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The Link Magazine • July 2005 7
New police station should boost use of town's police points
Changes in the way Swindon is policed, started a number of years ago, take a big step forward in July when staff move from police stations
in the town centre and Westlea to a brand new high tech station on the edge of Swindon, to the east on A420.
However the police are keen that police station is one element in a and publishing the opening times driver documents."
the public stay away and use the number of measures introduced for the local police points. These Although the police points in
local police points in West and over the last few years to make will be the main point of contact West and North Swindon have
North Swindon and in the town policing more effective. By deploy- for the public when they have to been open for a couple of years,
centre. ing new communications and con- present themselves and paper- use has been almost non-existent
Chief Superintendent Andrew trol strategies, the aim is to use our work, such as alien registration or because of eratic opening times.
Tatum said the focus of police work resources more efficiently and
will be in the community and the maximise the time officers spend
local police points will be the place on patrol.
peopleple will go for interview
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Carp on the move: The well fed fish from the pond by the front door of
central police station will also be moving to a new aquatic facility by the
entrance of the station.
New use for police sites: The central site is to be redeveloped as part of
the Swindon town centre regeneration. Westlea police station opened in
1992 and is on the market, complete with 20 well appointed custody cells.
Spend £35 on any hair
West Forum to talk about menace or beauty treatment
of graffiti and tagging

The West Swindon Area Forum is putting the plague of tagging and nd receive £5 discount
illegal graffiti that afflicts the area at the top of its agenda for the next
meeting on Monday 11 July, 7.30pm, in the Link Centre.
Representatives from at
Swindon Council's Crime
and Disorder Team, the j
police and Swindon Serv- (
ices graffiti removal team
have been invited to talk -HAIR & BEAUTY-
about how they are tack-
ling the problem.
Shaw & Nine Elms coun- BEAUTY HAIR
cillor Nick Martin said, • Manicures & Pedicures • Cuts
"tags are a major irritation
across the town and par- • Nail Extensions • Colour
ticularly for people in West • Waxing • Colour Corrections
Swindon. The meeting will • Facials • Perms
discuss the issue and see if
• Make overs Extensions
there are any solutions
available." (Bridal/Proms/Parties/ etc
The forum provides an Any Special Occasions)
opportunity for the eight
Swindon councillors who Police under attack front the taggers. WPC Pat
represent the area to dis- Salter and community support officer Amanda West Swindon Centre
cuss community issues Lukar are searching for the vandal who graffitied
with residents. Anybody the West Swindon Police point
can attend the forum to Tel: 01793 870462
contribute their view and ideas to • West councillor takes on town
improve the area, and ask ques- wide role of youth work czar - page
tions about council activities. 8.