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29 August 2010
Early intervention by 'teacher therapists' can prevent binge problems later
Using teacher therapists to identify problem personality traits in teenagers, and help them understand their behaviour, could be the key to stopping them binge drinking and taking drugs....
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28 August 2010
Insurance giant proves best bike insurance is a lock
A publicity stunt by Aviva Insurance shows clearly that, before spending on insurance, cyclists should invest in a good lock first, and be sensible about what they attach their bike to....
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20 August 2010
Report says air gun law needs attention
Under UK legislation anyone over 18 can buy an air rifle if it delivers less than 16.2 Joules of energy. But air gun safety cannot be judged on the power of the weapon alone, according to a Dundee study....
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20 August 2010
Bad harvest leads to spate of hay thefts
Around the country farmers are reporting high levels of hay theft, brought about by high hay prices following a poor harvest....
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20 August 2010
Sainsbury's bans woman from all stores for Nectar card 'fraud'
A woman has been banned from every Sainsbury's in the UK for redeeming the points on someone else's loyalty card. Christine Turton from Merseyside, used an elderly woman's Nectar card to buy groceries but says she was given the wrong card by a cashier on a previous shopping trip....
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19 August 2010
Taunton Retailers Against Crime announces first awards
Taunton Retailers Against Crime (TRAC) has hosted its first awards ceremony to recognise the efforts of its Members in reducing crime and improving community safety....
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16 August 2010
Two forces to cut costs by sharing services
The chief of Thames Valley Police has said sharing more services with Hampshire could save up to £5m a year. She wants collaboration in specialist departments, like firearms, dog handling and traffic policing....
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16 August 2010
Police chief says cuts could 'decimate' smaller forces
Fears of cuts in Home Office funding for police of as much as 25% have got police chiefs rattled. Some talk of "shrinkage" and "unsustainability", but the Chief Constable of Cambridge, Julie Spence, claims 25% cuts are 'undoable'. "Unless there is some sensible application of how they are applied across the service, then some forces at the bottom end, like Cambridgeshire, will be decimated....
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16 August 2010
Kids stay SAFEr in North West Leicestershire
Set up by the area's youth council in 2009 SAFE is a response to demand from young people in North West Leicestershire to address key community safety issues. After its first SAFE event last year the youth council and partners decided to hold a bigger and better event in 2010....
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12 August 2010
'Tin Tax' could solve binge drinking problem
Simple and environmentally friendly. One Guardian reader suggests a quick fix for our drinking problems......
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12 August 2010
Police ask clubs to hold fire on Shots
Police are urging pubs and clubs in Hampshire to stop selling shots after a recent spate of violence in the area....
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12 August 2010
Newquay claims successful underage drink crackdown
After the deaths of two youngsters in 2009 and a growing imputation of drink-fuelled excess, Newquay has reported a successful strategy for 2010....
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11 August 2010
Hike booze prices by 150% - or fail to address bingeing, says pressure group
As the coalition government confronts the problem of binge drinking, Alcohol Concern says that minimum pricing is the only effective solution. Yet the politicians seem strangely reluctant......
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10 August 2010
Drugged driving: some questions answered
The government has announced plans to equip every police station in England, Wales and Scotland with the technology to test drivers for drugs more quickly and easily. Anyone convicted of drug-driving faces a minimum 12-month driving ban, up to six months in prison and a maximum fine of £5,000....
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8 August 2010
Taxi customers asked for ID in safety clamp-down
Passengers at a Watford taxi rank will be filmed by CCTV cameras and asked to provide ID before they are allowed to travel....
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7 August 2010
Drink-related road deaths down to lowest level ever
The number of people killed in road accidents caused by drink-driving has fallen to an all-time low, provisional government figures show....
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7 August 2010
While Westminster dawdles, Manchester plans its own booze-price controls
A minimum price for alcohol could be imposed on nearly four million consumers in the North West of England, if a local authority plan is successful....
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5 August 2010
ACPO report: 1,500 teenagers are involved in serious crime gangs
According to a 'crime-mapping' exercise by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) 4,500 gangs with international links are operating in Britain. Up to 1,500 youngsters are actively involved in them....
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4 August 2010
Leeds councillor: think twice before dumping Asbos
Leeds councillor Gerry Harper shows how Asbos helped one inner city community - and argues that Asbos can and do work - and should be retained....
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3 August 2010
Theresa May calls for volunteers - but will they really work?
Theresa May has announced her much-trailed reforms of police forces, and her plans to involve more local people in policing and policiing decisions. But one expert asks, who will these volunteers be, and where will they come from?...
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12  - 13 October 2010
Safer Communities Conference
The third Annual Safer Communities Conference will look at the immediate issues facing the local authority community safety world, not least the significant reduction in public sector spending announced in the new government's budget.... More
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