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Worried about leaving your home empty while you go away on your summer holiday? Why not borrow security gadgets from your local police station to put off burglars. Holiday Watch is a pioneering holiday security equipment loan scheme established by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Neighbourhood Development Team with the support of the Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership. The scheme, set up last year, is run by the Neighbourhood Development team in Llanelli who will loan boxes containing security equipment to members of the public. It is aimed at anyone who has poor security measures or people with a high level of fear of a crime happening when they are away on holiday. The person loaning the kit will attend a police station and sign the relevant documentation, they will then be given advice on where to place the equipment. Carmarthenshire CSP provided funding for a number of packs consisting of a variety of security products in a secure box. PC Dave White of the Neighbourhood Developmen...

Bang to rights speeding motorists had red faces having to explain their behaviour to the pupils outside their school. One driver was so embarrassed he dodged the ordeal by accepting a fixed penalty notice. The Speeding Initiative outside schools throughout the county is being promoted as part of Carmarthenshire's Community Safety Partnership. Officers from Carmarthenshire County Council's Road Safety unit teamed up with Cross Hands Neighbourhood Policing team and pupils from Drefach School Council to target speeding drivers. The aim of the campaign is to educate drivers and raise awareness of the impact that speeding vehicles has on local communities, and the objective is to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured each year on the roads in Carmarthenshire. The offending drivers were given the option of speaking to the pupils to explain why they were speeding outside their school, or accept a fixed penalty notice. County Road Safety Officer Rhys John-Howes sai...