has been published online.
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Maindee Fun Day
Wales
Thursday 3 September 2009
NHW attend fun day.
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Harborough District NHW Newsletter - Autumn 2009
East Midlands
Thursday 3 September 2009
View the latest Newsletter from Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch Association.
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03 September 2009 - New Charity Website Launched
National
Thursday 3 September 2009
See the Difference site aims to raise £250 million for charities using short films.
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Advice and Support for the Third Sector
South East
Thursday 3 September 2009
One day event designed to enable voluntary/community organisations (VCOs) and social enterprises to become more aware of the range of advice and development services provided by the key support and capacity building providers.
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New Website for Sussex NHW
South East
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Sussex has launched a new website.
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Taking the initiative in the fight against mobile phone crime
National
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Action to prevent criminals abusing new mobile phone technology, which allows them to be used like debit, credit and pre-paid cards, has been agreed by the government, mobile phone and card payments industries
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What is the Leicestershire Police helicopter doing over your house?
East Midlands
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Have you ever wondered what the police helicopter is doing over your house? Well now you can find out. Use the map on this new web link to navigate to a specific location or use the options to browse all incidents.
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Local People to help decide how \'Criminals\' Cash\' is spent
East Midlands
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Thousands of pounds worth of criminals’ cash could be used to fund community projects in Leicestershire and Rutland – and the public can help decide which projects the money goes to.
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Select your Local Criminal Justice Board
National
Tuesday 1 September 2009
At a local level, the work of the Criminal Justice System agencies is co-ordinated by 42 Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs) across England and Wales.
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Stay ahead of frauds & scams
South East
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Sussex Police take fraud seriously and have a dedicated unit who deal with major frauds and assist our own divisions and other law enforcement agencies in their investigations.
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Protect yourself from unwelcome callers in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Householders in Leicestershire are being given advice on how they can protect themselves from rogue traders and other tricksters later this month (September).
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Inside Justice Weeek 2009
National
Monday 31 August 2009
Inside Justice Week 2009 opens up the Criminal Justice System across England and Wales. By explaining more about the Criminal Justice System we offer opportunities for you to explore your criminal justice system locally.
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Tameside Home Watch Celebrates 25th Anniversary
North West
Monday 31 August 2009
Home Watch in Greater Manchester started in 1984 and to celebrate the 25th Anniversary Tameside Home Watch are holding a conference on Saturday 5th September 2009 at Dukinfield Town Hall from 10am to 12.30pm.
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Police break into 3,500 homes
North West
Monday 31 August 2009
Police in Liverpool have tried to \'break into\' 3,500 homes to check people are locking up at night. Overall their \'victims\' have appreciated the wake-up call.
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Burglars exploit Facebook and Twitter
National
Monday 31 August 2009
Facebook users enthusing about an upcoming holiday or a recently purchased high-tech gadget may not just be telling their friends but also potential burglars, warns an insurance company.
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Community Crime Fighters Award Programme
National
Monday 24 August 2009
The Community Crime Fighters Awards recognise and\r\nthank people who have either directly stood up to anti-social\r\nbehaviour or neighbourhood crime or who have supported\r\nothers who have needed their help.
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New Business Watch set up in Chorley, Lancs
North West
Monday 24 August 2009
Businesses in Chorley town centre are being invited to join a new forum that will help to keep crime levels low.
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Dog Watch volunteers sign up at dog show
East of England
Monday 24 August 2009
Dog Watch, a new scheme in Hertsmere, Herts, that calls for dog walkers to report any suspicious behaviour while walking their pets, attracted more than 50 volunteers at its launch.
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NPSGWI Minutes 23.06.09
National
Saturday 22 August 2009
View the latest minutes from the National Police Strategy Group for Watch Issues.
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Leicestershire Constabulary Local policing summaries 2009/10
East Midlands
Saturday 22 August 2009
Local policing summaries cover the nine local authority areas in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The aim of the summaries is to let you know how we have been doing in meeting our priorities and most importantly how we are making your communities even safer.
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19 August 2009 - Yorkshire Named As \"Most Generous\" County
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 19 August 2009
An international development charity has announced that Yorkshire is the \"most charitable\" county following a child sponsorship scheme.
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How useful is CCTV in the fight against crime?
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 17 August 2009
Academic reports - and some statements by senior police officers - have cast doubt on the effectiveness of CCTV in the fight against crime.
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Local policing summaries 2009/10
East Midlands
Monday 17 August 2009
Local policing summaries covering the nine local authority areas in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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\'Not In My Neighbourhood Week\' 2009
National
Monday 17 August 2009
Use this link for details of the Not In My Neighbourhood Week 2009.
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Police appeal for \'street reps\' to keep an eye on low-level crime
South East
Monday 17 August 2009
Residents in Bristol are being asked to help their local community by volunteering to become street reps. Local police are asking them to keep an eye on anti-social behaviour, fly tipping, litter and vandalism.
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Swansea: now a safer place for surfers
Wales
Monday 17 August 2009
Swansea’s surfers can ride the waves without fear of their belongings being stolen.
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Community Crime Fighters Autumn Roadshow - Birmingham
West Midlands
Sunday 16 August 2009
Crime is tackled most effectively when local people work together with the police and other criminal justice agencies- this is what Louise Casey, the Government Crime and Justice Advisor found when she looked at how crime could be better tackled in this country last year.
