Just letting readers know that there is really good information freely available via the BBC 1 programme, RIP OFF BRITAIN, aired each morning currently at 9.30am. The 3 presenters are easy to understand with many years of reporting news experience, and their well known faces give confidence, so they have got a researched wealth of […]
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Watching the BBC 1 scam programme at 9.15 yesterday , and saw the scam where people are very convincing and asking the caller to download an on line application called Team Viewer. NEVER, EVER DO THIS !!! – YOU ARE GIVING THE CALLER FULL ACCESS TO PLUNDER EVERY PIECE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT YOUR COMPUTER […]
Humberside Police are issuing weekly reports on thefts of high cost “name” cycles from all areas of N E Lincolnshire. It would appear that these are being stolen to order, with contacts having links to Midlands groups that will move container loads ready for resales in their areas. Their advice to local owners is for […]
Are you aware that the local council put out resident surveys so that local viewpoints can be ascertained? As a regular subscriber to these, I probably answer these surveys from a personal view at least once per week, and they all have end time limits. My reason for putting this on line, is that one […]
MEDIA REPORTING AGAIN. We seem to be returning to the normality of life after the festive season, and with that comes the return of a regular problem throughout the borough of illegal flytipping, both in back yards and alleyways, and also in remoter rural areas, where no cameras or neighbours are around to witness the […]
The Jan 2020 edition of the e-newsletter from OurWatch has been published. Download it directly here.
GDPR PROTECTED DATABASE Along with needs for new groups, there is also a need to know where any vulnerable person resides in case of the requirement for an emergency evacuation process to be agreed in advance of any local disaster. Locally, we have a group known as the Blue Lights Brigade, trained ex emergency services […]
MORE COVERAGE NEEDED ! One of my main projects for 2020 is to establish some new NHW groups in areas with no, or poor, coverage in certain N.E. Lincs locations. In particular, there are NO registered groups in Immingham, hardly any in Humberston, and few in Waltham and New Waltham. There are no known groups […]
FREE CYBER SECURITY TRAINING AND AWARENESS OF YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS CO-ORDINATORS ! JANUARY SESSIONS – ARE THE LAST CHANCE FOR HAVING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION GIVEN OUT TO YOU – IF YOU ARE A LOCAL NHW CO-ORDINATOR AND HOLD ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR NEIGHBOURS !! You may think that being your local Co-Ordinator holds no […]
A few advisory notes to try to make your festive season less worrying. Buy a turkey – that will fit in your oven. Don’t believe – all of the wonderful adverts on tv – they are made to take money from you. Beware of festive mails or messages – saying you have won vouchers or […]
Thanks to everyone of the Co-ordinators, interested agencies and local residents, who all turned out in foul weather on Tuesday to make a full room, and a personal thanks to Jean who helped with teas and coffees, once I had remembered to buy milk !! Thanks to Karl from VANEL, who had to travel home […]
As we approach the season of goodwill, have you considered the plight of poor burglars and opportunist thieves? Here is a quick “tongue in cheek” guide to help the criminal element around us !! Never mind the homeless, you are seriously neglecting the drink and drugs requirements when the shops are closed over Xmas. It […]
The latest edition of the OurWatch e-newsletter has just been published. Download it here and catch up on national news.
PLEASE FREELY DOWNLOAD THIS LEAFLET AND LET OTHERS SEE THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE ADVISORY LEAFLET. WE DON’T WANT BILLY TO HAVE FREE RUN AT YOUR ONGOING COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE RUN UP TO THE FESTIVITIES !
Know your rights this Door Step Crime Week Don’t get caught out this Door Step Crime Week and know your rights before you agree for any work to be carried out. North East Lincolnshire Council’s Trading Standards, in partnership with colleagues across the Yorkshire and Humber region, are hosting a doorstep crime awareness raising week, […]