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Latest News

Changes set to improve visibility/consistency/resilience of our local policing services within Wiltshire  NEW 25 Nov 23

Latest modern slavery and human trafficking campaign   NEW 23 Nov 23

 

Protect yourself from fraudsters while shopping online   NEW 22 Nov 23

Church Watch Newsletter    NEW 8 Nov 23

Neighbourhood Watch October Newsletter     NEW 8 Nov 23

Farm & Horse Watch Newsletter     NEW 30 Oct 23

Local Crime Figures for September 23      UPDATED 30 Oct 23

National Hate Crime Awareness Week    NEW 17 Oct 23

Trust & the Internet    NEW 11 Oct 23

'Spot the signs' of criminals targeting vulnerable young people    NEW 11 Oct 23

Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in Salisbury   NEW 29 Sep 23

Theft of agricultural machinery GPS devices    NEW 15 Sep 23

Victims don’t need to report to get support      NEW 5 Sep 23

Beware fraudsters targeting tenants online     NEW 23 Aug 23

Watch out for this WhatsApp scam      NEW 4 Aug 23

General online safety advice   NEW 29 Jul 23

Violence against women and girls – our next step  UPDATED 19 Jul 23

 

Improving rape and serious sexual offences investigations     NEW 14 Jul 23

How to recognise and report scam emails, texts, websites, adverts or phone calls   NEW 21 Jun 23

Pocket dialled? Stay on the line tell you’re fine    NEW 16 Jun 23

Theft of pneumatic log splitter on 8 June 2023       NEW 13 Jun 23

 

Be alert when selling online - we are investigating reports of payment scams in your area   NEW 8 Jun 23

 

Have you secured your email account?  NEW 23 May 23

 

Protecting Your Digital Footprint   NEW 22 May 23

National knife campaign Operation Sceptre launches today  NEW 15 May 23

Be alert when selling online    NEW 4 May 23

Information wanted following attack on sheep      NEW 3 May 23

 

Volunteer as a Special with Wiltshire Police   NEW 2 May 23

 

Agricultural GPS Theft   NEW 27 Apr 23

Dog Watch Newsletter     NEW 27Apr 23

Ticket Fraud   NEW 24 APR 23

Free child seat checks in Salisbury this Wednesday (26/4/23)    NEW 24 APR 23

UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live    NEW 10 Apr 23

Sheep worrying is a crime     NEW 6 Apr 23

 

Warning issued to WhatsApp users over account takeover scam     NEW 27 Mar 23

Become a volunteer to support #MakingWiltshireSafer       NEW 21 Mar 23

Buying or selling a car this spring       NEW 18 Mar 23

Open letter from Chief Constable Catherine Roper to Police and Crime Commissioner   NEW 17 Mar 23

Wiltshire Police Plan on a Page 2023      NEW 17 Mar 23

Safe Online Shopping   NEW 9 Mar 23

 

Prevent Keyless Car Theft - "Relay Theft"   NEW 8 Mar 23

Neighbourhood Watch’s biggest recruitment drive in recent times launched    NEW 6 Mar 23

Open letter from Chief Constable Catherine Roper to Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson    NEW 3 Mar 23

 

New Chief Constable joins Wiltshire Police     NEW 27 Feb 23

Police and Crime Commissioner & Chief Constable address misconduct and vetting standards in policing  NEW 8 Feb 23

 

Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2023     NEW 6 Feb 23

Neighbourhood Watch Free Crime Prevention Webinars  NEW 1 Feb 23

 

Community Speed Watch scheme continues to make roads safer      NEW 17 Jan 23

Think WIDEN to prevent burglary    NEW 16 Jan 23

More residents urged to register views on police precept     UPDATED 10 Jan 23

Local Crime Figures for November 22      UPDATED 6 Jan 23

 

Festive shoppers urged to be Cyber Aware as figures reveal average online losses of £1,000       NEW 24 Nov 22

Op Sceptre - latest police knife crime campaign     UPDATED 04 Oct 22 

Farm security advice     NEW 28 Oct 22

County Lines arrests     NEW 13 Oct 22

Ofgem scam emails     UPDATED 30 Sep 22

Check-a-Website capability     NEW 5 Jul 22

Keeping Your Home and Possessions Safe   UPDATED 1 Jul 22

Residents asked to have their say on making public spaces safer at night       NEW 22 Jun 22

Help available for carers    NEW 7 Jun 22

Reports of holiday fraud skyrockets by more than 120%       NEW 1 Jun 22

Residents asked for their views on 101 and 999 services         NEW 23 May 22

Proactive work to tackle catalytic convertor thefts in South Wiltshire       NEW 12 May 22       

Over 20k people fell victim to remote access scams     NEW 6 Apr 22 

PCC Philip Wilkinson has launched Making Wiltshire Safer      NEW 17 Mar 22

What does smart security mean for my home?      NEW 5 Mar 22 

Think WIDE(N) burglary prevention campaign launched       NEW 1 Mar 22 

Residents urged to report crime concerns as stats show drop in recorded crime       NEW 27 Jan 22 

       

Parish Council Meeting:

Mon 13th November 2023.Draft Minutes

Next Meeting: Mon 8th January 2024 -  Agenda to follow

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