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Bus delivers useful advice
Mansfield in week to raise safety awareness
Begbie The Keeping Swindon Safe bus will be touring the streets again as part

Associates Ltd of Not In My Neighbourhood Week from 27 April to 1 May.
It’s an opportunity for residents to meet and chat to representatives
from agencies tackling crime and anti-social behaviour. People will be
Providing mortgage services for the community since 1987 able to get advice about how they can keep safe and share any concerns
they have about their neighbourhoods. Visit the bus on:
Get more Monday 27 April West Swindon District Centre, 10am - 2pm
Sussex Square, Walcot, 10am - 12noon
Tuesday 28 April
Eldene Village Centre, 1pm - 3pm

from your Wednesday 29 April Wroughton, Ellendune shops, 10am - 12noon

Highworth Market Square, 1.30 - 3pm
Thursday 30 April Penhill - touring the area, 10am - 1pm

Stratton (Beechcroft shops), 2pm - 3.30pm
mortGaGe Friday 1 May Asda Walmart, North Swindon Centre,
10am - 12.30pm

Haydon Centre, Haydon Wick, 1pm - 3pm

For details about the community safety partnership call 466473.
Be surprised by www.swindon-csp.org.uk
Neighbourhood Police teams to be
how much strengthend says top Swindon chief
you could save Rumours that numbers of police in the community could be cut back

from a review are not true says the head of police in Swindon, Chief Superintend-
ent Paul Howlett.
The town is split up into Neigh-
teams can work together better. In
bourhood Police Teams and Link officers in response units and crime
sources have suggested that the particular we want to see if staff in
We may be able to find you a lower interest rate. numbers of constables and com- response units could give better
You may have to pay an early repayment charge munity support officers might be support to neighbourhood police
teams in their down time.”
significantly reduced.
to your existing lender if you remortgage. However Mr Howlett said the Youth worker Dave Davison,
rumour mill was getting the wrong chairman of the West Swindon
Whether you’re planning to move to a end of the stick. “We are indeed car- Neighbourhood Tasking Group
new house or to remortgage your property, rying out a review of staffing across which works closely with the lo-
the police force, but it’s at a very
cal officers, said he welcomed Mr
with over 21 years experience early stage and not at a point where Howlett’s comments. “The West
providing mortgages in Swindon, we can take it to the chief constable Swindon group of officers have de-
veloped good knowledge because
or the police committee.
Mansfield Begbie Associates aim to “NPTs are hugely successful they have stayed around and built
provide an excellent and personal service. and are here to stay. Like all public the trust of residents.”
• The work priorities and perfor-
services we need to be looking at
There may be a fee payable at completion the most effective use of budgets mance of your local Neighbourhood
Police Team can be found at: www.
and we are looking at how police
for placing your mortgage. The precise staff in neighbourhood teams and wiltshire.police.uk
amount will depend on your circumstances
but the maximum will be £300.
However, no completion no fee.

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