Today I shall be at The Great British Beer Festival 2015 Olympia; a joy that my wife will never quite understand. I am, therefore, freeing myself from website chores this afternoon, so that I may join my former colleagues and enjoy a moderate assortment of ales. Tomorrow I probably shan't be…

I've just added a new page – Partnering the police – into my new and growing Police Guidance section where I encourage my police visitors to have a chat with the boss about a link to my website. To make my case for a link I have cited some of the statistically significant findings from…

This morning I met up with Mr Gary Mumford, the MD of Shield EU Security Doors and Windows, which is a British company with their factory based in Luton. It’s been a while since I last visited a production facility and so for an…

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Lancashire Police are linking up with leading building society the Marsden to run a week of action starting today to raise awareness of fraud, burglary and how to protect your property. Neighbourhood police teams will be visiting six of Marsden Building Society\'s branches; Barrowford, Colne,…

THE cost of rural claims is down in the South West, according to recent figures. According to a National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual survey, the national cost of rural crime totalled £37.8 million in 2014 – a 15 per cent reduction on 2013 figures. The South West saw a reduction from…