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You may have caught sight of this item on this morning's news concerning the recent publication of a research report entitled ‘Cycle Thieves, We Are Watching You' Impact of a Simple Signage Intervention against Bicycle Theft' by Daniel Nettle, Kenneth Nott and Melissa Bateson of the Centre…

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A fascinating study from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) was released today revealing that although violence in the UK has fallen by 11% over the past decade and is falling faster than any other European country; the impact of violence is nevertheless costing the UK £124…

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If your community is fed up with the speeding traffic through your village or down your street you might want to consider clubbing together to purchase your own ‘speed gun' to build up evidence to present to your local authority. Alan Holford-Walker, one of my contacts on LinkedIn Group…

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Having grown up in Exeter it's always great to link up with an organisation from ‘down my way'- and a very worthwhile one at that! SOS are hosting the Southwest's first Knife Crime conference on 26th May at Exeter's Guildhall – invitation only – see news item below dated 17th…

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You can now read Newsletter 6 on the site at this link This issue, which marks our first birthday, brings you news of our free prize draw to win a safe from our friends at TotalSafes.co.uk It also brings you up-to-date with how the website's been doing and examines the correct way to secure a…

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A recent and very useful press release from West Mercia and Warwickshire Police highlights some of the problems associated with online shopping. Here's the release in full. A senior police officer is urging people across the West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police areas to be on their guard…

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