New text alert scheme combats rural crime
Posted in: Articles, Features Posted on 30th Sep 2011
Within 10 seconds of a crime being confirmed at a farm in Conwy up to 100 in the farming community will have been put on alert. The North Wales Police Farm Watch scheme which aims to fight rural crime has been made possible by two companies who serve farming communities. Ifor Williams Trailers and Conwy [...] Read More.
Justice in a Day
Posted in: Articles, Features Posted on 5th Sep 2011
Through PACTs links to the Clwyd Theatr Cymru, we have developed a drama production which is aimed at teaching young people the consequences of crime, by utilising an inter-active drama education called – “Justice in a Day”. The theme for our pilot project held in October 2010 was youth-on-youth assault as a result of under-age [...] Read More.
New initiative to prevent Cold Calling
Posted in: Articles Posted on 24th Aug 2011
Anglesey Trading Standards and North Wales Police will today (Wednesday, 22nd February) launch a new joint initiative aimed at protecting residents from unscrupulous cold callers. Benllech has officially been designated as a “no go zone for cold callers” as part of a new pilot scheme to tackle doorstep crime and reduce the fear of crime [...] Read More.
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Youths and elderly unite on Anglesey
Posted in: Articles Posted on 24th Aug 2011
This story verbatim from the NWPF website. Jan 4th 2010. A project on Anglesey that’s aimed at helping to break down the barriers between the younger and older generations in the community has been hailed a success. Over the last few weeks youngsters from Benllech, Moelfre and Pentraeth Youth Clubs have been meeting up with [...] Read More.
‘Don’t be kind to criminals’ a big success
Posted in: Articles Posted on 24th Aug 2011
A campaign aimed at promoting safety, security and reassurance leading up to Christmas has been hailed a success. Organised by North Wales Police and supported by the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnerships, Operation ‘Don’t be kind to criminals’ was held across Gwynedd and Anglesey today (Tuesday, [...] Read More.
Young Cricketers shine in NWP tournament
Posted in: Articles Posted on 24th Aug 2011
Budding young cricketers from across the North Wales donned their whites to battle it out in the annual North Wales cricket finals. Now in its tenth year, the North Wales Police and Police And Community Trust (PACT) sponsored event took place at Mochdre Cricket Club and it turned out to be a fun packed cricket [...] Read More.
Wristbands for children
Posted in: Articles Posted on 23rd Aug 2011
Parents can rest assured that their children will be in good hands should they go missing on the Maes. Thanks to a grant from PACT, North Wales Police will be handing out wristbands to children on the Maes of the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham. The wristbands are being offered, free of charge, so that contact [...] Read More.
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Flintshire Summer Soccer Camp
Posted in: Articles Posted on 20th Aug 2011
A summer soccer camp, organised by Flintshire County Council’s Youth Justice Service (YJS), recently took place at the Deeside Leisure Centre. The four day programme of football aimed to give young people aged 13 – 17 a chance to improve their football skills, as well as to learn social skills and team building through sport. [...] Read More.
Mobile cell to show youngsters
Posted in: Articles, Features Posted on 17th Aug 2011
A replica prison cell in a converted trailer is being used to dissuade young people from a life of crime. Built by inmates at a Liverpool jail, the mobile cell is being displayed at events across north Wales so under-18s can see what life in a jail is like. The scheme is being run by [...] Read More.
Wooden Children relay safety message
Posted in: Articles Posted on 27th Jul 2011
Wooden children have been helping to relay safety messages to people passing schools in the Colwyn Bay area. PCSO Niki Lodge and PC Ann Westwood of the local Neighbourhood Policing Team organised the ‘Wooden Children’ initiative and had financial support from Police And Community Trust (PACT) & Community Safety. Promoting safety outside primary schools was [...] Read More.
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Llandudno youth football saved
Posted in: Articles Posted on 3rd Mar 2011
POLICE have stepped up to the mark to save a football project aimed at keeping kids off the streets. Officers in Llandudno were worried that the Conwy County Council run scheme at Ysgol John Bright sports hall may have to end because of a lack of funding. So a £1,000 grant was gained from the [...] Read More.