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Community Crime Fighters Autumn Roadshow - Cardiff
Wales
Sunday 16 August 2009
If you work alongside police or your council locally you may like to attend one of the Community Crime Fighters training events which are taking place this autumn.
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Community Crime Fighters Autumn Roadshow - East Cambridge
East of England
Sunday 16 August 2009
If you work alongside police or your council locally you may like to attend one of the Community Crime Fighters training events which are taking place this autumn.
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Secure Your Business - self assessment
National
Thursday 13 August 2009
Crimes, such as theft (by staff as well as customers), vandalism, arson and fraud can significantly impact your business. This online check list will help you assess the security of your business and make improvements.
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New Home Office Website Page on Business Crime
National
Thursday 13 August 2009
Business crime includes ‘all crime and disorder committed by or against businesses.’
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Retail Crime Action Plan 2009
National
Thursday 13 August 2009
The government is working in partnership with business to tackle crime and has recently published a new Retail Crime Action Plan jointly agreed with the National Retail Crime Steering Group.
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Small Grants Fund for Older People in Manchester
North West
Wednesday 5 August 2009
The Small Grants Fund for Older People is provided by a joint venture between Valuing Older People in Manchester and Help the Aged. Funding is intended to provide support to community groups and voluntary organisations that provide activities for older people in the City of Manchester.
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Free- Handy Person Security Training
National
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Free training courses in support of the Home Office Secure Homes- Action Against Burglary (SHAAB) campaign.
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FAQ\'s-read the updated selection on MyNHW
National
Tuesday 4 August 2009
A full list of the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ\'s) about Neighbourhood & Home Watch is now available on this site.
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Report asks young people: what crime and community safety concerns worry you?
West Midlands
Monday 3 August 2009
The National Youth Agency conducted research with 150 young people across the West Midlands region - including many from hard-to-reach groups - about their own crime and community safety concerns.
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Not in My Neighbourhood Week 2009
National
Sunday 2 August 2009
This dedicated week of action follows on from last year’s highly successful week coordinated by the Home Office.
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Junior NHW Makes a Difference!
National
Sunday 2 August 2009
In Walsall, West Midlands, co-ordinator Tony Marshall, has 34 schools signed up with 1,900 children completing the five-week course.
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UK identity card image unveiled
National
Sunday 2 August 2009
The image of the ID card for British citizens was officially unveiled by the Home Secretary today in Manchester and London.
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North West Regional Report
North West
Sunday 2 August 2009
A report from the North West NHW Associations submitted to the NHWN on the current activity within their region.
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South West Regional Report
South West
Sunday 2 August 2009
Regional reports submitted to the NHWN from the representative Force Associations in the South West.
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Wales Regional Report
Wales
Sunday 2 August 2009
View the report submitted to the NHWN from Wales NHW.
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South East Regional Report
South East
Sunday 2 August 2009
View the report submitted to the NHWN from the South East Neighbourhood Watch Forum - SERF.
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Grassroots Grants
National
Sunday 2 August 2009
If your group ticks all the boxes, then you could apply for a Grassroots Grant of £250 - £5000..........\r\n\r\nA not-for-profit voluntary or community group in England\r\n- Led by volunteers\r\n- Active in local community 12 months or more\r\n- Average income (over three years) of less than £30,000 per year\r\n- Works for the benefit of your local community
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Money for people to keep homes safe
National
Friday 31 July 2009
More than 45,000 homes will have their security improved after a cash injection of nearly £5m from the government, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell pledged today.
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Flintshire Stays Safe Under OWL’s Wing
Wales
Friday 31 July 2009
Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association (FNWA) have been piloting an interactive system called Online Watch Link (OWL) for a year to manage Neighbourhood Watch and to send crime alerts out to its members.
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Shepway Community Chest Grant
South East
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to groups in Shepway for local projects that benefit the local community.
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Special Olympics Leicester 2009
East Midlands
Monday 27 July 2009
The Special Olympics GB National Summer Games will be held in Leicester between the 25th and 31st July 2009.
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Communities Savour a Safer Summer at the Big Lunch
East Midlands
Monday 27 July 2009
Families enjoy good food and good company at the Big Lunch
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New Distraction Burglary Method 27.07.09
National
Monday 27 July 2009
This is a message to all our Neighbourhood Watch members and Key Individuals regarding a new trend in distraction burglaries.
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The Truth About Crime - Theft & Burglary
National
Monday 27 July 2009
The Truth About Crime filmed 24/7 for a fortnight with the emergency services in Oxford, whose crime pattern is typical of the country as a whole, to create a unique crime audit.
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Regional meeting
North West
Sunday 26 July 2009
Regional meeting 26th June 2009
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Community Crime Fighters Training
National
Saturday 25 July 2009
The Community Crime Fighters programme was announced by the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, in September 2008. It aims to develop stronger links between crime – fighting agencies and the communities they serve. Community Crime Fighters are members of the public who are already actively involved in their communities and want to do or know more.
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Join the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
National
Thursday 23 July 2009
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is a charity that gives voice and support to over 280,000 staff in voluntary and community organisations.
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Securing Homes - update from Home Office.
National
Thursday 23 July 2009
In 2009/10, as a result of the provision of £1million of Home Office funding for NHW as part of the Securing Homes Action Against Burglary (SH-AAB) programme.
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Networking Events Manchester
North West
Thursday 23 July 2009
Series of networking evenings being run by the Institute of Fundraising North West to facilitate idea sharing between local fundraising groups.
