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Safe Newcastle in the News
Read the latest news stories from Safe Newcastle. You can also read our Quarterly Update here.
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Denton SNAPS Put on International Stage (June 2010)
Newcastle's Denton SNAPS group were invited to run workshops around their model of partnership working at a neighbourhood level. To read more, go here.
Planning a Night Out? Plan to Stay Safe (May 2010)
Northumbria Police are urging women to plan how to stay safe when they are having a night on the town. To read how, go here.
Crime Fighters Get Justice Insight (18 February 2010)
The first Community Crime Fighter meeting took place at Newcastle Magistrates Court in February. They joined Safe Newcastle partners for an insight into the justice system. To read more, go here.
Denton Crime Fighter Visits House of Commons (18 February 2010)
A Community Crime Fighter from Denton was among the few invited to the House of Commons for an event to recognise their hard work in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in their area. The Crime Fighters met with Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Louise Casey from the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Unit. To read more, go here.
Beating the Student Raiders (5 January 2010)
Students returning from their festive break with their families are being warned to keep their newly received gifts out of sight from opportunistic theives. To read more go here.
Stay Safe this Christmas (9 December 2009)
Safe Newcastle is encouraging party goers to keep safe in the city this Christmas. During December and into the New Year a whole range of activity is taking place that will improve the safety of all aspects of Newcastle’s night-time economy, from customer safety in bars and clubs to getting home safely after a night out. Go here to read more.
White Ribbon Day (25 November 2009)
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, “White Ribbon Day”. Safe Newcastle marked this day with two awareness raising events. Go here to read more.
CCTV experts arrive in Newcastle (17 November 2009)
Newcastle played host to one of the largest conferences on CCTV in the country. Leading experts in the industry talked on how they can best use their CCTV systems to make the streets safer, reduce the fear of crime and detect serious offences.
Your Kindness Could Kill (9 November 2009)
A new campaign which depicts the outline of a body made out of coins aims to encourage generous people to give money to registered charities rather than street beggers.
Welcome to Ghost Street (2 November 2009)
A zombie skateboarder with half his face missing and a teenager too concerned with spoiling her hair to wear a cycle helmet are being used as part of hard-hitting campaign to keep young people safe on our roads.
Noisy Neighbour Given ASBO
A noisy neghbour who caused misery for his neighbours has been given a two year ASBO.
Blitz Success
The number of house burglaries in part of Newcastle's West End has fallen sharpley thanks to efforts by Safe Newcastle partners.
Community Walkabout - Leazes Park, 1st August 2009
Come and join the local Police team, Councillors, officers and the Friends of Leazes Park to share issues and concerns and find out about current efforts to address these.
Public have had their say and criminals must payback in Fawdon Park
18 June 2009
Newcastle residents voted in their hundreds for Fawdon Park to be the site where offenders on Community Payback are sent to clean up as part of the Justice Seen Justice Done campaign held in April.
Public have their say on how criminals payback in Newcastle 30 March 2009
Residents of Newcastle are invited to have their say on how justice is done in the city as part of a Community Payback campaign launched today by communtiy safety partnership Safe Newcastle.
Speak out 23 March 2009
A new advertisment campaign to encourage victims and witnesses of domestic violence to speak out has been launched in the east end of Newcastle tolday.
Home Secretary challenges police to be answerable to the public with the new single confidence target 5 March 2009
Publishing the new single national target for the police, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today challenged the police service to answer to the public - and not Government.
4th Closure Order for Newcastle 28 November 2008
Police have secured a closure order for a property in Newcastle following reports from residents about drug-related problems.
More funding for Newcastle to tackel anti-social behaviour 27 November 2008
Safe Newcastle has recieved more funding from the Government today to tackle anti-social behaviour. The funding will be used to deploy street-based teams of youth workers and visible after-school polie patrol.
National CCTV Board announcement at Safe Newcastle's seminar 25 November 2008
New ‘National CCTV Board’ announced at MSC Seminar 25 November 2008
Global MSC Security in partnership with Safe Newcastle and supported by the Government Office for the North East (GONE) hosted a seminar in Newcastle on Tuesday 25 November.
Newcastle becomes a designated court centre for handling Forced Marriage Act cases 25 November 2008
Newcastle's County Court has become one of small number nationally to be designated to handle cases arising from the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 which comes into force today.
Top surveillance experts visit Newcastle 25 November 2007 Newcastle is set to host one of the largest conferences on CCTV in the country today. Professionals from all over the United Kingdom will visit the city to hear from leading experts and key players in the industry on how they can best use thier surveillance operations in making streets safer, reduce the fear of crime and detect serious offences.
Newcastle holds Youth Taskforce Roadshow 6 November 2008 Newcastle is set hold a Government event for professionals working with young people. The event will hi-light the Youth Tasforces' 'Triple Tack' approach.
Newcastle named as pioneer area by Home Secretary 4 November 2008 Sixty areas across the country have signed up to become new neighbourhood crime and justice pioneer areas Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.
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