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No. 155 • March 1995 • Circulation 15,000 Swindon

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Seek an Pressure on school skipping kids

interview with a A scheme to persuade truants to attend school spreads from the town centre to West
vampire and you Swindon from 1 March.
Truancy Aware, launched in
could get a job November last year, Involves staff danger of becoming a target is ob-
vious. But having seen so many
in local shops and leisure facilities youngsters disadvantaged in the
in asking children if they should job market because their school
be at school. attendance has been inadequate,
The project is coordinated by we must do everything we can to
Swindon Police Community Liai- make sure children are in school
son Officer PC Ian Home who is when they should be. It's sad to
well known by primary school chil- see so much unfulfilled potential,
dren for his 'Stranger Danger' talks often amongst so many intelligent,
and in secondary schools with his ARE YOU able people"
'Streetwise' discussions. SURE YOUR PC Home said the aim of Tru-
"Responding to truancy is so CHILD IS ancy Aware was to create an at-
important; the murder of a Cardiff AT SCHOOL mosphere of deterrence through a
girl out of school in late January TODAY? partnership between parents,
should make everybody con- schools and local businesses.
cerned," said PC Home.
"The temptations of crime or the Ian Home, putting over the message Story continues on page 3

Community officers taken off the beat
A vampire with aspirations is
looking for an assistant to help Policemen who should be on foot, patrolling the streets are being kept behind a desk because of cutbacks.
him project his personality.
New government cutbacks on help since the station went opera- wanting to see somebody. It's in-
The fame of Dr Aculard Hemlock, civilian employment by the police tional on 6 February has forced convenient if we're not open dur-
alias Phil Walker of Freshbrook, is means that the public enquiry desk senior officers to provide some- ing the day, and very unhelpful if
spreading across the land and he at the new Westlea station is either body to handle enquiries between somebody has travelled over from
needs somebody to take his unique un-manned or covered by a police 9am and 4pm, six days a week. Haydon Wick or Stratton.
magic and illusion horror show to officer. Operations Manager Chief In- "Unfortunately we've had to
the top. The4 million station is the main spector Martyn Meeks said the lack take officers away from neighbour-
Phil, 29, soon to be made redun- point of information and help for of resources for civilain back-up hood duties and put them behind
dant after twelve years as a motor the whole of west and north Swin- was putting severe pressure on his a desk. The response car is always
mechanic with the RAF, discov- don. ability to provide police coverage available but it means our cover on
ered his show-biz talents three There is cash to pay civilian staff in the community and at the sta- the ground is now even thinner."
years ago. between 4pm and 7pm. However tion. "We've had members of the All callers to the station are be-
Continued on page 2 demand from the public wanting public turning up in the rain and ing logged to measure use.

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