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Networking Events Liverpool
North West
Thursday 23 July 2009
Series of networking evenings being run by the Institute of Fundraising North West to facilitate idea sharing between local fundraising groups.
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National Pandemic Flu Centre
National
Thursday 23 July 2009
The National Pandemic Flu Service has been launched in England.
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Safer Homes - Free Training Courses for Handypeople
National
Wednesday 22 July 2009
To support the \'securing homes - action against burglary\' programme, the Home Office has commissioned Foundations to run a series of home security training programmes.
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Latest crime statistics released
National
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Latest figures from the British Crime Survey (BCS) show that overall crime remains stable, with crime recorded by the police showing a 5% decrease compared with 2007-08.
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Securing Homes: Action Against Burglary- FREE Handyperson Training Events
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
The Safer Homes Fund will be supported by bespoke training for handyperson services, ensuring that they are properly trained in providing home security advice and fitting home security products.
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Community Crime Fighters – 2-day Residential Training Programme
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
In order to secure a place on the residential Community Crime Fighters training programme, you will need to complete a short nomination form. The process is explained in the nomination booklet which is attached.
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Green Paper offers ‘louder voice for communities’ in criminal justice improvements
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
A series of new measures to give communities more say in the way justice is done in their area wasannou nced by ministers in June.
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Keep your mobile number ex-directory
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
You may already have heard about this, but early next week all UK mobiles will be on a directory, which will mean that anyone will be able to access your numbers. It\'s easy to unsubscribe, but it must be done before the beginning of next week to make sure that you are ex-directory.
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\'\'The Truth About Crime\'\' - new BBC television series
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
In a new three-part BBC1 series The Truth About Crime, Nick Ross sets out to see whether violence is as bad as headlines seek to persuade us. Is it going down as the police, the Government and so many experts insist?
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Grassroots Grants - Suffolk
East of England
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work with the local community in Suffolk.
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Swine Flu - Contingency Planning
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
With increasing numbers of people contracting swine flu on a daily basis, have you thought how this might impact on your organisation? Have you thought about developing a contingency plan if any of your staff get swine flu? And how would you deliver your services should key individuals of your organisation be off sick with it?
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Bells given to Somerset shoppers to reduce purse-snatches
South West
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Shoppers in Frome are being given silver-coloured bells to make life difficult for pick-pockets.
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Justice Awards 2009
National
Tuesday 21 July 2009
The Justice Awards give staff and volunteers the opportunity to nominate their colleagues and teams, helping them get the recognition they deserve for the amazing work they do.\r\n\r\nTo be eligible for an award, you must be a
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10 July 2009 - Training Opportunities For North Kent Groups
South East
Sunday 19 July 2009
Third sector organisations across North Kent will soon be able to take advantage of a series of subsidised staff training courses.
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Foundation Grants for Cumbria
North West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to voluntary and community groups working to tackle disadvantage in Cumbria.
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Grassroots Grants - Cumbria
North West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work with the local community in Cumbria.
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Grassroots Grants - Wiltshire and Swindon
South West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Grassroots Grants is a three-year programme that is funded by the Office of the Third Sector and administered locally in Wiltshire and Swindon by the Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon.\r\n\r\nFunding is intended to increase immediate grant funding and capacity building support to small voluntary and community groups and organisations, enabling them to continue or expand their work.
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Grassroots Grants - London
London
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups in London to continue or expand their work within their local community.
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Grassroots Grants - Somerset
South West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work with the local community in Somerset.
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Trafford MBC Small Grants Fund
North West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to local community groups, projects or individuals throughout the borough of Trafford.
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Small Grants for Calderdale
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance available to voluntary and community organisations in Calderdale District for projects that will improve the local area.
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Area Forum Fund - Warwickshire
West Midlands
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to community organisations carrying out activities that benefit the local community in North Warwickshire.
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RTC Fund - Nottinghamshire
East Midlands
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to voluntary and community groups and individuals serving senior citizens in Nottinghamshire\'s rural areas for community activities.
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Grassroots Grants - Barnet, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon
London
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work with the local community in Barnet, Brent, Harrow and Hillingdon.
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Community Fund \"Small Grants Pot\" for residents of High Peak
North West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to voluntary and community groups for one-off projects that will benefit the residents of High Peak
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Grassroots Grants - Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
South West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to small voluntary and community groups to continue or expand their work with the local community in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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Councillor Community Initiative Fund 2009-10 - Liverpool
North West
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to community groups in Liverpool for projects that benefit their community.
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Borough of Rochdale Grants Fund
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sunday 19 July 2009
Financial assistance is available to voluntary and community groups, organisations and individuals in the Rochdale area.
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Development Grants - Milton Keynes
East of England
Sunday 19 July 2009
Development Grants are funded and administered by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation and are intended for local established voluntary and community groups moving to the next stage of their development, through the establishment of new and innovative activities, where clear needs have been identified.
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NHWN Consultation Event - Executive Summary
National
Saturday 18 July 2009
This Executive Summary has been prepared from the flipcharts and notes taken during the lunchtime sessions of the NHWN Consultation Event which was held on 11th July 2009.
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Village store takes partnership approach to fight crime - and wins
North West
Thursday 16 July 2009
Jonathan Clarke, owner of Spar Gatley in Cheshire, spent sleepless nights trying to think of ways to prevent young criminals making his life a misery. He found a solution, at last, in his local crime-reduction partnership.
