Help stamp out scams and fraud by taking part in CAB survey Have you been scammed, or do you want to see action to stamp out common fraud and scams? If so, Rother District Citizens Advice Bureau wants to enlist your help in its campaign to foil scammers offering dodgy deals that cost people billions [...]
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Help stamp out scams and fraud by taking part in CAB survey
Posted in Police & safety on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Police Community Support Officer June 2011 report
Posted in Police & safety on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The only item directly relating to Dallington in PCSO Chris Drewitt’s report this month is the following: “Overnight on 23rd/24th an electric unit for an electric fence was stolen from a farm in the Dallington area. This is valued to be £400. “ For the full report please click this link: PCSO report June 2011.
Sussex Police Rother District June update
Posted in Neighbourhood Watch, Police & safety on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Posted on behalf of Sussex Police) By way of introduction, I am Chief Inspector Trevor Botting, the new District Commander for Rother. I have taken over from Chief Inspector Heather Keating who has taken up a post at Police Headquarters. I am sure that you will join me in wishing Heather well in her new [...]
Police Community Support Officer Report February 2011
Posted in Neighbourhood Watch, Police & safety on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Extracts from MONTHLY REPORT DARWELL WARD FEBRUARY 2011 “DALLINGTON: Overnight 18th-19th February eggs and tins of pear and apples were thrown at a house in The Street. Anyone with information about this please contact the Police. Measures have been taken to identify any future suspects.
Information from East Sussex Council “Planning for winter”
Posted in Police & safety, Roads & Transport on November 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Press release from East Sussex County Council PR 3009 02/11/2010 [For Immediate Release] Planning for winter As temperatures drop and we move into the winter months, East Sussex residents are being encouraged to prepare for the colder weather.
Scam alert
Posted in Neighbourhood Watch, Police & safety on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Forwarded from Wealden District Council via the Federation of Small Businesses) A scam is currently doing the rounds which involves people saying they are from the Council and offering refunds on Council Tax due to banding changes. They are really trying to obtain private bank account details. The most recent involved a resident being phoned [...]
Snow and ice on roads in and around Dallington
Posted in Environment, Police & safety, Roads & Transport on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
East Sussex Highways maintenance (Eastern office) is responsible for this area – telephone: 0345 60 80 193 You can find information on their website about how they are planning to keep roads clear and which ones are identified for precautionary gritting at http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/roads/maintenance/saltingandgritting/default.htm We have started a map showing location of grit bins in and [...]
Trading Standards – Dallington calls time on doorstep callers
Posted in Neighbourhood Watch, Police & safety on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[article originally posted 2007 - still relevant] The village of Dallington in East Sussex is leading the fight against rogue traders by being the first in the County to be designated as a ‘No Cold Calling Zone’. East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards Service, the Safer Rother Partnership, In Touch Home Improvements Agency Hastings and [...]
Don’t just tell strangers that you are out!
Posted in Police & safety on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[article from previous site- still relevant]Message from one of our members: I frequently place free advertisements in the Friday Ad for various unwanted household items I have for sale. I am getting increasingly concerned about the number of people who, in response to my ads, ask me in a mock-casual fashion when I will be [...]
Fraud Alert – Mobile Phone Scams
Posted in Police & safety on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[article transferred from previous site - still relevant]These can vary greatly in detail but in general the end result is the same. You will lose money. The latest scheme promises a cash prize of 1,000 which rarely materialises but costs each unwitting victim about 15 in premium rate phone bills. It uses computer-generated calls to [...]
