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[5 May 2009 by admin | no comments | 58 views]
Police declare war on speeding motorists

Police say they are declaring war in motorists who speed.
New figures show that the number of drivers caught and prosecuted for breaking the speed limit rose by 68 per cent last year.
And officers have vowed to catch even more this year.
Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership head of casualty reduction Dave Kay said: “We are focusing on the fatal four – speeders, drink drivers, people who use their mobile phone at the wheel and people who don’t wear their seatbelt – but the most prominent one of those is speeding.
“The vast majority …

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[5 Apr 2009 by admin | no comments | 17 views]
Cold-callers are targeted

VULNERABLE and older people are to benefit from the creation of a new “no cold calling zone”.
The Trading Standards- funded scheme at Stonecliffe Park in Welton, near Lincoln, will result in signs being put up warning potential callers that local residents are not interested in buying goods or services on their own doorstep.
Householders will also be provided with information packs on home security and dealing with unwanted visitors.
The main aim is to offer protection against rogue traders and distraction burglars by reducing the number of cold callers in specific areas, …

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