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Launch of vigilance programme
National
Sunday 12 July 2009
New support to tackle and prevent burglary and robbery in 35 areas across UK
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LNWA Newsletter #23
London
Sunday 12 July 2009
Use this link to view the latest newsletter from London Neghbourhood Watch.
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Safer Homes Funding - Examples of Funding Bids from NHWN members.
National
Sunday 12 July 2009
Following the Consultation Conference held on 11th July for NHWN members, it was agreed to add to this site examples of funding bids which had been submitted to the Safer Homes Fund by Neighbourhood & Home Watch members.
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Safer Homes Fund - FAQ\'s
National
Sunday 12 July 2009
FAQ\'s for those consideringt applying to the Home Office\'s Safer Homes Fund.
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Delivering Neighbourhood & Home Watch (NHW) in the 21st Century
National
Friday 10 July 2009
Away Day summary report.
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NE Region celebrate NHW Week 2009
North East
Friday 10 July 2009
National Neighbourhood Watch Week in Guisborough, East Cleveland got off to a flying start with a well-attended gathering at Gisborough Hall for watch co-ordinators and their deputies.
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Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch Quarterly Report - July 2009
East of England
Thursday 9 July 2009
Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch Quarterly report.
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Summer NHW Newsletter from Leicestershire
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
On the first day of Summer 2009, Harborough District NHW launch their latest Newsletter.
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Contact Your Local Beat Officer in Leicestershire & Rutland
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
From here you can find out which local policing unit covers the area where you live, who your neighbourhood beat officer is and how to contact them.
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Lincolnshire NHW
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Welcome to Lincolnshire NHW website.
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Invite for NHW coordinators in Darley Abbey
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
All Neighbourhood Watch coordinators from the Allestree, Mackworth/Morley and Darley neighbourhood areas are invited to a meeting this week.
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Ilkestone Community Safety \'Evening Extravaganza\' set for Saturday
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Officers from the Cotmanhay and Shipley View Safer Neighbourhood Team have been working with Councillor Jane Wilson to organise a Community Safety \'Evening Extravaganza\'.
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Useful Contacts for NHW members in Derbyshire
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
The Police have published information about useful contacts for all watch members in Derbyshire.
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Think You Know?
East Midlands
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it.
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New HorseWatch scheme for rural Wiltshire
South West
Tuesday 7 July 2009
A Horse Watch scheme has been set up across Wiltshire by the newly formed county Rural Crime Team
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Leicestershire\'s \"Safer Summer\" Campaign
East Midlands
Friday 3 July 2009
A new multi-agency campaign has been launched across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to tackle underage drinking and anti-social behaviour during the school holidays.
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Help us find Malgorzata Wnuczek
National
Friday 3 July 2009
The family of Malgorzata Wnuczek (30) have travelled hundreds of miles to help Leicestershire Constabulary in their efforts to locate her after she was reported missing in 2006. They are also joined by officers from the Polish police in what has become a multi-national investigation.
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Glinton school pushing safety message at crossing
East of England
Thursday 2 July 2009
AS police praised Arthur Mellows Village College (AMVC) pupils for using a railway footpath responsibly, their school vowed to continue pushing the safety message and prevent a tragedy.
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Motorbikes Seized 01/07/09
East Midlands
Thursday 2 July 2009
This is a message for all our Neighbourhood Watch members and Key Individuals living on the S16 Harborough North beat.
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Community Crime Fighters In Action
National
Wednesday 1 July 2009
View the results of Community Crime Fighters in Brixton.
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Training events for Community Crime Fighters - Autumn 2009
National
Wednesday 1 July 2009
I am writing to all Neighbourhood Watch members across England and Wales to bring your attention to the roll out of the Community Crime Fighters (CCF) training programme across the country.
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Walsall Junior NHW goes from strength to strength.
West Midlands
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Junior Neighbourhood Watch in Walsall has really gone down well for the second full year
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Caerleon Neighbourhood Watch
Wales
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Congratulations and thanks to Caerleon NHW chairperson, Marilyn Custard, and all the volunteers who work to make our community safe.
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Home Secretary visits Leicester
East Midlands
Sunday 28 June 2009
The new Home Secretary Alan Johnson has met with police in Leicester as one of his first official duties.
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Neighbourhood and Home Watch Logos
National
Sunday 28 June 2009
Both Neighbourhood and Home Watch logos are available to download from the Home Office website.
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How to contact Your Neighbourhood Team in Suffolk
East of England
Sunday 28 June 2009
In Suffolk, Safer Neighbourhood Teams are made up of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers, Specials and Police Support Volunteers.
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NHW Sports Trust
Wales
Sunday 28 June 2009
Engaging youth through the NHW Trust in Wales
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Inside Justice Week 2009
National
Sunday 28 June 2009
Details of Inside Justice Week 09.
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New Young \'Watchers\' in Leicestershire
East Midlands
Saturday 27 June 2009
Hundreds of pupils from Parklands Primary, Fairfield Primary and All Saints Primary Schools in Wigston are the first and the youngest neighbourhood ‘watchers’ in the county.
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Neighbourhood Watch In Merthyr attend mock trial
Wales
Saturday 27 June 2009
Community Justice Court opens it\'s doors to Neighbourhood Watch.
