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Drink drive this Christmas and you'll be treated like any other criminalDrink drive this Christmas and you'll be treated like any other criminal
Drivers are being warned that a festive tipple could see them end up behind bars this Christmas as a new hard-hitting £1.6 million THINK! campaign is launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
The Government and Police have once again joined forces to urge anyone hitting the party scene to leave their car keys at home and not risk the devastation that drink driving causes. This year the Department for Transport's THINK! campaign is supported by Coca-Cola, meaning designated d...
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Fines for Driving Uninsured can be 10 x Less Than the Cost of Being InsuredFines for Driving Uninsured can be...
Rising numbers of uninsured drivers in the UK are causing concern. The Motor Insurer’s Bureau places the current number at 1.5 mil...
Five Years On From Mobile Phone Law, But Lives Still LostFive Years On From Mobile Phone...
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Theft of Metals in Salford: a problem that affects us all, but  together we can stamp it out!Theft of Metals in Salford: a...
Over recent years the value of metals such as lead, copper and iron has risen dramatically. This has resulted in an increase in th...
Police meet with Asian community, to great successPolice meet with Asian community, to...
Kevin Mulligan, Divisional Commander for Salford, has met with members of the Asian community to listen to concerns and discuss so...
WI Set to Name and Shame Papers with Sex AdsWI Set to Name and Shame...
by holdthefrontpage staff The Women's Institute has vowed to help root out sleazy sex ads from local newspapes after a plea from w...
Victim Compensation Scheme comes under attackVictim Compensation Scheme comes under attack
MPs have criticised the scheme for compensating people injured in violent attacks, claiming it throws into doubt government claims...
Wintry Weekend in Salford - watch out for opportunistic thievesWintry Weekend in Salford - watch...
Organised car thieves will be roaming the streets this weekend looking for innocent motorists attempting to defrost their cars, wa...
Smith Unveils Prostitution CrackdownSmith Unveils Prostitution Crackdown
Men who pay for sex with women who have been forced into prostitution will be targeted under plans announced by home secretary Jac...
Paying for Sex to be Made a Criminal Offence - (Gaby Hinsliff,  political editor  writing in the Guardian today)Paying for Sex to be Made...
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, today attacked the 'bizarre' practice of City firms taking clients to lapdancing clubs, as the g...
AlcoSense Drink Drive Survey November 2008: Shock Results Reveal People Wrongly Calculate Their Safe Driving LimitsAlcoSense Drink Drive Survey November 2008:...
A new Drink Drive survey undertaken by Morning After Breathalyser manufacturer AlcoSense, revealed that no less than 96% of respon...
Young Male Drivers “most likely to be uninsured and unlicensed” says reportYoung Male Drivers “most likely to...
Potentially lethal unlicensed drivers tend to be younger and male, driving up to a staggering 3.7 million hours a month according ...
New police tactics to fight security van robberiesNew police tactics to fight security...
There is one kind of crime which always increases around Christmas time; the violent 'stick-up' style robbery from cash-handling s...
Safer Street Project is Launched as Brits Fear For Their Homes in Credit Crunch Safer Street Project is Launched as...
The economic downturn, the return of darker nights and a lack of basic security knowledge are all leaving us feeling at greater ri...
‘Close the Litter Loophole'‘Close the Litter Loophole'
The law must be toughened to allow councils to tackle louts who throw rubbish from cars, council leaders have warned. New powers ...
Salford to Become One of Sixty "Community Payback" AreasSalford to Become One of Sixty...
The home secretary has announced that 60 areas, including Salford, have signed up to the government's drive for high visibility "c...
MPs Question Community SentencesMPs Question Community Sentences
There is a "chronic lack of information" about community sentences and whether they are effective or not, MPs have said. The Minis...
Violent Offenders Freed from Jail Early by Mistake Violent Offenders Freed from Jail Early...
A string of blunders led to criminals not eligible for early release from prison being let out, Ministry of Justice statistics rev...
MPs Fail Offender LearningMPs Fail Offender Learning
Reforms to the way prison education is run have "failed in every respect", MPs have said. The Offenders' Learning and Skills Servi...
Prison Reformers 'must remember victims'Prison Reformers 'must remember victims'
Justice secretary Jack Straw has told prison reform campaigners they must do more to help the victims of crime. In a speech to the...
Crime Figures to be Re-examinedCrime Figures to be Re-examined
Figures about some of the most serious violent crimes have been miscounted, it has emerged. The Home Office revealed on Thursday t...
Salford City Council - CCTV Mapping ProjectSalford City Council - CCTV Mapping...
Imagine not being able to answer a set of fundamental questions. • How many CCTV cameras are in your area? • Where are they? ...
More Funds to Tackle Knife CrimeMore Funds to Tackle Knife Crime
The government has unveiled £3m of funding to help tackle knife crime. Home secretary Jacqui Smith said on Tuesday that the money ...
Call to Close Rape Defence 'loopholes'Call to Close Rape Defence 'loopholes'
A Labour MP has called for legislation to prohibit the defence of sleepwalking in rape cases. Harry Cohen set out a new rape defen...
