Free home safety checks for Carmarthenshire
The police have teamed up with the fire service to carry out free home safety checks for older people in Carmarthenshire this winter. The Dyfed-Powys Police ‘Bobby Van’ will visit homes where a qualified carpenter will look at security and fit locks, alarms and door chains if needed as well as offer advice to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime. Thanks to funding from the Electrical Safety Council, he will be joined by staff from Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service who will supply and install a smoke alarm and give practical information on identifying fire hazards in the home. The aim of the project is to help people feel safer in their homes by reducing the opportunity for crime and the risk of fire. Jan Morgan, aged 68, said she was very grateful for the safety check carried out at her home in Robinson Street, Llanelli. “The police came to talk to us at the Tuesday Club in the Catholic Hall to tell us about the Bobby Van and the fire safety checks so I signed ...