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News
Read the latest news about the Safer Hastings
Partnership, our recent achievements and new initiatives here,
or scroll to the bottom of the page to read our archived newsletters.
Stand against
domestic violence - White Ribbon Day 2011
Over 1300 people in Hastings have signed
a pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about domestic
violence. This has smashed last year’s record of 840
pledges on White Ribbon Day.
Over a thousand local men and women visited the White Ribbon
stands outside the Town Hall and inside Priory Meadow to stand
with the Council, Amicus Horizon, Safer Hastings Partnership
and other partners in raising awareness of domestic abuse
and pledging to stand against it. 
Councillor Jay Kramer, lead member for Equalities & Community
Safety, said: “We are extremely pleased with the
turnout and the success of White Ribbon Day. I was hoping
we would get 1000 pledges, but over 1300 is fantastic!
I would like to thank all those who made White Ribbon Day
such a success, and everyone who took the time to sign the
pledge.
“It is important that people know there is help and
support available to them. Together as a community we can,
and we have, taken a stand against domestic abuse. This is
a long term project, our work continues and we are committed
to ensuring the safety and well being of those who are vulnerable
and suffering in Hastings.”
If you are a victim of domestic abuse and would like help
or advice call Hastings police domestic violence unit on 01424
456143, alternatively you can visit our website at http://www.hastings.gov.uk/environment_planning/safer_hastings/domestic_violence/
in an emergency always call 999.
Street Wardens regain
the Streets
In a bid to clean up the streets of Hastings
& St Leonards, Hastings Borough Council's street wardens
have launched 'Operation Regain'.
Street wardens will be patrolling some of
the worst dog fouling and littering areas in the town, looking
out for people guilty of dog fouling offences and other environmental
crime, including littering and fly-tipping in an effort to
'regain' the streets.
Councillor Trevor Webb, lead member for leisure and amenities
joined wardens last Thursday, he said: "We are committed
to providing clean streets for the people of Hastings and
St Leonards. This zero tolerance approach towards those caught
littering or dog fouling is a great step towards tackling
the problem. I would like to thank the street wardens involved,
their hard work benefits us all."
Street Wardens will be distributing ‘Butt
Boxes’ and portable ashtrays for smokers, and giving
‘Poo bag dispensers’
to dog owners in an effort to rid the streets of smoking related
litter and dog fouling. They will also be issuing Fixed
Penalty Notices in the sum of £75 to anyone seen failing
to clear up after their dog, or dropping litter including
cigarette ends. Fines will also be issued to those offenders
contravening the Dog Control Orders (Borough of Hastings)
2008 as enacted by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment
Act 2005, including having a dog off lead on the public highway,
or having a dog in an exclusion area.
Dog fouling is not only disgusting and dangerous
(it can cause blindness amongst other illnesses) but it is
also an
offence under the Dog Control Orders 2008, with a maximum
penalty of £1000 if found guilty in a magistrates court.
Dog fouling that has been picked up and
placed in bag can be deposited in any litter bin and not just
in specific dog bins. Alternatively it can be placed (double
bagged) in household refuse and placed out for collection
as usual. Dog fouling can also be disposed of by flushing
down your toilet.
There is also an offence of littering (and
carries a higher maximum penalty of £2500) bagged dog
faeces by leaving it on the street, or throwing it into nearby
bushes, woods or other land.
For further information on the Dog Control
Orders please visit: www.hastings.gov.uk/dogcontrols
Get home safely this
Christmas for just £1
Night Buses running throughout Hastings
& St. Leonards on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th / Friday
23rd & Saturday 24th / Saturday 31st December 2011
Sussex Police goes live with 101, the new
national non-emergency number
On the 1 November police forces throughout
England and Wales will all switch from their various non emergency
contact numbers to 101.
Sussex Police have been preparing for months
for the switch over and have been live testing the 101 number
since July in order to monitor
how well the technology works.
Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones, Head of
Sussex Police Communications Department said: "We are
really pleased that Sussex Police was one of four forces asked
to live test the new number. It has enabled us to address
any problems and correct them in time for the national launch.
"The introduction of 101 will provide
a common, easily remembered and accessible number that will
not only be simpler for residents of Sussex, but will also
reduce confusion for visitors to the county.
"As from 1 November, all of our contact
details will be changed on our website as well as social media
sites and will appear gradually on new printed information.
However, any printed material with an expected shelf life
of more than 12 months is already been produced with the new
number.
"Calls to the 101 non-emergency number
will cost 15 pence for the entire call, no matter how long
the call or what time of day it is. This applies to both landlines
and mobile phones. In an emergency, callers should still dial
999, which is free. Those members of the public with impaired
hearing or speech can still use the text phone -18001 101.
"You can also report most non-emergency
crime at no cost via our website at www.sussex.police.uk/contact-us/report-a-crime-or-incident.
Online crime reporting was introduced back in January and
has proven very popular with many of the public who prefer
this method of contacting the police rather than phoning.
"For the time being the 0845 number
will continue to run in tandem with 101." When a member
of the public calls 101, the system will determine the caller’s
location and connect them to the police force covering that
area. They will hear a recorded message announcing which police
force they are being connected to. If a caller is on a boundary
between two or more forces, the recorded message will give
them a choice of which force to be connected to.
Police call handlers in the force control
room for that area will then answer the calls and respond
appropriately. The caller will not be put through to a large
national call centre.
Professor Gordon Bull from Sussex Police
Authority said: "The introduction of the new non-emergency
number is a real step forward and I am delighted that rather
than having to remember different numbers depending on where
you are in the country members of the public will be able
to dial this simple and effective number to contact the police
wherever they are."
Local students design cover for underage
drinking booklet
Budding young artists from local secondary
schools and colleges won digital cameras, digital photo frames
and Jessops gift cards in the Safer Hastings Partnership’s
Art Competition 2009: Alcohol. Click
here to read more about the art competition
| SHP youth
engagement project scoops Home Office award
The Safer Hastings Partnership has
a scooped a prestigious Home Office award for its
work to engage with young people in our town through
schools competitions. Click
here to read more about the awards...
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SHP wins Home Office award
THE SAFER Hastings
Partnership has become the first Crime & Disorder Reduction
Partnership (CDRP) to win one of the Home Office's prestigious Tilley
Awards, and is also the first organisation to ever win a Tilley
Award for work to tackle the fear of crime.
Click
here to find out more...
Community Contact
COMMUNITY CONTACT
is the new name for Neighbourhood Watch by Email.
Click
here to find out more...
Fire setters scheme
Click
here to read more fire setters…
Area Coordination: A new way of working together
Click here to read more on area coordination…
Family intervention
THE HASTINGS Family Intervention Project
(FIP), run by CRI, launched in January 2006 with funding from
the Government’s Respect Task Force.
Click
here to read more on family intervention
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