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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Yahoo
Housing association backs national crackdown on anti-social behaviour
A housing association is backing a national crackdown on anti-social behaviour. Castles & Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) will mark Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week 2025, from June 30 to July 6. This will be done by bringing in agencies, including the police, during estate walkabouts in 12 towns and villages across Cumbria and the North East. CCHA staff will hand out leaflets to residents informing them of how to report ASB. The walkabouts will take place on their properties in Penrith, Harriston, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Kendal, Washington, Cramlington, Longframlington, Workington, Temple Sowerby, Hetton Le Hole and Maryport. Anna Bates, head of housing at CCHA, said: 'Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and in their local community. ASB can really blight neighbourhoods, so we're committed to working with our partners, residents and our local communities to tackle it. "ASB Awareness Week is a chance to raise awareness, support victims, and build stronger partnerships to prevent anti-social behaviour before it escalates." For more details on the events, you can visit
CBS News
16 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Public safety reform forum engages Detroit residents
As Detroit organizations that are dedicated to providing support and resources to combat violence brace for budget cuts, public safety leaders and advocates band together to spark change and reform. "These are my people. These are my neighbors. These are my children. These are my elders. These are my brothers and sisters," said community activist Teferi Brent. On Friday, dozens of people packed into Fellowship Chapel in Detroit to kick off Freedom Weekend 2025. "We can't sit on our couch and sit back and say we have an issue with violence in our community, but we're not willing to do something about it to make our community safe," said Brent. The citywide initiative encourages people to approach and begin difficult conversations around impactful topics, including justice, reform, and community-based safety solutions. "It's a holistic approach, and it's been working. It's been proven to be effective," said Negus Vu, president and CEO of The People's Action. Organizers say their goal is to highlight the work being done throughout the metro area and inspire the next generation of leadership. "We have a responsibility to serve and to protect rights and to provide resources for our community so that we can live in peaceful, prosperous communities. I mean, this is what our people deserve," said Brent. One organization seeing a big boost is The People's Action, which recently received a nearly $400,000 grant from Michigan State Police that will fund an intensive 20-week program designed to provide wraparound services in the community and offer alternatives to incarceration. "We understand that it's imperative to save as many lives as possible in the city of Detroit, but we cannot afford to lose any lives," said Vu. Organizers say events like these highlight the need for those who are already doing this work to continue moving it forward. "Either you are part of the problem, or you are part of solving the problem," said Brent. Leaders behind the weekend say these gatherings give them the boost they need to grow their programs and help as many people as they can for as long as possible.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Woman, 25, is 'sexually assaulted while walking in the street' - as police release CCTV of man
A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while walking in the street in West Sussex. The victim, 25, was walking on London Road in East Grinstead at around 7pm on June 17, when she was sexually assaulted, police have said. She was reportedly sexually assaulted by touching outside Greenway Residential and The Vapers shop. The woman has received support from Sussex Police officers. Police have released images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with their enquiries. He is described as wearing a dark coloured gilet style puffer jacket, black jumper, black tracksuit bottoms and a beanie hat. Anyone who recognises him, or with information about what happened, is urged to contact Sussex Police.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Lincolnshire Police to target anti-social behaviour 'hotspots'
Police patrols to tackle anti-social behaviour hotspots in Lincolnshire are being Police said the move would build on the success of a pilot scheme last Home Office funding will enable the programme to be rolled out to 28 areas in nine places across the will be patrols in Boston, Gainsborough, Grantham, Lincoln, Louth, Skegness, Sleaford, Stamford and Mablethorpe. "Our patrolling will continue to be delivered in partnership with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue's arson taskforce team and district councils to include the use of community wardens and public protection anti-social behaviour officers," the force said."Areas without designated hotspots will continue to receive regular neighbourhood patrols as usual."The Home Office has allocated £1m for the Spalding Neighbourhood Board is funding its own initiative in the town centre to tackle anti-social behaviour. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Broadstairs dispersal order extended as Margate order introduced
A dispersal order put in place to deter anti-social behaviour in a town in Kent has been extended, while police have been granted similar powers in a neighbouring order issued in Broadstairs started at 16:30 BST on Friday and was due to finish at 16:30 on Saturday, but will remain in place until Sunday afternoon.A separate 48-hour order has been introduced in Margate amid ongoing concerns relating to issues caused by a small minority of young people in some public areas, police dispersal orders, which grant officers additional powers to instruct people to leave specific areas, cover the town centres, as well as the seafronts and surrounding streets. While in place, officers also have additional powers to stop and search individuals without reasonable dispersed from the area during this period risks being arrested, should they said issues in the towns included under-age street drinking, fighting and reports of aggressive behaviour towards staff at shops.
