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In today's The SUN there's a story about a young lad, Reuben Soanes, who spotted his family's stolen caravan on the driveway of another house when he was browsing Google's Street View. Next to the caravan is a picture of the suspected thief and his 4X4 vehicle. After some delay Google supplied…

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On the 30th July this year I made mention of Government plans to update the Scrap Metal Dealers Act of 1964 and to quickly introduce other measures to ban cash payments and increase powers for authorities. In my view these measures are absolutely essential in order to control the levels of metal…

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DAD Ltd, manufacturer of steel security products since 1872 and specialising in mail boxes and security doorsets, is the first company in the UK to produce a secure letter box that meets the Door and Hardware Federation's Technical Specification TS 009:2012 at Grade 2; a standard approved by the…

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We are delighted to announce a reciprocal link to the residents of High Garrett via their brand new website; a site that is also shared by their local Continue reading…

Our second newsletter has been sent out to subscribers today. This one reveals further findings of our on-line Home Security Survey; this time concentrating on access down the sides of our homes, fence climbing and alleyways. There's a little spot on fence toppings and scrap metal dealers and a…

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On the 15 November this year the public across England and Wales will, for the first time, elect a police and crime commissioner who will be accountable for how crime is tackled in their police force area. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will aim to cut crime and deliver an effective and…

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