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Cashback from crooks
National
Friday 26 June 2009
Home Secretary has launched a new pilot fund that will use money and assets seized from wealthy criminals in the fight against crime and antisocial behaviour.
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First West Hinckley NHW Newsletter
East Midlands
Tuesday 23 June 2009
The first Edition of a Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for Watch members West Hinckley in Leicestershire was published during Neighbourhood Watch Week 2009.
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Leicestershire Police Authority invite Neighbourhood Watch to join their Consultation Panel
East Midlands
Tuesday 23 June 2009
The Police Authority have asked the Leicestershire and Rutland Neighbourhood Watch Associations to extend an invitation to all Neighbourhood Watch members.
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New ShopWatch scheme for Barnoldswick
North West
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Police have announced the formation of a new ShopWatch scheme in Barnoldswick, Lancashire
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Festival organisers team up with police to fight thefts
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Two of the biggest organisations in the pop festival industry are working closer with police to reduce the growing level of theft at festival venues.
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New FREE website for information about Funding.
National
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Office of the Third Sector bulletin: \r\nNCVO and OTS launch Funding Central
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Barclays Boost For Modernisation Fund
National
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Barclays Commercial Bank has agreed to match the Government’s contribution to the loans strand of their Modernisation Fund.
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Community Grant Scheme for Crewe & Nantwich
North West
Tuesday 23 June 2009
The Community Grant scheme is provided and administered by Cheshire East Council and is aimed at voluntary and community groups in the Crewe and Nantwich area.
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Launch of the North Yorkshire Neighbourhood Watch Association
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 22 June 2009
After a gap of many years members of the district NW associations in the county of North Yorkshire have joined together to form The North Yorkshire Neighbourhood Watch Association
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Newport Neighbourhood Watch Week Event
Wales
Sunday 21 June 2009
Spreading the word in Newport.
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Finalists announced in 2009 Tilley Awards
National
Sunday 21 June 2009
A series of projects which have reduced crime, engaged young people and supported victims of domestic violence have been named as national finalists in the 2009 Tilley Awards, by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell
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Green Paper offers ‘louder voice for communities’ in criminal justice improvements
National
Friday 19 June 2009
A series of new measures to give communities more say in the way justice is done in their area has been announced by ministers. The plans include creating 30 pioneer areas across England and Wales where the new justice initiatives will be tested.
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Clean Kent teams up with local residents to keep Kent clean, safe and beautiful.
South East
Friday 19 June 2009
This week sees the launch of the Clean Kent Watch, a volunteering project lead as part of the Clean Kent Campaign
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Catch NHW on the Community Support Bus in Humberside
Yorkshire and Humberside
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Humberside has a programme of contact opportunities for the public using a double decker community support bus.
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New Regional Web Pages go Live
National
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Each region now has its own web pages to populate with news and events from each force area.
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South West NHW Regional Report
South West
Wednesday 17 June 2009
View details about NHW in your region.
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Wales Regional NHW Report June 2009
Wales
Wednesday 17 June 2009
View the regional reports from each county in Wales.
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South East NHW Regional Report June 2009
South East
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Read how NHW is benefiting your County in the South East region.
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North West NHW Regional Report June 2009
North West
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Read here activities from the North West region.
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Police Launch Neighbourhood Watch Week To Combat Crime In Birmingham
West Midlands
Tuesday 16 June 2009
POLICE are urging members of the local community to lend their eyes and ears as Neighbourhood Watch Week begins today.
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Derbyshire Substation Watch launched
East Midlands
Tuesday 16 June 2009
This joint initiative was launched on 16th June in South Derbyshire and rolled out across the county in collaboration with the Safer Neighbourhood Teams.
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Kent NHW Celebrates 25 Years
South East
Tuesday 16 June 2009
NHW members from across Kent celebrated 25 years!
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Neighbourhood and Home Watch Fund- Details on how to apply.
National
Tuesday 16 June 2009
The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Fund is a £500,000 fund available for new and existing Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups to receive grants of between £1,000 and £50,000.
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Kent County Eye
South East
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Country Eye is a partnership between the rural community, Kent Police and Neighbourhood Watch.
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Celebrate NHW Week in Harborough
East Midlands
Tuesday 16 June 2009
The NHW team at Harborough will be celebrating today at Harborough Market.
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Safe & Confident Community Roadshow in Market Harborough
East Midlands
Tuesday 16 June 2009
A special event is taking place to help boost community safety in Market Harborough and find out if people have any concerns about crime.
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Community website for Lancashire\'s teens will improve service provision
North West
Tuesday 16 June 2009
A new social networking site has been launched to give Lancashire youth a say in crime reduction initiatives.
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Avon & Somerset Police support NHW
South West
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Avon and Somerset Constabulary is calling on people to get involved in their local Neighbourhood Watch scheme to help look after their own home and those of their neighbours.
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Minister launches Neighbourhood Watch Week
National
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Giving communities even more tools to protect themselves from criminals is the new focus of Neighbourhood Watch, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today at the launch of a dedicated week focussing on the issue.
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Stockton NHW kick off Neighbourhood Watch Week!
North East
Tuesday 16 June 2009
To celebrate the start of Neighbourhood Watch Week (15June-19th June) Stockton Neighbourhood watch put on an information stall in Stockton market place on Saturday 13th June.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Humberside
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 15 June 2009
The reason for National Neighbourhood Watch Week is to highlight the great value of having the protection of a Neighbourhood Watch and the availability of help to set up and develop a new group. Neighbourhood Watch is part of the Council’s Neighbourhood Management undertaking and the Humberside Police’s Neighbourhood Policing policy.
