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Have you signed up yet ? FREE TRAINING !!!

There are still places to be taken up on free training sessions on cyber security, scam awareness and basic IT training sessions. Some eligibility is needed from your Cleethorpes Post Code for the 1 – 2 – 1 IT sessions, but we are surprised at the lack of interest, given that it is a FREE […]

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SCAMS – Here’s a little gem of good information for all – and it’s free to view or download !

This is a brilliant piece of safety related publishing, that has now gone public from the offices of Humberside Police to help everyone – please either print one, or have it to hand on file for neighbours or friends who may be vulnerable ! “The Little Book of Big Scams” is now available on the […]

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THOMAS COOK ROGUE REFUNDS – THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG !!

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY PHONE OR MAIL REQUESTS FOR BANK DETAILS AND THREE DIGIT CODE FOR HOLIDAY TRIP OR FLIGHT REFUNDS !! It has taken less than 24 hours for this latest scam to hit the media sites and e mails ! IF YOU HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE THOMAS COOK CLOSE DOWN, LOOK […]

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Recent Humberside Police conference last week.

I attended the Humberside Police conference last week from my 1st invite, with no idea of what would be presented on the day at the Grimsby Auditorium venue. I have to say that I felt very humbled and honoured to be able to see “inside the scenes” as to what work has been done across […]

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FUNDED TRAINING AVAILABILITY – SOME POST CODE ELIGIBILITY REQUIRED

VANEL, through their North Cleethorpes area funding, wish to announce future free training availability based at 82, Grimsby Road Cleethorpes. BLUE LIGHTS BRIGADE  – are also offering training to any local start groups on emergency planning of local disasters – see below for details. The first is not Post Code based, and is purely aimed […]

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REMINDER !

MEETING TONIGHT  7 PM – AT ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH HALL  – FOR NHW CO-ORDINATORS. Our meeting this evening has two main purposes – firstly to offer training opportunities to all present as Co-ordinators, and to introduce a specific training programme for Cleethorpes groups and residents, based at the Big Local premises at 72, Grimsby Road, […]

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Telephone scam update

Adding to yesterday’s post, the same person is now being phoned from numerous other I/D blocked numbers, and has had to have the BT service make additional safety measures to stop the calls filtering through. Please be careful answering any calls which can grab your number onto a system that sends regular recalls once obtained. […]

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It’s not me, guv…. honest !!

NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOUR !!! For those who know me, and my lack of ability to look good in photos, please take note that a recent article published in the Grimsby Telegraph, and copied on several Facebook pages yesterday, showed me prominently taking part in a multi agency walk round on the East Marsh, organised […]

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NEWLY REPORTED ILLEGAL ENTRY TO PREMISES PROBLEM

A NEWLY REPORTED METHOD OF POTENTIALLY STOPPING uPVC WINDOWS FROM LOCKING!! There has been a new report on one of the DN NHW Facebook pages, reporting the use of a wooden pencil that is placed in the rain gully guards, to prevent owners being able to fully close and lock ground floor windows. I am […]

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Arson attacks and build up of rubbish in alleyways

Local areas have been recently targetted by youths, and fires have been lit in several places, including industrial and leisure sites, not just alleyways and old unoccupied houses. Business owners obviously have a legal duty of care to protect their businesses against the risk of arson around workplace areas, but members of the public also […]

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Universal credit scam alert !!! Beware the phrases – “free” or “low cost” !!

                                                             ——— SCAM WARNING ——— Action Fraud has recently received 63 reports about a scam in which fraudsters target people with offers of “low cost” loans or “free” government grants. What the victims aren’t told is that the money they’ll receive is actually an advance payment for Universal Credit. The criminals use the personal information they’ve […]