News Archive 2010

  • Get involved in the future of neighbourhood policing

    Friday December 3, 2010 Safer Neighbourhoods Teams have made a significant difference to safety and confidence across London. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) remains committed to delivering effective neighbourhood policing that focuses on the safety of local people and ensures a visible local policing presence in all our communities. We are committed to maintaining named […]

  • Palace Riverside SNT NHW open meeting

    Friday November 26, 2010 On Wednesday 24 November the Palace Riverside SNT held a Neighbourhood Watch Open Meeting for residents in the ward. The meeting was preceded by a property marking session for bicycles which resulted in a number of bikes now having a secure property identification tag. The meeting itself was well attended by […]

  • Beat the burglars this winter

    Friday November 12, 2010 Residents should take care to lock their windows and doors and not leave valuables on show. This is the advice from Police who are boosting local efforts to reduce burglaries in the run up to Christmas. Traditionally, there are two times of the year when burglaries peak in the borough. A […]

  • Halloween or bonfire night fun? Stay safe!

    Wednesday October 27, 2010 It’s 405 years since Guy Fawkes nearly turned the Houses of Parliament into one big firework, and bonfire night remains one of our favourite events, with displays drawing in massive crowds. H&F Council hosts firework displays on Friday, November 5, at Bishop’s Park, Fulham, and on Saturday, November 6, at Ravenscourt […]

  • Street party launches new NHW scheme

    Tuesday July 27, 2010 Ojesh Singh knows first-hand about the risk of being burgled. The 28-year-old Uxbridge Road restaurant owner said: “I took over The Nepalese in February this year and have been burgled a couple of times – we have even had our tills stolen when they have been empty.” That is why he […]

  • It’s award time for NHW lookouts

    Tuesday June 29, 2010 Two neighbourhood watch co-ordinators who went the extra mile to keep their communities safe were honoured at a ceremony last week. Awards were handed out to the winners at the borough’s neighbourhood watch association AGM on Thursday June 24, 2010. Toni Raybould, of the Agate Road neighbourhood watch, won the Douglas […]

  • Annual BT phone book delivery

    Wednesday June 23, 2010 The annual BT phone book delivery will be taking place across the borough for 2-3 weeks, commencing Wednesday 21 July, 2010. The delivery company, DEYA, tell us that their agents are carefully trained. Ideally, directories are handed to householders, or, where that is not possible, either left out of sight in […]

  • Watch website set to aid fight against crime

    Tuesday April 20, 2010 A new tool in the war on crime in the borough has been launched. The H&F neighbourhood watch website offers useful crime prevention advice, details of the borough’s 150-plus neighbourhood watch groups and an abundance of crime-tackling information and tips. By logging onto www.hfnhw.org.uk, residents will also be able to track […]

  • You are safer but there is ‘more to do’

    Monday March 8, 2010 Crime rates across the borough have fallen dramatically since H&F Council began hosting its annual crime summit. “Hammersmith & Fulham continues to get safer with 27,139 crimes committed in 2005/06 compared to 20,431 four years later”, said Met Police Borough Commander Kevin Hurley. Despite the impressive reductions in crime, residents – […]

  • Police praise watchers

    Tuesday February 9, 2010 The growing network of neighbourhood watch groups is having a direct effect on cutting crime, according to the borough’s top cop. More than 100 neighbourhood watch co-ordinators met behind closed doors with senior police and council bosses last week, to help shape the future of local policing. At the top-level meeting […]