North East Lincolnshire Neighbourhood NetworkingThe Humberside Neighbourhood Policing teams are keen to keep up conversations with local residents and in some Wards they now schedule regular online drop in sessions over Zoom so that residents can join in and speak to members of the team. You can always check where local Police engagement sessions are in your Ward via […]
OurWatch (the umbrella organisation for Neighbourhood Watch across England and Wales) has just published its February 2021 Newsletter. Always worth a read for all those involved with Neighbourhood Watch. Read more about it here or download the .pdf here. Did you miss the January one? . And as a bonus, OurWatch have published their first […]
One of the themes for unpleasant scams doing the rounds at the moment is playing on Covid-19 and vaccinations. Many messages now look very real and pretend to come from the NHS and other reputable sources. So it’s really important to watch out for these (and warn others) and not to click or follow through […]
Important. Please warn everyone you know about the Covid-19 and Vaccination Scams that are currently doing the rounds on social media. If you’re on Social Media and you get messaged with something like below then please DO NOT CLICK – it’s a scam. If you do click through and happen to get to something asking […]
Humberside Police have issued a document which explains both about some of the very latest scams that are targeting people about Covid-19 and vaccinations and about how to avoid falling victim to them. Please have a read and share widely. Let’s make sure no-one we know falls victim to this sort of scam playing on […]
Humberside Police are offering an amnesty as part of their plans to reduce nuisance motorbikes on the streets and in open spaces. The local neighbourhood policing teams are offering a FREE collection and disposal service week from 11/01/21 as part of their 2021 Operation Yellowfin Campaign. So if you want rid of any old moped, motorcycle or […]
Welcome to our first Scams bulletin for 2021. Happy New Year to you. We hope you’ve managed to survive Christmas shopping online without falling into any scams. Unfortunately there have been a lot of them happening recently, so please still continue to be extra vigilant into 2021 and keep yourself safe from scams. Now the […]
We’ve not been keeping up to date here with sharing the OurWatch monthly newsletters (from our National Network). Hopefully you visit the website regularly at www.ourwatch.org.uk to check for news anyway, but here’s a reminder of the past few newsletters at OurWatch. They’re always worth a read and the December 2020 one even includes a […]
The Police and Crime Commissioner is really keen to hear from people in our local communities who want to help make a difference; we want to ensure that our scrutiny groups reflect our local communities. We are currently recruiting volunteers for: Use of Police Powers Scrutiny Group – we are particularly interested in hearing from […]
Reproduced from the Humberside PCC website here. On behalf of myself and all the staff of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year. For the whole world that message carries more hope on this occasion than it has for generations. In hoping for a […]
Winter and Christmas are going to be different this year. Coronavirus has seen to that. But at the same time, Winter is always something to prepare for – to make sure you stay safe and well over the darker, colder months. Preparing your property against burglars or preparing yourself against the growing tide of scams […]
Across North East Lincolnshire the Neighbourhood Policing Teams are still holding ‘drop ins’ and meetings so that you can speak to them direct. Some teams are meeting face to face (socially distanced) and some have moved to online (Zoom/video) sessions. Each Ward team has a different programme but all are holding events on a regular […]
There are 5.2 million homes and businesses in England at risk of flooding. Don’t assume it’s not you. Whether you live on a hill, in a flat or in an area that’s never flooded before, flooding can still affect you, putting your home, your possessions and your family at risk. In England there are over […]
If your Neighbourhood Watch Group has an idea for a project that could tackle crime in your area, then don’t forget to consider the Crime Reduction Fund grants. This scheme has been funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside (PCC) and is being managed by Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire (VANEL) on behalf […]
Big Local North Cleethorpes recently published their third newsletter and this one focuses very specifically on Community Safety. Written in conjunction with Humberside Police, there’s information and advice in there that is relevant to everyone – not just those living in North Cleethorpes (where the project support is targeted). The .pdf newsletter is here. Or […]