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All editorial content © CRP News, published by CRP Publications Ltd, Suite 210 91 Western Road, Brighton BN1 2LB Subjects) News) Watch schemes Watch schemes 17 June 2013 Crime reduction projects recognised at awards ceremony 14 June 2013 London first with free online-only crime reduction partnership for all local businesses 23 May 2013 Shopwatch thinks BIG to combat retail crime in city centre 13 May 2013 Triumph against the thieves: business crime-reduction partnership in action 17 April 2013 Forecourt crime: survey and solution 11 April 2013 New online crime system 'will revolutionise partnership-working' 27 March 2013 PAC announces programme of half-day workshops for crime reduction partnerships 20 March 2013 Neighbourhood Watch announces free Public Liability insurance for verified schemes 17 March 2013 Sunderland Shopwatch bans 83 shoplifters 26 February 2013 New version of BCRP Intranet unveiled 3 January 2013 PAC Birmingham conference on Exclusion schemes: book now to avoid disappointment 31 December 2012 Beach pastors: unsung heroes in crime reduction 29 November 2012 Street briefings help crime reduction partnership to engage more retailers 22 November 2012 Research: exclusion schemes are a major factor in reducing ASB 6 November 2012 London conference on Exclusion Schemes biggest so far 6 September 2012 High-profile venue for London and South East conference on Exclusion Schemes 12 July 2012 Partnerships Against Crime's first regional conference an 'outstanding success' 29 June 2012 High Court ruling on mugshot retention: will it affect crime reduction partnerships? 26 June 2012 Crawley & Gatwick Business Watch expands operations using Safer Premises Intranet 21 June 2012 Exclusion Schemes: reducing high street crime and anti-social behaviour 7 June 2012 Warning on 'lifetime bans' from legal expert 3 June 2012 Series of regional conferences announced by Partnerships Against Crime 23 November 2011 New crackdown on crime in Selby, Yorks. 14 November 2011 Roadshow delivers rural security advice 18 October 2011 Pensioners' patrols help prevent anti-social behaviour 8 September 2011 New low-cost solution for out-of-town crime reduction schemes 6 September 2011 New crime reduction service for 'peripheral' and out-of-town businesses launched 8 August 2011 Safety Partnerships report strong support for online safety initiative 26 July 2011 Stickers introduced to cut underage drinking in Hartlepool 26 May 2011 New Shopwatch for Rossendale 13 March 2011 New system could 'revolutionise' the way police work with neighbourhood watch coordinators 1 March 2011 'BCRP In-a-Box' launched for new crime reduction partnerships 23 February 2011 Guns-and-drugs partnership manager refuses to resign 1 February 2011 Retailers 'very angry' as council sacks ShopSafe coordinator 1 February 2011 Surrey Police threaten to withdraw support for ShopSafe scheme 14 January 2011 West Yorks police launch 'Faithwatch' 28 September 2010 Local backlash against police resistance to data sharing 3 September 2010 Guernsey's Data Protection Commissioner raps police and PubWatch scheme 19 August 2010 Taunton Retailers Against Crime announces first awards 1 May 2010 AABC awards recognise preventative activity by partners 1 May 2010 Name and stucture announced for new BCRP organisation at AABC conference 18 April 2010 Report says 'No-Arrest policy' generates 'overwhelming' benefits for local traders 6 April 2010 AABC to merge with Association of Town Centre Management 25 March 2010 Town complains that it's attracting banned boozers 23 March 2010 'Moorwatch' expanded after a year of success 11 March 2010 Pubs using social networking websites to share images of banned drinkers 6 January 2010 City Centre Beat sees shop theft halve over Christmas 22 December 2009 Yellow Card scheme set up in North Devon 17 December 2009 Three new orders in November for BCRP Intranet 5 December 2009 PubWatch evidence supports first Drink Banning Order 30 November 2009 Big Issue sellers to be registered 7 November 2009 New 'travelling offenders' database for crime reduction partnerships 6 November 2009 Student Neighbourhood Watch is a 'first' 16 October 2009 Sussex BCRPs link in county-wide information-sharing scheme 13 October 2009 Alan Johnson praises work of BCRPs 20 September 2009 ATCM launches new 'standards' organisation for crime reduction partnerships 15 September 2009 