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 […]
Author: Glyn Atkinson
A qualified community safety advocate with 11 years of NHW experience.
Currently Chair of the NE Lincs Co-ordinators group meetings, and Chair of Humberwatch, covering 4 unitary authorities trying to unite campaigns locally.
They’ll not fool me !! Over the next few weeks, I am going to set out a series of information blogs, in regards to all types of scams that can affect local people, you, your neighbours and friends, your close relatives, vulnerable adults or relatives living alone – in fact, anyone ! The book in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Firstly, A Happy New Year and new decade to one and all ! Secondly, I sincerely hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday period with no problems from thefts, anti social behaviours or neighbourhood disputes. Thirdly, apologies for no blog over the holiday period – I’ve had man flu, no, honestly, it was […]
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 […]
Just a quick blog message to begin this bulletin with – to let everyone know that I am now going to be located on office days, as of today’s date, moving forward into the New Year at 82, Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes. I will announce in the new year if the actual day is going to […]
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 […]
There have been overnight reports of break ins by means of accessing rear doors for patios and conservatories. Locations are recently around the new estate of houses off Humberston Ave, opposite the Ballantyne Gym Club, and other local areas in Cleethorpes. The method in use has been similar in all cases, with use of a […]
The December quarterly meeting will still be held at St Augustine’s Church Hall, but will now be on Tuesday, 10th December, not 12th, due to the hall being needed for voting purposes. Meeting start time is unchanged at 7pm – close at 8.30pm