NAT - Are you going away this summer?

If you are going on holiday this summer, it is essential you take the relevant precautions to make sure your home is safe and secure from burglars. Burglars target houses that look empty, especially during the holiday period. Here is some advice on how to ensure your home is kept safe and secure so you don’t come home to a nasty shock:
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WAR - Free Electric Blanket ‘MOT’ Offered!

Don’t wait from another freezing winter, book your free electric blanket ‘MOT’ now, Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards Service is urging residents.

It may still be summer, but Warwickshire Trading Standards Service has already begun taking bookings for their popular and free annual electric blanket safety testing scheme. The county-wide scheme is open to all Warwickshire residents aged 50 or over and whether your blanket is new or old, why not have it tested before winter sets in? 

Warwickshire Trading Standards Service will provide electric blanket tests FREE OF CHARGE, for people aged 50 or over, between Monday 30^th September and Friday 4^th October 2013.  Don’t miss this opportunity! Old or damaged electric blankets cause a number of fires each year, which can result in injury or death. These can be avoided by simply getting your electric blanket checked.

Testing, by appointment only, will take place at the following venues around Warwickshire:

Leamington Town Hall, Monday 30^th September 2013

Nuneaton Fire Station, Tuesday 1^st October 2013

Rugby Library, Wednesday 2^nd October 2013

Kenilworth Library, Thursday 3^rd October 2013

Stratford Briar Croft, Friday 4^th October 2013

To book an appointment, call the Trading Standards Service on: 01926 414016 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm) or email: ebtesting@warwickshire.gov.uk

Bookings for electric blanket tests are available by appointment only and will be taken on a first come first served basis. The number of appointments is limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Due to the expected demand for blanket tests, a limit of two blankets per person has been set.

Simon Cripwell

Trading Standards Officer

Warwickshire Trading Standards Service

Communities

Warwickshire County Council

Old Budbrooke Road Warwick CV35 7DP

Tel: 01926 414039

Mob: 07771 975570

Email: simoncripwell@warwickshire.gov.uk

Web: www.warwickshire.gov.uk

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WAR(S) - Proposed new settlement adjacent to Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath

STRATFORD-ON-AVON DISTRICT CORE STRATEGY CONSULTATION EXERCISE

 Proposed new settlement adjacent to Gaydon

 and Lighthorne Heath

Find out more about the proposals and meet officers from the District Council

When:     Tuesday 13^th August 2013 – 6 pm

           (there will be an opportunity to view proposals

               between 4 pm and 6 pm)

Where:        Lighthorne Heath Primary School

The consultation document can be viewed on the District Council website www.stratford.gov.uk/csnew2013

The closing date for comments is 5.00pm on Friday 13 September 2013

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NAT - Community Funding from the Post Office

Why not see if your club or organisation qualifies for this funding?

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NAT - Domestic Security Lighting: The benefits and limitations of external lighting

I thought it might be useful to look at security lighting for the home. It is a big subject so I will be running this guidance over several articles. In this first of the series, I look at external security lighting and it's benefits and limitations. Read more here

NAT - Police.uk site updated to help public crack down on crime

Police.uk site updated to help public crack down on crime
More data about crime in people's local areas has been added to Police.uk, the government's crime maps website, in an attempt to equip the public with the information they need to take an active role in crime prevention. Read more here

WAR - Fire Safety Campaign

Beware of the additional hazards of summer. LINK