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Three Worcestershire Residents Awarded British Empire Medals
21 May 2013 | West Midlands, West Mercia
Three Worcestershire residents have been presented with British Empire Medals for dedicated work within their...
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Solihull Police praise role of crime-fighting volunteers
20 May 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
SOLIHULL police has paid tribute to the role played by neighbourhood watch in helping officers to reduce crime...
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Deputy PCC praises Neighbourhood Watch schemes
14 May 2013 | West Midlands, West Mercia
Barrie Sheldon, West Mercia Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, praised the dedicated volunteers who help to...
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Radio scheme declared a ‘massive success’
18 April 2013 | West Midlands, West Midlands
A radio scheme that was introduced to help reduce shoplifting in stores and businesses, and anti-social behaviour,...
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Bogus Pop-Up Offer
4 April 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
A Warwickshire consumer reported to Trading Standards seeing a pop-up appear on his screen after visiting a...
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Tax Credit Scam
4 April 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
Don’t respond to bogus emails that falsely claim to come from HMRC and relates to tax credit...
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Beware Negative Option Marketing
4 April 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
Adverts are appearing on social media websites promoting ‘free’ product trials for goods including...
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Phone numbers starting 070
4 April 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
Consumers are warned about phoning numbers beginning 070 after a complaint received by Warwickshire County...
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Charity Bin Scam
4 April 2013 | National, West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
Warwickshire Trading Standards has received a complaint that bogus charity bins have been appearing in recycling...
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Community focus on finding criminals across the Midlands
9 March 2013 | East Midlands, West Midlands
Ex-gang members, victims of crime, community volunteers and law enforcement came together this week to discuss how...
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