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Warwickshire Libraries : Grab & Go Service

  Grab and Go Grab and Go is replacing the Click and Collect service. Warwickshire Libraries are pleased to be able to offer a Grab and Go service at selected libraries, including Atherstone, Nuneaton, Leamington, Stratford & Warwick. Customers can enter a Grab and Go library for 30 minutes to return items, collect requests and browse shelves…

Alcester South SNT Update

Door to Door Sellers – “Nottingham Knockers” We have had several reports this week of men going door to door, trying to sell items from holdalls. Here is some information about this type of call. It is believed that this type of door to door selling originated in the Nottingham area and the name has…

The Test and Trace Support Payment (TTSP)

Stratford District Council is administering the TTSP which has been announced by the Government for residents who are struggling to self-isolate due to financial constraints. Individuals who are required to self-isolate and who meet the benefits-linked eligibility criteria will be entitled to £500, payable as a lump sum. These changes came into effect on 28 September 2020,…

Alcester South SNT Update

Welford Incidents Vehicle Crime – Interference. Car park, Binton Road. Damage caused to doors on works van, probably with the intention to gain entry. This was not achieved. Reported 29th September. 0099 29/09/2020 Suspicious Circumstances. Samantha Close. Male seen knocking on door to house, but then left trying not to be seen. He went and got…

what3words – know your location in an emergency

How what3words can help 999 #KnowExactlyWhere what3words is now used by 80% emergency services in the UK and has helped to locate nearly 4,000 incidents since it first started being used – https://what3words.com/news/emergency/three-words-for-a-faster-emergency-response Their system has given every 3m square in the world a unique identifier made of 3 words – making the location of…

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