Just a very short scam bulletin this week as I’m actually on holiday (staycation) this week. Back to normal next week and in the meantime you can ask your questions and get discussing your cyber/scam issues on our Network discussion website here. I am very interested to hear of the experiences people have been having […]
This week’s Scam bulletin starts with a set of guidelines from Action Fraud on how to protect yourself against fraud or cyber crime. Some of these tips are a bit different to the usual ones – keeping an eye on your credit account, watching out for fraud recovery fraud and making sure you’re using something […]
Welcome to the third of our weekly Scam information bulletins. Read all the bulletins here. Ways to report all kinds of scam We can all help to tackle scams and fraud by ensuring things are reported appropriately. Please report all Fraud and Cybercrime to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or online here. If […]
We’ve completed the update of our data pages for each ward across North East Lincolnshire. Each page contains a map of the area, links to information from the Police, Fire, CrimeStats and Ward information websites and information about local councillors. The general information page is here and you can get to the data page for […]
Welcome to our second Scam bulletin. Each week I’m just sharing ideas, resources, tips and advice about scams and fraud – mainly how to avoid it! Please read yourself; share with your family, friends and neighbours. And if you’re part of a Neighbourhood Watch Group please see if you can make sure others in the […]
Welcome to our first, regular, weekly update on Scams. Every week (probably Fridays) I’ll share some information, news, resources and thoughts around Scams. There’s plenty of advice and information already out there on the web. But we hope to help you find the useful and interesting stuff more easily with these weekly updates. Keep checking […]
The Eden Project and a number of partners have launched “Community Action Response” to help our communities come together and support each other at this difficult time. It’s a website with a lot of ideas for how to: Be kind, considerate and think of others Connect and reach out to your community Support each other […]
Important announcement and request from NELC about Public Spaces Protection Orders
Keep up to date with the latest scams doing the rounds through this ScamShare bulletin. Find out more.
The June edition of the OurWatch newsletter is out
It’s all the rage at the moment – video meetings using Zoom. Of course there are other tools available too (Jitsu meet, Microsoft Teams etc). But if you’re new to ZOOM then it’s worth getting a bit of advice on how to use it. Neighbourhood Watch meetings are not taking place face to face at […]
Flytipping is both a national and very local issue as it affects all our communities. Read on for a full briefing sharing information about flytipping that you can share and discuss within your neighbourhood watch groups.
A clarification that the North East Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Watch Network and the Neighbourhood Network (in Hull) are not the same organisation. Read on…
We have been getting our new, private, online discussion website ready for Network Coordinators and Members for a couple of weeks now. The first few coordinators who have requested access should start receiving their account details in the next day or so. If anyone else is interested in staying in touch through this discussion tool […]
During the Covid-19 lockdown, the risks of domestic abuse are heightened and with many support services having to review their ways of working, it is important to reinforce the message that all of them are still operating, ready to hear from those affected and can help. Read on to find out important details about support for those suffering domestic abuse.