‘Don’t be kind to criminals’
Posted in: Articles Posted on 22nd Dec 2010
‘DON’T be kind to criminals’ is the message being emphasised in the run up to Christmas. Police officers have been out and about on the island giving advice and distributing property marking kits. Officers have been out and about giving crime prevention advice and distributing property marking kits. Purse bells – which had been jointly [...] Read More.
Operation B.A.N.G
Posted in: Articles Posted on 25th Oct 2010
Over £10,000 worth of funding has been shared between diversionary projects across North Wales in a bid to help reduce anti-social behaviour throughout the Halloween and Bonfire period. 54 projects involving local Neighbourhood Policing Teams and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been awarded funding made available through Community Fire Safety and the [...] Read More.
All set for Ruthin Spooktacular!
Posted in: Articles Posted on 5th Oct 2010
DIG out your brooms and scariest faces – its that time of year again! Following last year’s sell out success this years Ruthin Spooktacular event will be staged over two days at Theatre John Ambrose, Ruthin on October 30 and 31. Organised by Ymlean Ruthun-Ruthin Forward the show will again feature the young talent of [...] Read More.
Schoolgirl designs tea-towell to help stop doorstep crime
Posted in: Articles Posted on 25th Feb 2010
Vulnerable members of the community will be reminded of the dangers of cold callers and rogue traders every time they wipe the dishes. Over 2,000 elderly and vulnerable members of the county of Conwy will receive a gift of a tea-towel, which has been designed by 10-year-old Imogen Regan of Ysgol Pendorlan, Colwyn Bay, specifically [...] Read More.
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Unclaimed cash put to good use
Posted in: Articles Posted on 12th Jan 2010
MORE than £60,000 of lost cash has been handed in to North Wales Police in the last four years. Only £6,395 of £61,391 has been claimed since 2005. In 2005/6 £20,010 was given to the force. But a spokeswoman for North Wales Police said all the unclaimed cash is put into a fund for the [...] Read More.
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Cricket: Juniors get ready for North Wales Police Challenge Shield at Mochdre
Posted in: Articles Posted on 10th Sep 2009
THE ninth North Wales Police Challenge Shield (The North Wales regional Junior cricket finals) will take place this Sunday, September 13 at Mochdre Cricket Club. The competition is sponsored by North Wales Police, Police and Community Trust and the Cricket Board of Wales. The first game starts at 10am (Under 11s) will feature Northop Hall [...] Read More.
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PACT or Police and Community Trust is looking for projects across North Wales to help with cash
Posted in: Articles Posted on 6th Aug 2009
ACT (Police and Community Trust) is looking for more community projects in North Wales to support. During the past 10 years the charity has grown, investing £80,000 from the sale of lost or seized goods across the region in the past 12 months. Bids are encouraged from projects which promote good citizenship and reduce the [...] Read More.
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Police get smart
Posted in: Articles Posted on 15th Oct 2008
North Wales Police have received funding from the Police and Community Trust (PACT) and Plas Cybi Communities First Partnership to help the new scheme get started. SmartWater is an invisible ink that can only be seen under ultra-violet light but which contains a specific code that is recorded on a database and allows stolen items [...] Read More.
Bangor pupils take pride in their community
Posted in: Articles Posted on 24th Aug 2008
Primary schoolchildren from the Bangor area have joined a Gwynedd Council and North Wales Police project to transform the appearance of an underpass in the city. Following some concerns that the walls of the tunnel between Maesgeirchen and Llandygai was being vandalised, a plan was developed with Ahmed Refaat, the area’s Police Community Support Officer [...] Read More.
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Llanfairpwll litter pick raises cash
Posted in: Articles Posted on 4th Mar 2008
LITTER pickers were out in force over the weekend, to raise cash for one of Llanfairpwll’s youth football teams. The Llanfair Hotshots under- 10’s team took part in the sponsored litter pick, organised with the help of PCSO Brendon Croud. Sponsorship for the clean-up will help pay towards the cost of taking two teams to [...] Read More.