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NHW Week Activities in Suffolk
East of England
Monday 15 June 2009
As part of Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) Week (Monday 15th June to Sunday 21st June), officers from Safer Neighbourhood Teams and local members of NHW will be attending events across Suffolk offering information and showing people how to join the scheme.
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Justice Seen, Justice Done Events in Manchester
North West
Monday 15 June 2009
During Neighbourhood Watch Week Greater Manchester Police G Division are having a Justice Seen, Justice Done engagement day in each of the four neighbourhoods.
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Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week 2009
National
Sunday 14 June 2009
In Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week 2009, I would like to take this opportunity of reminding you all of the main themes which we here at NHWN are using to promote this years event:
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Thames Valley - NHW Week
South East
Sunday 14 June 2009
Details of activities in the Thames Valley area during NHW Week .2009
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PCSO\'s support NHW Week in Stevenage
East of England
Sunday 14 June 2009
POLICE Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from the Stevenage Neighbourhood Team are organising a number of events ahead of Neighbourhood Watch Week, which begins on June 15.
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Bedfordshire NHW Week Celebrations
East of England
Sunday 14 June 2009
A national event aimed at celebrating the Neighbourhood Watch movement will be marked in Bedfordshire next week.
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Neighbourhood Watch Week in Cumbria
North West
Sunday 14 June 2009
In Cumbria events are being held throughout the County to celebrate the successes of Neighbourhood Watch, inform members about new support structures, and raise awareness about the national theme of \'Action Against Burglary\'.
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Celebrating NHW Week in Peterborough
East of England
Thursday 11 June 2009
As part of National NHW Week the Peterborough NHW Committee will hold a\"drop in\" for NHW coordinators on 17th June 2009 at the Caliente Club Parnwell Centre Parnwell\r\n\r\nTime: 3-7pm
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Chelmsford - NHW Week Event
South East
Thursday 11 June 2009
Springfield District Neighbourhood Watch, will be at Sainsbury\'s supermarket, in Springfield, in the foyer from 12noon till 4pm on Friday 19th June.
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LNWA Newsletter #22
London
Tuesday 9 June 2009
The Neighbourhood & Homewatch Network and LNWA are all anxious that information reaches the \"grass roots\" of the organisation so we shall all be grateful if you can do your best to ensure that this newsletter reaches every house in a Neighbourhood Watch in your Borough.
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Farm Watch Warning - Cattle rustling on the Increase
National
Sunday 7 June 2009
Last year, with rising fuel prices, oil theft was the growth crime in rural areas. Before that it was scrap metal. Now it seems that cattle rustling is on the increase again, thanks partly to high prices and changes in subsidies, and the growing demand for low-priced meat.
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Forecourt crime is target of new campaign in Norfolk
East of England
Sunday 7 June 2009
Police and petrol stations have launched a campaign against theft from filling stations in Norfolk, after a rise in the number of drivers filling up and leaving without paying.
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Free USB \'Stick\' gives school-leavers crime and safety advice
National
Sunday 7 June 2009
Dumfries and Galloway police have teamed up with other agencies to offer school-leavers in the region advice in an exciting new way. Each will receive a free 2gb USB memory stick packed with advice on a variety of subjects from sexual health to alcohol and drugs.
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Massive upsurge in bike theft reported
East of England
Sunday 7 June 2009
Bike thefts in Cambridge were up by 64 per cent in March compared to the same month last year. In total, 264 bikes were stolen in the Cambridge area, up from 161 in March last year.
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Police tips for festival visitors
South West
Sunday 7 June 2009
Revellers bound for the Glastonbury Music Festival can now get online tips on how to enjoy the festival safely.
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Avoid becoming a target of crime on holiday
National
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Becoming a victim of crime whilst on holiday can be easily avoided if you take simple precautionary measures.
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PM pledges bigger say for young people
National
Sunday 31 May 2009
Young people have voiced their opinions on how to increase youth participation in the community and in politics, during a round-table discussion with the Prime Minister at Downing Street.
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Public Liability Insurance Policy Update
National
Tuesday 26 May 2009
UPDATE regarding your Neighbourhood Watch Public Liability Insurance\r\n\r\nFree Public Liability Insurance (PLI) is available to Neighbourhood Watch Associations / Schemes in England & Wales which have been formally registered with, and approved by, their local police as an authorised Neighbourhood Watch Association/Scheme. This scheme is managed by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) working in conjunction with CaSE Insurance. Cover is underwritten by Ansvar Insurance Company Limited.
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WATCHDOG WARNING AS PUBLIC IS SCAMMED OUT OF £3.5BN
National
Tuesday 26 May 2009
The trading watchdog today warned people to be vigilant about scams which cost the public around £3.5 billion a year.
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Keep It Safe Campaign
National
Monday 25 May 2009
Keep it safe\r\nOur ‘Keep it Safe’ campaign is designed to spread the word about home security, and to encourage everyone to do all they can to protect their property from criminals.
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Top 10 tips to keep your house safe
National
Monday 25 May 2009
There’s plenty of good advice available for those looking for more information about ways to prevent burglaries, and the most effective safety changes you can make.
