Current activities and recent events

Residents from Brackla be aware that PCSO Steve Bowen of the Neighbourhood Policing Team is holding a series of Crime Prevention Tables at the Co-op over the next couple of months. The first one was held on Wednesday, 27th January between 4pm and 6pm.

The Maesteg Neighbourhood Policing team has been working closely with the residents of a sheltered housing development and their landlord to try and improve security at the scheme.

The Neighbourhood Policing Teams in Litchard and Brackla have been running a special operation targeting illegal motorists in the area. Last week (January 20th) local police officers and PCSOs were joined by members of the Roads Policing Unit to stage an ANPR exercise which resulted in a number of significant successes.

Crime figures in Bridgend released by the Home Office show that crime in the borough has decreased during the 12 months to September 2009, when compared with the same 12 months the previous year.

Members of Porthcawl’s Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), Police Constable Chris Bluck and Police Community Support Officer Leighton Rees, were on a crest of a wave at Rest Bay car park recently when they spent a day pioneering a new scheme designed to help the area’s keen surf lovers called “Surfers Watch” as well as giving out crime prevention advice.

It was a fair cop as X-Factor finalist Rhydian Roberts was on hand last earlier this month (December 4) to help to officially re-open the Sainsbury’s Superstore at McArthur Glen, Bridgend following a major £8 million refit and expansion which has seen the store increase in size to 53,000 square feet.

South Wales Police in Bridgend is running a special operation in the weeks leading up to Christmas and is warning any potential criminals to stay away from the town centre and the town’s main retail areas.

The Oldcastle Neighbourhood Policing Team in Bridgend is running a series of mobile crime prevention clinics at the town’s major supermarkets offering a wide range of advice to the public on crime prevention.

Popular Bridge FM DJ Lee Jukes and members of Bridgend Town RFC are among a number of men who backed Safer Bridgend in supporting the International White Ribbon Campaign held on 25th November each year for the eradication of violence against women.

Pupils at Bryntirion Comprehensive School in Bridgend are making a proactive stand against violence on 25th November, which is International Day against Violence against Women, also, know as White Ribbon Day. Over 120 Year 7 pupils (First Year) and 36 Sixth Formers will be involved in this unique event which will highlight to the younger pupils the many faces of abusive behaviour.