Julia told me this morning that people have started to do their Christmas shopping. When I said it's only 11th November she said that I wouldn't understand. So, in spite of the fact that I wouldn't understand I thought it might be useful to post a link to my Christmas Shopping Tips page. The…

I read a lot of this type of news story through the week and whilst it's good to see the press giving burglary some coverage (because it's still a big problem nationally even though the volume of them has fallen) I can't help wonder what good this type of reporting really does. Why am I moaning?…

I found this story today in the Nottingham Post in which students are calling for some extra security after a number of burglaries along a street in the city centre where, presumably, a large number of students have their digs. A couple of them are asking for CCTV to be installed along the street…

Great News! Bognor Regis Neighbourhood Watch Association (BRNWA) is now reciprocally linked with The Crime Prevention Website. Interestingly, BRNWA is one of the oldest watches in the country, having been formed in 1984. It's also one of the largest, covering more than 14,000 households located…

Fortunately, I won't be in my back garden attempting to set off damp fireworks in the rain this evening. This is a pleasure that long since departed our family when my youngest, at the age of seven, suggested that it was a waste of money! Not being one to turn down sound advice I concurred and so…

While I was away on holiday police budget cuts have been in the news a great deal. The latest of the Chiefs to have their say is Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan, who warned that plans to cut a further £24.5m from his budget would make policing the area unviable and…