Hospitals join PubWatch scheme to ban abusive patients 18 August 2009 New Business Watch set up in Chorley, Lancs 16 August 2009 Police appeal for 'street reps' to keep an eye on low-level crime 5 August 2009 Neighbourhood Watch attributes success to 'Owl' 3 August 2009 Second-hand shops to take sellers' finger-prints 1 August 2009 BCRP planned for Inverurie 31 July 2009 Edinburgh night-watch scheme issues 'Help us' cards to revellers 22 July 2009 Police urge nine Pub Watches to merge 9 July 2009 Village store takes partnership approach to fight crime - and wins 8 July 2009 Dog Watch volunteers sign up at dog show 3 July 2009 Port giant joins local BCRP 2 July 2009 New data-sharing system for jewellers to reduce gem thefts 2 July 2009 New HorseWatch scheme for rural Wiltshire 1 July 2009 BID delivers 32 per cent reduction in industrial estate crime 26 June 2009 Truck Watch scheme's Text message system is unsafe says Department for Transport 24 June 2009 Neighbourhood Watch concerns at front-line police cuts 22 June 2009 Festival organisers team up with police to fight thefts 20 June 2009 New ShopWatch scheme for Barnoldswick 8 June 2009 PubWatch backs counselling scheme for banned drinkers 8 June 2009 HorseWatch scheme is extended county-wide 5 June 2009 Forecourt crime is target of new campaign in Norfolk 31 May 2009 New Somerset BoatWatch scheme launched 27 May 2009 Lollipops: a super-weapon in the war against noise? 10 May 2009 Early-warning network to be set up for Scottish businesses 10 May 2009 New Farm Watch scheme for south Gloucestershire 6 May 2009 Regional retail crime groups link to exchange data 25 April 2009 OWL helps county's Neighbourhood Watches to wise-up to crime 19 April 2009 Street cleaners join watch scheme radio network 12 April 2009 Intranet site to be launched to help reduce shoplifting 27 March 2009 Bradford unveils new data-sharing Intranet 25 March 2009 Schools sign up for crime watch scheme 25 March 2009 Police and construction industry set up new plant watch scheme 13 March 2009 West Yorks text-messaging crime-reduction system to be expanded 11 March 2009 New BCRP to be launched to serve Hull shops 4 March 2009 Pet-owners sign up for Dogwatch scheme to help reduce crime 3 March 2009 Action Against Business Crime to be relaunched 27 February 2009 Norwich ShopWatch scheme struggles to attract membership 22 February 2009 New ShopWatch scheme for Midlands 20 February 2009 Croydon launches blanket Three-Strikes exclusion programme 6 February 2009 Supermarket plays key role in local crime reduction success 3 February 2009 Pubwatch scheme legality challenged - again 23 January 2009 Crime prevention card goes county-wide 19 January 2009 Case study details success of Brighton's NightSafe 19 January 2009 Libby Purves enjoys a night out in Ipswich... 17 January 2009 New 'Lite' Intranet for cash-strapped Crime Reduction Partnerships 15 January 2009 Neighbourhood Action Groups in danger through lack of modest funding 11 January 2009 Future of Action Against Business Crime unclear after office closure 9 January 2009 New Data Protection standard should help CrimeWatch Partnerships stay legal 23 December 2008 New BusinessWatch scheme for Gloucester 18 December 2008 'Boro stars banned by local PubWatch 8 December 2008 New ShopWatch scheme for Wantage 8 December 2008 New rural CrimeWatch scheme is based on urban experiences 5 December 2008 Does European DNA ruling affect CrimeWatch schemes? 4 December 2008 Hospital joins PubWatch scheme to ban drunks 3 December 2008 Local paper 'wrap' to promote community engagement 25 November 2008 National pub chain accused of stoking drunken behaviour 23 November 2008 New ShopWatch scheme for Northwich, Cheshire 21 November 2008 Police send unauthorised data to FarmWatch members 2 November 2008 Sherwood, Notts, traders urged to create ShopWatch scheme 30 October 2008 Scottish minister calls for more Clubwatch schemes 29 October 2008 Retail Crimewatch to be rolled out across Northern Ireland 28 October 2008 Festivals announce their own anti-crime task force 22 October 2008 Pubs urged to invest in their own metal detectors 15 October 2008 Club scheme issues 140 bans in first 12 months 13 October 2008 Local PubWatch takes stand at Fresher's Fair 8 October 2008 Nine arrests in first week of new ShopWatch scheme 3 October 2008 Truckwatch set up to cover North West England 5 September 2008 'Graffiti Gallery' software offered