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Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
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Archive for December 17th, 2013
Operation Safer Nights Plus Supported by Conservative Controlled Council
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
A safety campaign aimed at providing useful help and information, as well as reducing crime, will be taking to the streets of Tamworth on the night of Friday December 20.
Operation Safer Nights Plus will see more than 50 staff from organisations including the police, fire service, domestic abuse groups and Conservative controlled Tamworth Borough Council patrolling the streets of Tamworth town centre from 7pm until 10pm.
The operation is aimed at informing and educating revellers about how to stay safe, while at the same time supporting the town’s nighttime economy by making Tamworth a much safer place to be at night.
During Safer Nights Plus, a mobile police station will be set up in St Editha’s Square as a focal point where people can get help and advice on a range of services including domestic abuse, sexual health services, alcohol counselling and general safety advice.
Staff in the CCTV control room will be monitoring the streets of the town centre and will be in constant communication with the organisations involved to alert them to unfolding situations.
Similar events just before Christmas in previous years were a huge success, with around 200 people spoken to or asking for information.
Cabinet member for Community Development, Cllr Jeremy Oates, said, “The aim of the Safer Nights Plus Operation is to make people more aware of their safety when they are out for the night. Tamworth is a safe place to be at night and this operation will help the show people to huge amount of work which goes into ensuring that safety.”
Conservative Controlled Council Gives Town Centre Early Christmas Present
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
Shoppers are being reminded by Conservative controlled Tamworth Borough Council that parking in all Tamworth town centre car parks is free all day on Saturday December 21, the last Saturday before Christmas.
Parking will be free in all borough council-run car parks and Ankerside. The car parking fees are being waived in a bid to boost town centre trade by encouraging more people to come into Tamworth to shop.
Traders and shopper have already been given a Christmas boost with free parking on Saturday December 7. The first free parking day was chosen to coincide with Small Business Saturday, which aimed to encourage shoppers to support small independent traders in the town centre.
Tamworth Borough Council Deputy Leader, Cllr Rob Pritchard, said, “”We are keen to support the town centre, especially at important times like Christmas. We made the decision to waive parking charges on these two very busy shopping days because we want to support traders and boost town centre trade.
“There was a lot of support for Small Business Saturday, and I hope that a lot of people will take up the opportunity of free parking on December 21. Please tell your family and friends so we can make this the busiest Christmas for the town centre ever. Please come out and support YOUR town centre.”
This will be the ninth Christmas in a row that car parking fees will be waived, since Conservative controlled Tamworth Borough Council first gave free car parking in December 2005.