Home Secretary Confirms Tougher Action on CannabisHome Secretary Confirms Tougher Action on...
Alongside this, the Government also published its response to 21 recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Dru...
Home Secretary Steps up Crackdown on Persistent Offenders  Home Secretary Steps up Crackdown on...
Marking the start of Not In My Neighbourhood Week, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today warned persistent offenders in the North West...
Coronation Street to Join Fight Against Crime and Anti-social Behaviour Coronation Street to Join Fight Against...
In fact, the region's most famous street - Coronation Street - will join in, with the launch of a guide to advise to families on a...
Credit Crunch Boosts ID Fraud, say MPsCredit Crunch Boosts ID Fraud, say...
Bank account holders are at greater risk of identity fraud because of the credit crunch, MPs have said. The all party parliamentar...
More Space For Forest BankMore Space For Forest Bank
HMP Forest Bank on Agecroft Road in Pendlebury will get a whole host of improvements in a £32m update by its parent company, Agecr...
Police Pod Scores Crime Drop in BroughtonPolice Pod Scores Crime Drop in...
A housing estate in Lower Broughton has seen a sharp decline in anti-social behaviour and car crime due to their mobile “Police Po...
Smith Accepts Met Chief's ResignationSmith Accepts Met Chief's Resignation
The home secretary has accepted the resignation of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair "with regret". The UK's most sen...
Jewish Holy Days Get Salford Community PolicingJewish Holy Days Get Salford Community...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is running an operation to provide accessible policing and reassurance to the Jewish community dur...
Council Brings in New CCTV Program to Help Fight CrimeCouncil Brings in New CCTV Program...
A new high-tech computer system program which pinpoints public CCTV cameras and their vision has been designed by a council to hel...
Bombs and Blackmail in Lower Broughton Bombs and Blackmail in Lower Broughton...
It came out today that teenager who built explosive devices in his home was at the centre of a blackmail plot. Shoban Ahmed Butt, ...
Smith Unveils ID Card DesignSmith Unveils ID Card Design
Home secretary Jacqui Smith has unveiled the design for the controversial new identity card. Each card will carry a picture and a ...
Three Men Ordered to Pay £65k for Salford Cannabis FarmThree Men Ordered to Pay £65k...
Three men have been ordered to pay £64,657.09 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 following the discovery of a cannabis farm in S...
Straw Seeks to Open Up JusticeStraw Seeks to Open Up Justice
Jack Straw has promised to make the criminal justice system more transparent. Speaking at the Labour Party's annual conference in ...
Smith Unveils 'community crime fighters'Smith Unveils 'community crime fighters'
The home secretary has unveiled plans to train 3,600 "community crime fighters". Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Manche...
Ecstasy 'could be downgraded' Under Classification ReviewEcstasy 'could be downgraded' Under Classification...
The Government's drug advisers are to review the classification of ecstasy. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs could reco...
Warning Over Fruit and Veg 'crime wave' on AllotmentsWarning Over Fruit and Veg 'crime...
The credit crunch is thought to be fuelling a rise in theft of fruit and vegetables from allotments, a society chief said today. A...
 "Think Outside the Cage" - The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition "Think Outside the Cage" -...
Whilst "surfing" the Internet I came across this website which gives an interesting insight into the penal system in parts of "civ...
“YOU BE THE JUDGE” SENTENCING EVENT"“YOU BE THE JUDGE” SENTENCING EVENT"
I am pleased to invite you to the above event which will be held at 1.30 on Thursday 6th November 2008 at the Courthouse, Worsley....
Reformers Call for Titan Jail AxeReformers Call for Titan Jail Axe
The Prison Reform Trust has called for plans to build three "Titan" jails to be cancelled after the official prison population pro...
Council Brings in New CCTV Program to Help Fight CrimeCouncil Brings in New CCTV Program...
A new high-tech computer system program which pinpoints public CCTV cameras and their vision has been designed by a council to hel...
Plan to Cut Police Red Tape in Knife HotspotsPlan to Cut Police Red Tape...
Home secretary Jacqui Smith has announced plans to cut police paperwork in knife crime hotspots. Officers who stop suspects in the...
Salford Offered Additional Funding to Tackle Youth Crime Salford Offered Additional Funding to Tackle...
Salford is amongst sixteen North West local authority areas to be offered a share of £56.5million to tackle youth crime, the Gover...
'Sarah's law' trials begin'Sarah's law' trials begin
A version of Sarah's law will enable parents to demand to view police records to check the credentials of people they know to see ...
New Team Taking the Fight to Loan Sharks in the North West New Team Taking the Fight to...
A specialist team set up by the Government to crackdown on loan sharks in the North West has hit the ground running. Consumer Aff...
New Powers For Traffic Officers to Remove VehiclesNew Powers For Traffic Officers to...
New powers for Highways Agency Traffic Officers to remove and dispose of vehicles from England's busiest roads are a step nearer t...
Petrol thieves in Salford caughtPetrol thieves in Salford caught
Two men have been charged with driving off from garages without paying for petrol in Walkden, Swinton and Leigh. Craig Palin, 27, ...
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