I read a lot of this type of news story through the week and whilst it's good to see the press giving burglary some coverage (because it's still a big problem nationally even though the volume of them has fallen) I can't help wonder what good this type of reporting really does. Why am I moaning?…

I found this story today in the Nottingham Post in which students are calling for some extra security after a number of burglaries along a street in the city centre where, presumably, a large number of students have their digs. A couple of them are asking for CCTV to be installed along the street…

Great News! Bognor Regis Neighbourhood Watch Association (BRNWA) is now reciprocally linked with The Crime Prevention Website. Interestingly, BRNWA is one of the oldest watches in the country, having been formed in 1984. It's also one of the largest, covering more than 14,000 households located…

Fortunately, I won't be in my back garden attempting to set off damp fireworks in the rain this evening. This is a pleasure that long since departed our family when my youngest, at the age of seven, suggested that it was a waste of money! Not being one to turn down sound advice I concurred and so…

While I was away on holiday police budget cuts have been in the news a great deal. The latest of the Chiefs to have their say is Lancashire Constabulary's Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan, who warned that plans to cut a further £24.5m from his budget would make policing the area unviable and…

Just got back from a two-and-a-half-week break in India's tiny state of Goa in a place called Candolim (my first time to Goa) and now gradually working my way back to full steam ahead on this website. I say gradually working my way back due to the fact that the garden pretty much resembles a…