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Keep Crime Down - Anti Burglary pack
National
Sunday 24 May 2009
the Home Office have produced an anti-burglary pack which can be ordered via prolog.
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PM unveils new strategy on crime
National
Thursday 14 May 2009
The Drime Minister has outlined a wide-ranging new strategy on crime that identifies new challenges facing the UK and action the Government plans to take to deal with them.
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Public given greater say as new crime strategy is published
National
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Local people will be able to choose how money from a £4 million criminal assets fund is spent in their area, alongside further targeted work to tackle property-related crime and a tougher approach to dealing with prolific offenders announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Justice Secretary Jack Straw today.
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Justice Seen Justice Done Information Pack for Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators.
National
Monday 11 May 2009
An information pack has been produced by the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Unit in the Home Office for Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators and other residents’ leaders, with information on what you can expect from the police and other criminal justice services locally and how to get the best for your community.
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Safer Homes Fund
National
Tuesday 5 May 2009
The Safer Homes Fund is a £6million programme for voluntary and community sector organisations.
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NSGWI Minutes- 18th March 2009
National
Tuesday 5 May 2009
National Strategy Group for Watch Issues - minutes of meeting held on 18th March 2009.
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North Leicestershire NHW celebrate County Awards
East Midlands
Monday 4 May 2009
Members of the Leicestershire North Neighbourhood Watch Association, which is based in Loughborough, were presented with an award in recognition of their contribution to neighbourhood policing.
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Social Landlords 2009 Awards for tackling ASB announced
National
Saturday 2 May 2009
The Social Landlords Crime and Nuisance Group’s (SLCNG) 2009 Awards have been launched today. The Awards are to be given to people on the front-line who have made a difference to their community in tackling anti-social behaviour.
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Neighbourhood Watch in Stafford get new plummage
West Midlands
Thursday 30 April 2009
Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Staffordshire Police are getting a new web-based communication system that could get members all of a twitter.
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Consultation: Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice
National
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Effective community engagement is key to improving public confidence in the way in which crime is tackled and justice delivered. \r\n\r\nThis consultation document is built around four primary aims which are critical components of the changes the Criminal Justice System wish to bring about:
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Leicestershire Neighbourhood Watch Association AGM
East Midlands
Tuesday 28 April 2009
The official association representing ALL Neighbourhood Watch schemes across Leicestershire the \' Leicestershire County Neighbourhood Watch Association\' is hosting its fourth AGM this week at Force HQ, Enderby from 7pm on Thursday 30th April.
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Crime statistics in England and Wales: quarterly update year ending Dec 08
National
Sunday 26 April 2009
Latest crime statistics reveal that there is an apparent rise in theft from the person but we are seeing falls in both robbery and vehicle crime. Levels of all household and acquisitive crime remain stable.
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Electronic applications mean faster criminal record checks
National
Sunday 19 April 2009
A new electronic application system bringing faster results to its largest customers was launched today by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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£5.5m seized from criminals gives New Year cash boost to police
National
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Police forces across England and Wales are to receive a £5.5 million cash boost from assets seized from criminals, the Home Office announced today.
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Securing Homes - ACTION AGAINST BURGLARY
National
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Securing homes is about refreshing and intensifying our activity to ensure that we are reaching those people who are still more vulnerable to burglary
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Police Direct helps break information barrier between police and public
East of England
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Police Direct, a messaging system with 40,000 members currently signed up, pioneered by Suffolk Police, is continuing to generate support and to cut crime in the county.
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Llanelli Win Funding for Data Link Pots
Wales
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Llanelli Neighbourhood Watch have succeeded in obtaining a grant for £800 for their project of Data Link Pots
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KENT POLICE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
South East
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Kent Police is helping to celebrate 25 years of Neighbourhood Watch success across the county
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FREE Burglary Prevention Advice Pack
National
Wednesday 8 April 2009
There are lots of simple, practical steps we can take to secure our home in the new free burglary prevention pack which the Home Office is making available to everyone.
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Cracking down on burglary
National
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Free burglary prevention advice and a crack down on repeat burglars are part of a new package of support to help the public to protect themselves from burglary and help keep crime down, announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Tuesday 7th April.
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NEW - Gas Safe Register
National
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Safe Register, the official gas safety body in Great Britain and the Isle of Man from 1 April, is making the public aware that a big change is imminent – the CORGI gas register is going.
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Neighbourhood Watch Secures Seat on Regional Assembly
East Midlands
Sunday 29 March 2009
The Secretary of the East Midlands NHW Forum has won the election to secure a seat on the East Midlands Regional Assembly for Neighbourhood Watch.
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Neighbourhood Watch Public Liability Insurance
London
Sunday 29 March 2009
Free Public Liability Insurance (PLI) is available to Neighbourhood Watch Associations / Schemes in England & Wales which have been formally registered with, and approved by, their local police authority as an authorised Neighbourhood Watch Association/Scheme.
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School police patrols help in fight against anti-social behaviour
National
Thursday 26 March 2009
Vernon Coaker said, \'It is important that young people feel safe walking home from school. We know that the end of the school day can be a flashpoint for trouble, even if this doesn’t happen right outside the gates.\'
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CRIMEFIGHTING FROM THE CLASSROOM
National
Thursday 26 March 2009
A YORKSHIRE teacher has introduced crimefighting to students thanks to a piece of imaginative movie making.
