This weeks community messages include good news about the reduction in knife crimes, protecting your home in winter, phone theft survey, rogue plumbers & estate planning…
Protect your wallet and your water!
Rogue plumbers can cause expensive damage, leaks and even contamination.
This simple guide shows you how to hire a qualified, WaterSafe-approved professional. Demand ID, get a written quote, and never be pressured. Find your certified expert at watersafe.org.uk.
Expert advice to help you protect your home this winter
With Black Friday on the horizon, and the most prepared amongst us already ticking items off the Christmas present shopping list, Sumier Foster-Shah from ERA – one of the UK’s leading home security providers – shares his top tips for making sure your home is properly protected over the coming months. Read his easily applicable advice here.
Knife Crime Reductions
The new figures show a 10% reduction in offences under this government across the seven police forces most impacted by knife crime, with areas like West Midlands seeing a 30% drop, following targeted policing efforts.
Interventions include the use of hotspot policing, acting on better intelligence on offenders, increased patrols using knife arches, drones and plain clothes officers. Read the full story online.
Mobile phone survey insights
31,000 people filled in our mobile phone theft survey, and we’ve shared the key findings on our website. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who shared their experiences and views with us. We’ll be using this information to improve our mobile phone resources. Want advice on what you can do to protect your data and phone, or what to do in the event that your phone is stolen? Check out our mobile phone theft pages.
Protecting your family through estate planning
Take control now – planning ahead with a Will and LPA ensures your loved ones are protected and never powerless. A crisis can hit unexpectedly, and without these plans, crucial decisions may be taken out of your control. Click here to discover how estate planning secures your future.
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