Current activities and recent events
Take a look below to find out about recent events, projects and initiatives supported by Bridgend Community Safety Partnership.
| New Trading Standards Team Launch Clampdown | |
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Wales Heads of Trading Standards have launched a new Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit and Hotline number. The eight strong team of officers who comprise the Illegal Money Lending Unit will help people having problems with illegal money lenders throughout |
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| Bridgend MP hosts Information roadshow | |
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Madeleine Moon MP was delighted by the success of her first Information Roadshow held last Friday at Nolton Church Hall, Bridgend. |
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| WE BEAT THE BOBBIES…… | |
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Pupils enjoying summer holiday fun at the school summer camp successfully beat the Porthcawl PCSO’s at a game of football. |
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| Pcso's targeting Pyle residents to ensure your garden is intruder proof | |
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Crime Prevention advice was on the agenda in Pyle recently as Pyle Neighbourhood Policing Team targeted shed owners. |
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| Pen Y Fai fete a success | |
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On Thursday 19th June PCSO Chris Bowen and PCSO Martin Trask attended Penyfai Primary School in the afternoon for their Annual Fete. |
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| Street Pastors receive top award | |
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South Wales Police, Church leaders, volunteers and Bridgend County Borough Council joined forces last year to launch the ‘Street Pastors’ scheme to tackle issues within Bridgend Town Centre during the busy evenings of the weekends, when the streets are at their most volatile. |
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| Pupils crowned kings and queens of the road safety Castle! | |
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Oldcastle primary School has taken the 2008 Road safety title after beating off stiff competition at the Odeon Cinemas, Bridgend. Following several preliminary rounds, the final proved to be a real test, with lots of hard questions to answer. This was no problem for the finalists however, as the close competition saw runners-up Ysgol Cynwyd Sant beaten only by a 2 point margin, with the other finalists falling in close behind. |
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| Garw Rules! | |
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Bike safety and drugs and alcohol awareness are the hot topics in the GarwValley at the moment, with more children and teenagers than ever before taking to their bikes, and the growing concerns about drugs and alcohol. |
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| OPERATION JAGUAR results in 524 arrests | |
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South Wales Police can confirm a total of 524 people have been arrested as a result of Operation Jaguar. Officers have swooped on drug dealers, burglars, car criminals and members of organised crime gangs, during a two-day blitz to crack down on crime. |
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| Opportunity for people who use drug and alcohol services to get more involved in planning them | |
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Bridgend Substance Misuse Action Team has arranged a series of workshops to support people who use drug and alcohol services to become more involved in how they are planned. The workshops are being delivered by New Link Wales and will give people the chance to develop skills in communication, managing meetings, how to be assertive as well as explaining how drug and alcohol services are planned. |
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