I do not normally deal with scam mails, as Karl does an excellent job updating new ones every week, but this one really annoys me, and evidence has shown nationally that one elderly lady was duped into paying over £150.00 for a placebo type jab, administered under non hygienic conditions, and with no knowledge of […]
Today’s neighbour thought is sparked by looking out at horrible inclement wet rainy weather with wind and cold all around us. You may have recently been furloughed or now working from home again with the new restrictions in place. Where do you sit to do your work? I am on the main dining room table […]
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Thank you, BBC 2 !
Why am I thanking the Beeb? Easy – Education programmes in the early afternoon that are too good just for children learning on line. Coming from a grim mortarboarded teacher background at my grammar school over 50 years ago, how much more could I have learnt and absorbed, given more modern ways to visually show […]
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 […]
Keith Hunter has issued his latest message in regards to how police are reacting during the pandemic – link is below. https://www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk/News/News-Archive/2021/A-New-Year-message-from-Commissioner-Keith-Hunter.aspx
I normally leave all scam alerts with Karl for his excellent and informative Friday slot, but the NEL Fraud Forum and Humberside Police have asked me to put this up asap , so here goes ! COVID 19 Vaccine Scam Text We have been informed about a new scam that is being circulated, but looks very […]
I was really hoping that my first post in 2021 would be full of positives, and hope for a return to some form of normal lifestyle during the opening months. Instead, we awake to a new lockdown regime, a rapidly spreading new virus variant, people not wanting to obey strictly laid down stay at home […]
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OurWatch newsletters
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 […]
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SEASON’S GREETINGS !
As everyone begins to finalise preparations for whatever type of family celebration they have managed to achieve in poor circumstances, may I take this opportuinity to send out my personal greetings to all those who kindly take the time to read this blog and read my regular warnings and alerts. I hope that everyone manages […]
We will all discover the Tier level tomorrow that N. E. Lincolnshire will find themselves embedded until the New year. We are all expected to remain in a safe and responsible manner towards ourselves, our relatives, our neighbours, friends, and others who live in our streets and roads. If the Tier level is raised to […]
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 […]