GREAT YEAR FOR VICTIM SUPPORT
The volunteers and staff of the local Victim Support were warmly praised at their recent annual review meeting held in the city.
Victim Support’s regional manager, Joe Brazil, told The Local News: “The evening provided Victim Support with the opportunity to creatively demonstrate to our friends, partners and supporters a sample of the services we provide [...]
COTGRAVE CRIME LEVELS PLUMMET
Figures released by Nottinghamshire Police show crime in Cotgrave has dropped significantly compared with a year ago. The town has seen reductions across the board, with the biggest falls being criminal damage and non-dwelling burglary.
Between 1st April and 30th June this year, overall crime in Cotgrave fell 60% to 81 incidents compared to 135 in [...]
COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH
Radcliffe Community Speed Watch are now in the third year of monitoring the speed of vehicles driving through the village. With the support of Nottinghamshire Police, Radcliffe Parish Council and Resident’s Association, they help to protect residents from speeding and warmly welcome more volunteers.
If you can spare an hour a month, or even less, at [...]
COMMISSION WARNS OF BOGUS TELEPHONE CALLS
The Charity Commission has been made aware of a scam involving people being telephoned by individuals claiming to represent the charity. 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.
Some of the bogus calls have demanded payments of [...]
WARNING AFTER SERIES OF CHURCH BREAK-INS IN RUSHCLIFFE
Residents are being urged to be vigilant following a series of break-ins at churches in South Nottinghamshire.
In the last three weeks, there have been six burglaries – or attempted burglaries – at churches in Bunny, Plumtree, Granby, Colston Bassett and Langar. Items stolen in the break-ins include a collection box, safes, and church records.
Police are [...]
WEST BRIDGFORD BOOKIES ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT
A West Bridgford bookmaker was robbed at knifepoint on the afternoon of Sunday 9th May. A man went into Betfred in Central Avenue at around 5.10pm and threatened the man working in the shop with a knife, before locking him in the toilet and stealing a quantity of cash.
The offender is described as white, 5ft [...]
HIGH SHERIFF COMMENDS COTGRAVE BEAT TEAM
The now former High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire has commended Cotgrave beat team’s ‘service and dedication’. High Sheriff Michael Rowen accompanied the team on patrol in Cotgrave recently to learn more about local policing. Mr Rowen, who retired from his historical position after the visit, experienced how a police station operates and saw first hand the [...]
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
By Alan Wain
This is the first article of a series of maybe eight. To help the flow and also to conserve space, a number of abbreviations will be used.
LAG Local Area Group
NCC Nottinghamshire County Council
NW Neighbourhood Watch
PCSO Police Community Support Officer
SNPT Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team
WBNWG West Bridgford Neighbourhood Watch [...]
DON READ’S CRIME COLUMN – APRIL 2010
As one door shuts another door opens, so they say. On the 1st April the door on Rushcliffe Community Watch shut firmly. The department, run by the police, became yet another victim of the economic crisis and as a result the Ringmaster email and voice mail message service terminated. Since 2003 the system had transmitted [...]
DON READ’S CRIME COLUMN – MARCH 2010
Don’t get fooled by scam
Credit card scams are still rife and a new one popped up recently.
You get a phone call saying that someone has accessed your
card details. They read you the number on the front of your card
and ask you to verify the three digit number on the back. Assuming
that if they know the [...]