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BBC News
13-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Trust in police in Peterborough area improves thanks to project
Trust in police in a city centre community has risen as a result of a project aimed at fighting organised crime, a council has City Council said the Alliance project centred on Lincoln Road in Millfield had led to increased confidence in policing and a "700% increase in community intelligence reporting".The project was a collaboration between the council and Cambridgeshire Police, with the goals of disrupting criminal groups and maintaining safe was part of the Home Office's Clear, Hold and Build strategy, which was rolled out to police forces across England in 2023. Police said Lincoln Road was chosen for the project based on data that suggested there was a "concentration of organised crime in that area", the Local Democracy Reporting Service council says 700,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in the area, as well as 20,000 vapes and £115,000 in drug needle bins were also in the report by the council to a scrutiny committee on Thursday, Alliance struggled to make inroads with local groups. 'Limited interest' There was "limited capacity and interest within community groups to engage with Alliance," the council said, making it "challenging to gain more widespread community involvement".The Home Office said that, nationally, it found "no evidence" the initiative "improved community perceptions" of policing, despite having a "positive impact" on also conceded that not offering funding alongside the Clear, Hold and Build framework was a "key barrier". Police said the agencies involved in Alliance would continue to look for funding for the project in Millfield, but would not immediately implement it elsewhere in the city as it was an "intense project about longevity and sustainability".Insp Sam Tucker, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: "We can definitely use some of the concepts in there but to use this initiative in its entirety is unlikely."Peterborough City Council have also been trying to create a cafe culture along Lincoln Road through upgrades including widening the pavements, introducing new pedestrian crossings and adding planters and benches. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian 'thrown into the air' in hit-and-run
A 24-year-old man was "thrown into the air" when he was hit by a car, police said. The man was walking on the pavement along Lincoln Road in Peterborough, near the junction with Windsor Avenue, when he was hit by a dark-coloured Ford Puma. He was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after the incident, which happened at 18:20 BST on 18 June. Cambridgeshire Police said the driver failed to stop at the scene and appealed for witnesses or dashcam footage to help with the investigation. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Cambridgeshire Constabulary
CTV News
18-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Residents left in dark after power shut off at Fredericton motel
More than two dozen people living in a Fredericton motel are being forced to relocate. More than 25 residents – many of whom are low-income seniors – at a Fredericton motel have been left in the dark and without water as they search for a new place to live. In a letter dated June 14, the owner of the Airport Inn off Lincoln Road told residents the building is shutting down. The letter came a day after residents were told they would be without power for an unspecified amount of time due to various issues. 'On Friday the 13th around 8:30 a.m., NB Power shut off the power for the building,' Airport Inn owner and manager Yingchun Su told CTV News Atlantic in an email. 'We tried to work with him to run a temporary line from the other building to hook up well and hot water heater. He said it's not safe. If we do that, he will shut the other building off.' Later that same day, officials with the utility sent Su a two-page long list outlining necessary repairs needed for the building. Once she realized the repairs would be too much, she let tenants know the building would be shutting down. 'It was never my intention to give people such a short notice,' says the owner. 'In the 22 years of running the business, I worked really hard to keep the rent as low as possible.' Most tenants were paying anywhere from $530 to $590 a month with utilities, TV, and internet included, which is why many of them have lived at the motel just outside the city for more than a decade. A joint statement from the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety and NB Housing Corporation says significant safety concerns at the Inn were identified earlier in June. When measures to address the problems were not met by a deadline, power to the building was cut off due to safety concerns related to 'significant electrical issues.' The Housing Corporation points out a number of housing programs offered to residents who are finding challenges with securing a new place to live. Many of the programs need people to meet several eligibility requirements, before being put on a housing wait list for an unspecified amount of time. May Wyile has lived at the Airport Inn for 17 years. She admits there have been ups and downs in her time living off Lincoln Road but never anything like this. Mae Wyile Mae Wyile has lived at the Airport Inn for nearly two decades. (Source: Avery MacRae/CTV News Atlantic) She says there hasn't been much communication from the owner about the situation since it began. As she and others look for a new place to live, she is still staying at the Inn without lights or water. 'The first day was devastating enough,' says Wyile. 'Now as the days are going on, it's more devastating because now we get to try to carry our water in the flusher toilet, we got to carry around drinking water, we got to find ways to cook with propane barbecue, and we're buying food every day because our food in the fridge is all rotted.' Wyile says trying to find apartments is hard enough without internet, and the ones she does find are three times more then what she is paying for rent now. 'Some people are kind of trying to keep their sense of humor up by saying they're going to become homeless, get some tents and camp out here,' says fellow tenant Lorna Veniot. 'Well, I'm going to be the one that's watching the stars, because I can't even afford the damn tent right now.' Wylie and Veniot say everyone still living in the powerless motel is working together to help each other. Neither are sure how long they will live in the conditions before finding somewhere else. Green Party Leader David Coon, who is also the MLA for Fredericton Lincoln, calls it a 'horrible situation' and says he has been in contact with the government to try and help affected residents.A representative from his office stopped by the Inn today to help residents with applications forms for various government housing programs. 'Something's got to be done this week,' says Coon. 'This happened to tenants late last week. I found out about it on Monday, and ever since we've been working to try and get it addressed.' Airport Inn Fredericton's Airport Inn is shutting down. (Source: Avery MacRae/CTV News Atlantic) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
RNZ News
14-05-2025
- RNZ News
Masterton's Ministry of Social Development office goes into lockdown after staff threatened
Ministry of Social Development office in Masterton. Photo: Google Street View A Ministry of Social Development office in Masterton has gone into lockdown for the second time this month. Police said they received reports of a threat made to staff at the Lincoln Road premises around 12pm. They said staff in the building chose to go into lockdown. "Police have attended and have made inquiries" a Police spokesperson said. They said there did not appear to be any immediate threat to safety. "Police are following lines of inquiry in relation to the individual who made the threats." Wednesday's event comes just a week after a shot was fired at the building , sparking another lockdown. A 25-year-old man has since been charged and appeared in court in relation to that event. MSD have been approached for comment. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