to crime reduction partnerships 2 September 2008 Hospitals to work with PubWatch to ban drunks 22 August 2008 Radio link-up scheme for Birmingham traders 22 August 2008 New Farmwatch scheme for Flintshire 19 August 2008 New business crime group for North Yorkshire 2 August 2008 Horsewatch scheme offer marking system to cut rural theft 30 July 2008 Night Marshals scheme to be piloted in Cornwall 30 July 2008 Edinburgh's offies to join new information-sharing network 26 July 2008 New Shopwatch scheme for Toxteth 24 July 2008 Revamped Pubwatch scheme for 'traditional' pubs 21 July 2008 'Ambassadors' and 'Street Angels' receive Tilley Award 30 June 2008 Speeding Focus Week helps pinpoint local problems 24 June 2008 Business crime reduction partnership planned for North Staffs 23 June 2008 'Mister Bennett' raises profile - and morale - of local Neighbourhood Watch schemes 18 June 2008 Neighbourhood Watch 'Toolkit' launched by Home Office and ACPO 18 June 2008 New Truck Watch scheme for Midlands 17 June 2008 Police launch Neighbourhood Watch awards, 2008 15 June 2008 Neighbourhood Watch Week - 16-22 June 12 June 2008 Cwmbran Business Against Crime starts mugshot sharing 10 June 2008 Norwich pubwatch scheme to expand 8 June 2008 Paying for Portsmouth's Alcohol-Free Zone policing casts doubt on project 5 June 2008 York's Monks Cross launches retail business crime initiative 29 May 2008 Restorative Justice scheme cuts Asbo period for 'sorry' teen in Swansea 29 May 2008 Scarborough art competition reminds kids that CCTV is watching over them 28 May 2008 Federation for Small Businesses urges members to join local Police Authorities 28 May 2008 New BID scheme for Edinburgh aims to cut business crime 23 May 2008 Local crime statistics can underestimate anti-crime efforts 27 April 2008 St George's Day festival helps improve traders' use of radio system 21 April 2008 New business crime partnership for Tadley, Berks 20 April 2008 Liverpool sets up Lorry Watch scheme 20 April 2008 Halifax PubWatch launches clubbers discount card 19 April 2008 Countrywatch scheme for rural Oxfordshire 4 April 2008 Notts Police and Neighbourhood Watch sign service level agreement 26 March 2008 Scottish cash for Neighbourhood Watch schemes 21 March 2008 Warwick council may force businesses to clean up graffiti 3 March 2008 Brighton BID reduces shoplifting - and now vandalism     Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 17 July 2013 Briefing: ASB, Crime and Policing Bill. Various locations The Government has finally announced that the new tools and powers are on the way. Now is the time to be thinking about how you are going to get ready for the changes - don't wait until their implementation date - get ahead of the game.... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 July 2013 Nat Assoc of Local Councils: Putting Communities First. Sheffield Connecting Power to Local People. NALC is hosting three key one-day conferences on how local (parish and town) councils can help the lives and well-being of communities through leadership and service delivery.... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 September 2013 BCSC Conference & Exhibition. London A new look event over 2 days at London Olympia, including an evening social event... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 September 2013 Nat Assoc of Local Councils: Putting Communities First. Bristol Connecting Power to Local People. NALC is hosting three key one-day conferences on how local (parish and town) councils can help the lives and well-being of communities through leadership and service delivery.... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 September 2013 Partnerships Against Crime Workshop: Partnerships & Restorative Justice. London The use of Restorative Justice is growing fast and this workshop looks at how RJ works and aims to ensure that Delegates leave better-equipped to address the issues in question.... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 October 2013 Partnerships Against Crime: PARTNERING WITH THE POLICE TO REDUCE BUSINESS CRIME. London. New and existing business crime reduction partnerships need to work as closely as possible with their local police. The police may no longer be a ready source of funding, but they are an essential source of local intelligence, administrative support and advice on good practice.... More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .