After receiving my fair share of nuisance phone calls over the past few months I decided to do something about it! So I researched the subject and have posted up all the advice I have gleaned onto a new page on this website under the Personal Security tab. Here's the direct link:…

West Mercia Police are investigating a series of metal gate thefts from properties in Herefordshire. A total of 12 metal gates were stolen from properties in Hereford City and the village of Lugwardine between Wednesday 22 January and Friday 31 January. From Lugwardine: 1 Victorian wrought…

Important information from Thames Valley Police issued today: Thames Valley Police is reminding residents to remain vigilant and not become a victim of fraud after recent incidents of courier fraud in which vulnerable victims were targeted. Between last Monday (10/2) and Friday (14/2), four…

The sexual exploitation of gay and lesbian teenagers is being tackled for the first time by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA). A re-launch of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) command's Thinkuknow educational programme now includes online safety advice for lesbian, gay,…

This focus report from the Office for National Statistics was released on 13 February 2014. The main summary points are as follows: Between the 1995 and the 2001/02 surveys, the number of violent crime incidents fell, from 4.2 million in 1995 to 2.7 million in 2001/02. Since then there has been…

Youngsters in Dorchester had the chance to get creative with street art at a recent event. County town artist Peter Sheridan helped launch the ‘good graffiti' project under the railway bridge along Damers Road in the county town on Saturday 25 January; using a Reverse Graffiti method which…