Category: Miscellaneous

North East Lincolnshire Council has opened a public consultation on some proposed changes to the way it assesses a person’s social housing needs. Home Choice Lincs is the partnership of North East Lincolnshire Council, North Lincolnshire Council, Ongo Homes, Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, Longhurst Group, Sanctuary Housing & The Guinness Partnership. It was launched in 2010 […]

Residents in North East Lincolnshire will have the opportunity to discuss issues affecting the borough with leading councillors when the Council’s Cabinet holds the first of a programme of “listening’’ events later this month. Members of the public are being invited to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the area with members of North East […]

Whatever confidential paperwork comes across your doorstep – bank statements, private doctor or dentist information, savings or investment documents, old wills – in fact anything with your private details on them ! – are you getting rid in a safe and controlled manner? Don’t leave information on envelopes or old paperwork in your recycle bins […]

PLEASE SEE THE MAIL REQUEST BELOW – SENT TO ME YESTERDAY, AND CONSIDER TAKING PART IN THIS NHW MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS’ SURVEY BY THE ALLOTED CLOSING TIME – THANKS. Neighbourhood Watch Dear Sir or Madam We have been working with local stakeholder groups to develop a better way to talk, listen and work with the […]

POSTED THROUGH TODAY FROM THE NATIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH OFFICE Last year, more than 4.5 million cybercrimes were committed in England and Wales according to estimates by the Office of National Statistics. This worrying and growing trend has been identified by Neighbourhood Watch Network as an area where members of the public could be receiving more […]

ONE FROM THE DEPUTY CHAIR FROM A COLD CALL VISIT TODAY ! I am not going to name the firm, but please be very wary of cold calls about blocked or slow heating radiators on your central heating systems ! The firm quoted that only 12 months on from engineer servicing and flushing out, all […]

One of our NHW Co-ordinators has been in touch telling me about the latest B.T. scam contact phone calls – the seriousness of this is that someone with high technical knowledge has deliberately cut through telephone cables in the supply box going to the Co-ordinators phone line. The 2 numbers used to actually make phone […]

A police report from today has noted a sharp increase recently in thefts from cars, both locked and unlocked, and in many areas across the North East Lincolnshire area. Please ensure that you leave nothing visible that could be sold on for a quick drugs fix, and no parking money in centre consoles or side […]

A CHANCE TO WIN VOUCHERS BY COMPLETING THE LATEST SURVEY FROM NATIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ! Neighbourhood Watch has today launched a landmark new survey to understand the impact of cybercrime on communities across England and Wales. Traditionally Neighbourhood Watch has been focused on keeping people safe in the places they live but with the advent […]

It is indeed a splendid summer for those who sun worship, with very hot, near record, temperatures at the moment, and very few storms in between to clear the air. It is hard work cooling down enough to sleep comfortably at night, and shops seem to be full of people not shopping , but enjoying […]

Recent police reporting on local neighbourhood alert warnings have been published, with holidays for school children and hotter weather in mind, so these are being passed on. 1. Police have discovered areas in parks where evidence of bonfires or attempted woodland arson have taken place – so, do you know where your child is in […]

For those who view the Facebook DN pages in N.E. Lincolnshire, how many times recently have you seen a post with a picture of a lost or “found in the street” bank card? Where do people store their cards when out shopping, wallet, purse, handbag, back pocket with other things stuffed in? I will not […]