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CCTV helps reduce town centre business burglaries
The use of Northampton Borough Council's CCTV helped to reduce commercial burglaries this April following a spike in crime in the town centre.
CCTV operators aided the Neighbourhood Policing Team's investigations into these burglaries by helping to identify potential suspects for stop and search purposes.
Thanks to this and footage gained during burglaries, three offenders were identified.
Two of the... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:41 by Parish Administrator
Inspiration
Today marks the start of Neighbourhood Watch Week 2019 where we'll be celebrating the amazing work our volunteers do in their communities. We'll be looking at areas where you expect Neighbourhood Watch to operate in and around (burglary) as well as some more unexpected ones (knife violence and social isolation).
Our message this year is that when it comes to Neighbourhood Watch, there is #MoreThanYouExpect.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:50 by Parish Administrator
Memory Walk Dallington Park Northampton - 27 June
PCSO Maz Stretton will be supporting the 2nd Inter-Generational Memory Walk in Dallington Park, Northampton on Thursday 27 June. The event will take place between 10.30am and 12noon and is held to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and Dementia and to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society.
It will be an opportunity for people to talk about the issues they face and obtain information on the help and support... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:31 by Parish Administrator
Policing - How Would You Decide?
Policing – How Would You Decide?
Demand for policing services continues to change and grow and tough decisions have to be made every day.
We are launching a consultation to explain the work of Northamptonshire Police as we balance all the demands made of policing and we want to know what you would decide are the most important areas of focus.
Put yourself in our shoes and take our simulator survey,... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:26 by Parish Administrator
Courier Fraud, Bogus Police and Bank Officials Alert
What you need to know
Individuals have been receiving phone calls from people claiming to be a police officer or banking official
The suspect will say either:
- There has been fraudulent activity at the victim's bank and the staff at the bank are involved, the victim is then asked to withdraw money to either keep it safe or assist the police with their investigation
- A business such as a jewellers or currency... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:29 by Parish Administrator
New Nursery at Pineham Village
People have been enquiring about the new nursery which is being built in Pineham Village. The Parish Council has contacted the developer and obtained the attached details and some contact information
Posted: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:15 by Parish Administrator
Northampton Forward
Northampton Town Centre
masterplan consultation
Background
High streets lie at the heart of our communities and local economies, creating jobs, nurturing small businesses and injecting billions of pounds into our economy but the way we shop and the way that communities use their high streets is changing: we're shopping more online, making fewer big shopping trips and shopping 'little and more often'.... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 30 May 2019 09:54 by Parish Administrator
Northamptonians offered chance to take part in museum exhibition
Local people are being offered the opportunity to feature in the first exhibition in the newly expanded Northampton Museum & Art Gallery when it opens next spring.
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery is asking people to submit photos of themselves and their family and friends to be part of the We Are Northampton exhibition. We Are Northampton will be the first exhibition in the new temporary exhibition... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 30 May 2019 09:41 by Parish Administrator
Watch out for these FAKE TalkTalk emails about a refund
Action Fraud has received over 100 reports this week about fake emails purporting to be from TalkTalk. The emails state that the recipient's TalkTalk account is in credit and that they're owed a refund. The links in the emails lead to malicious websites.
Don't click on the links or attachments in suspicious emails, and never respond to messages that ask for your personal or financial details.
Posted: Fri, 24 May 2019 15:37 by Parish Administrator
A chance to meet the experts repairing Eleanor Cross
xperts commissioned to repair the Eleanor Cross will speak during a presentation at the London Road site on Thursday, 30 May, to discuss the works taking place and demonstrate the materials being used.
Northampton Borough Council is organising the two presentations, which will run at 2pm and 3pm, and last for approximately 45 minutes, with a limited number of places on offer.
A representative from Skillington... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 22 May 2019 09:02 by Parish Administrator
