Community safety news
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Community information events for Spring Boroughs and Semilong
Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Community information events are being held for local residents in Spring Boroughs and Semilong over the coming weeks.
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12 taxis fail safety checks
Published on Tuesday, 05 February 2013
Eleven Private Hire Vehicles and one Hackney taxi were taken off the road or given a delayed prohibition after the last round of surprise safety checks on taxis in Northampton on 1 February.
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Seven taxis taken off the road for failing safety checks
Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Five Private Hire Vehicles and two Hackney taxis were taken off the road after the latest round of surprise safety checks on taxis in Northampton on Friday (14 December) evening.
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Homeless charities appeal to shoppers ‘Don’t kill with kindness’ this Christmas
Published on Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Charities that help the homeless are appealing to shoppers this Christmas to think twice about giving money to beggars as they could be killing with their kindness.
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Seven taxis taken off street after safety checks
Published on Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Seven cars were taken off the road after the latest round of surprise safety checks on taxis in Northampton earlier this month.
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New rules to deal with charity ‘chuggers’ in Northampton
Published on Thursday, 20 September 2012
A new voluntary agreement to help Northampton Borough Council deal more effectively with face-to-face fundraisers who intimidate the town’s shoppers and visitors has come into force this week.
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Spring Park public meeting
Published on Tuesday, 11 September 2012
A public meeting for Spring Park residents to discuss local issues and concerns is to be held on Thursday 27 September at 7pm at the Pastures Community Centre in Acre Lane.
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Council cracks down on charity 'chuggers'
Published on Monday, 10 September 2012
Charity fundraisers working in Northampton will soon have to abide by a new voluntary agreement as part of a move to put a stop to intimidating fundraising tactics used by 'chuggers'.
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Public asked to share their concerns about crime and disorder
Published on Thursday, 26 July 2012
The Northampton Community Safety Partnership is urging the public to let them know about crime and disorder issues that worry them.
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Reviewing the work to reduce alcohol related crime
Published on Thursday, 19 July 2012
Next week a meeting at the Guildhall will look at what work has been done to make our town a safer place by reducing alcohol related crime.
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Another 100 junior community wardens graduate
Published on Tuesday, 03 July 2012
Over 100 more children from four Northampton schools are to graduate as junior community wardens in a formal ceremony at the Guildhall that marks the end of their training next week.
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Cracking down on vehicle crime in Northampton
Published on Thursday, 03 May 2012
Northampton Community Safety Partnership is launching a crackdown to drive out vehicle crime in the borough.
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Joint action highlights issue of dangerous parking around schools
Published on Thursday, 23 February 2012
Numerous verbal warnings and seven Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued to motorists caught parking dangerously around schools in the north of Northampton during a joint safety campaign.
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Care about Briar Hill?
Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Northampton borough councillors for Briar Hill will be joined by the neighbourhood co-ordinator and warden for the area and the police to hear local concerns at a drop-in session being held at Briar Hill Community Centre next Wednesday (25 January).
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Community Safety Partnership and Probation Service
Published on Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Offenders subject to an unpaid work order managed by Northamptonshire Probation Trust Community Payback Unit have taken part in a community clean up in Standens Barn.
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CCTV monitors almost 17,000 incidents in a year
Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Northampton Borough Council’s CCTV Control Room dealt with almost 17,000 incidents in the town during the year between April 2010 and March 2011.
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Public meeting to be held for the residents of Kingsthorpe
Published on Friday, 03 June 2011
A public meeting will be held for the residents of Kingsthorpe on Thursday June 9 at 7pm, St John the Baptist Church, Kingsthorpe to discuss any local concerns about the area.
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Junior Community Wardens graduate at the Guildhall
Published on Monday, 23 May 2011
More than 100 children from four Northampton schools will graduate next week in a formal ceremony that marks the end of Northampton’s second Junior Community Wardens scheme.
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Highways Order published is first step towards making Bridge Street closure permanent
Published on Thursday, 27 January 2011
A Highways Order that could be the first step towards making the weekend, overnight closure of Bridge Street permanent has been published this week.
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Bridge Street closure may be permanent
Published on Thursday, 25 November 2010
The Northampton Community Safety Partnership are moving ahead with plans to permanently close Bridge Street between 10pm and 4am on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Extra closure of Bridge Street for Bank Holiday weekend
Published on Monday, 23 August 2010
Bridge Street in Northampton will be closed to traffic for an extra night over the bank holiday weekend in anticipation of a busy time in the town centre.
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Things in place for a better community in Far Cotton
Published on Monday, 09 August 2010
One thousand homes in Far Cotton will be receiving a newsletter this week to update them on the action that has been taken to tackle community priorities in the area.
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Northampton's newest good citizens graduate at the Guildhall
Published on Friday, 09 July 2010
Thirty children from Lumbertubs Primary School will graduate at Northampton’s newest citizens at a ceremony at the Guildhall next Monday (July 12).
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Almost 20,000 incidents monitored by Northampton CCTV
Published on Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Northampton Borough Council’s CCTV Control Room dealt with almost 20,000 incidents last year (April 2009-March 2010), which ranged in scale from anti-social behaviour to firearms offences.
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Bridge Street closure continues until September
Published on Thursday, 27 May 2010
The closure of Bridge Street to traffic on Friday and Saturday evenings is to continue at least until September to allow more time for further public consultation.
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Survey seeks views on Bridge Street closure
Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2010
A survey is being carried out to find out what people think about the closure of Bridge Street to traffic on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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