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Message from Jacqui Smith
National
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Latest news from the Home Office
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Daventry Watch Liaison Officer thanks NHW
East Midlands
Tuesday 24 March 2009
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY MESSAGING - Daventry - 23/3/09
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School pupils learn how to keep safe and prevent crime
East Midlands
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Primary school pupils learnt how to prevent crimes in their neighbourhood.
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Burglary Day of Action: 7th April
National
Monday 23 March 2009
As part of the Real Help in Hard Times programme of work this day of action is designed to provide the police, CDRPs, community groups etc with a platform to communicate the work being done to keep burglary down including enforcement, work with Prolific and other Priority Offenders, crime prevention advice and reassurance to burglary victims.
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New funding to tackle mobile phone crime
National
Monday 23 March 2009
New funding of £250,000 has been made available to help police more swiftly identify stolen mobile phones
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Police in Loughborough help young people go fishing
East Midlands
Sunday 22 March 2009
The police in Loughborough have donated unclaimed fishing equipment to a youth club in the town.
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NHWN Minutes
National
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Minutes and regional reports.
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POTENTIAL FUNDING FOR NHW
National
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Exciting news about funding for Neighbourhood Watch
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If you suspect it report it
National
Tuesday 17 March 2009
\"Don\'t rely on others. If you suspect it report it.\" That\'s the message of a national anti-terrorist hotline campaign launched on Monday March 16.
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Volunteer Neighbourhood Watch Volunteers Coordinators Recruited from the Nepalese Community
West Midlands
Tuesday 17 March 2009
At a meeting with the Nepalese community on 5 March, organised by PCSO Minisha Pandaya of the Nuneaton Central Safer Neighbourhoods Team, three volunteer NW Coordinators were recruited.
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Public Liability Insurance Renewal Notice
National
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Further details on renewing or registering to obtain the free public liability insurance offered to Neighbourhood Watch and Home Watch schemes.
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West Yorks text-messaging crime-reduction system to be expanded
Yorkshire and Humberside
Monday 16 March 2009
A text-messaging scheme to reduce business crime is to be rolled out across the Bingley and Worth Valley area of West Yorkshire.
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Government announces another £5m for Tackling Knives Action Programme
National
Monday 16 March 2009
Jacqui Smith has announced that an extra £5m will be spent on extending the government\'s Tackling Knives Action Programme. The new cash will be used to extend the programme for another year and to extend it to cover two new areas: Kent and Hampshire.
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It Doesn\'t have to happen!
National
Friday 13 March 2009
Sports stars work with kids to show alternatives to carrying a knife
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Neighbourhood policing in action
North West
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Police Minister Vernon Coaker visited Liverpool today to see how the police are handling local priorities for the people of Toxteth.
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Stockton on Tees NHW set up No Cold Calling Zones
North East
Wednesday 11 March 2009
No Cold Calling Zone Signs going up in Stockton
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Pet-owners sign up for Dogwatch scheme to help reduce crime
East of England
Monday 9 March 2009
Over 100 dog walkers in Stevenage, Herts, signed up to help police sniff out crime in the town at the launch of Dogwatch last month.
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Action Against Business Crime
National
Monday 9 March 2009
Action Against Business Crime, the organisation that supports business crime reduction partnerships and which closed at the end of last year, is to be re-launched.
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New single national target for police
Friday 6 March 2009
From today the only national police target set from Whitehall is to increase public confidence by 15 percentage points so crime and anti-social behaviour issues that matter to them locally are being addressed.
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Tracking gun \'fingerprints\' to catch criminals
National
Wednesday 4 March 2009
A new, £8m state-of-the-art national ballistics service is helping police solve crimes.
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You do have the right NOT to remain silent- Policing Pledge Launch
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Too many people do not know about the service standards they get from the police according to new research published today by Home Secretary
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Text to find out how to contact YOUR Neighbourhood Team
National
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Text \'PLEDGE\' to find out how to contact your very own Neighbourhood Team
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London prizes for community-based crime fighting projects
London
Monday 2 March 2009
The winners of the 2009 Safer London Problem Solving and Safer Travel Awards, celebrating innovative projects to promote safer communities across London and on the transport system, have been announced
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Crime-reduction Takeaways
National
Monday 2 March 2009
Takeway-style bags aimed at helping residents keep burglars away are being dished out by police to people in areas where crooks have already broken into homes across Basildon and Thurrock, Essex.
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Derbyshires\' Safeguard scheme extended to cover more businesses
East Midlands
Monday 2 March 2009
A project to tackle business crime has been extended by Derbyshire police.
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Residential Community Crime Fighters Training
National
Monday 2 March 2009
The Community Crime Fighter Programme is a training and support scheme for members of the public who are already active in their community and who want to know more about what they can do to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Community payback cleans up graffiti
National
Friday 27 February 2009
A scheme which puts vandals to work cleaning up vandalism and graffiti in Southampton was praised today by the government’s Crime and Justice Adviser Louise Casey.
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Project Griffin launches at East Midlands Airport
East Midlands
Thursday 26 February 2009
Businesses based at East Midlands Airport are being asked to join a project which supports the police in their fight against counter-terrorism and crime.
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Communities fighting crime in Nottingham
Thursday 26 February 2009
A group of residents who are working alongside the council and the police saw offenders doing Community Payback today
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Do you want to get involved in Community Crime Fighting?
National
Thursday 26 February 2009
So far more than 500 people have received training on the CCF scheme.
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