Please click on the link below for details of visits to Stourpaine by the Dorset County Council Mobile Library Service 2015/2016 –
DCC Mobile Library Schedule – Route S9 Stourpaine 2015 to 2016
Please click on the link below for details of visits to Stourpaine by the Dorset County Council Mobile Library Service 2015/2016 –
DCC Mobile Library Schedule – Route S9 Stourpaine 2015 to 2016
Positive Warrant – Blandford
On Wednesday 25th February, a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant was conducted in Blandford. Subsequently, 5 persons were arrested on suspicious of Money Laundering.
This is once again a fantastic result for our continued efforts in detecting and disrupting the movement and supply of controlled substances, within our town and surrounding villages.
Kind Regards
Blandford SNT
Action Fraud, together with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the City of London Police, are working in partnership with Rugby World Cup 2015 organisers to disrupt those entities seeking to sell Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets without permission from the official provider.
We would like rugby fans and the general public to be aware that they should only purchase tickets from official sources and avoid being scammed.
Purchase tickets from an official source and avoid losing your money.
Where can you buy official match tickets?
Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive hospitality packages?
Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive Supporter Tours (i.e. travel packages)?
How do you ensure that you are buying Rugby World Cup 2015 match tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages from an official channel?
Can you buy official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages elsewhere, other than as outlined above?
Points to note about unauthorised activity:
How do I report unauthorised use of Rugby World Cup assets?
TICKETS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE SHALL BE VOID AND MAY BE SEIZED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT REFUND OR COMPENSATION.
Action Fraud will be replicating this alert on a regular basis, leading up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup to prevent members of the community being affected by this type/similar fraud. Please bear with us until September 2015.
Over the past 2 days, two potentially serious accidents have been caused by bricks/rocks being thrown from the Yellow Bridge over the A350. Blandford SNT wish to make residents aware of the potential for serious injury or damage by persons throwing items from the Yellow bridge which crosses the A350 at the north end of town. Police are appealing for any witnesses or persons with information to come forward.You can contact Dorset Police by calling 101.
Please click on the link below to access a copy of the minutes of the meeting of Stourpaine Parish Council held on the 15th January 2015 –
Fraudsters are targeting people by “cold calling” them on the telephone.
The scam starts with the following simple activity:
1. They will state that they are from the Bank Fraud department, the Police or other Law Enforcement.
2. They will tell the victim that fraud is being carried out on the victim’s bank account and that to prevent it they need to carry out any of the below activities:-
Do not be fooled!
Do not telephone anyone at that stage as the phone line remains open and you are simply telephoning them back without realising. They will then continue with your assistance in stealing your money by any of the above methods.
PROTECT YOURSELF
Action Fraud has seen an increase in the amount of victims signing up for free trials for unapproved or misleading pharmaceuticals or supplements.
The scam usually involves a ‘pop up’ on your computer or a text message advertising a free 14-day trial. In signing up to this trial you are asked for your credit or debit card details and after the 14 days have elapsed, recurring payments are taken.
Recurring payments or continuous payment authorities are similar to a direct debit, but can be much harder to cancel or identify who is debiting your account. In most cases victims are finding it extremely difficult to cancel the subscription and the products are either not delivered or are inferior.
Common pharmaceuticals or supplements being advertised are teeth whitening products, food supplements and slimming tablets.
Protect Yourself
It is important to remember that in most free-trial cases because you have paid for a product and received it, this cannot be recorded as a fraud. If you have already entered your card details on one of these websites, call up you bank immediately to stop these payments and give us a call on 0300 123 2040 for advice.
The next meeting of Stourpaine Parish Council will be held on the 19th February 2015 at 7.00pm in the Durweston Village Hall.
The agenda for the meeting can be found here – Agenda 20150215
All welcome
Farm Thefts
Overnight Friday 6th February – Saturday 7th February a farmyard at Hargrove, Shaftesbury has been entered. A wheeled pressure washer has been stolen.
Tarrant Valley – Burglaries
Dorset Police have had 2 daytime burglaries reported in the last 2 days in the Tarrant Valley.
On Thursday 5th February, a property was broken into in Tarrant Hinton. The offender(s) gained entry by smashing a rear window and an untidy search of the property was made and items taken.
On Friday 6th February, in the morning, a property was broken into in Tarrant Gunville. Offender(s) gained entry by forcing open a ground floor window and once inside, an untidy search of the property has been made and items taken.
If anyone saw or heard anyone/thing suspicious in the vacinity of these villages, on these days, please call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 5201 for the Tarrant Hinton burglary and 5323 for the Tarrant Gunville burglary.
Blandford Rural SNT would like to take this opportunity to remind all residents to be vigilant and keep their properties secure. There is no such thing as ‘I’m only popping out, it will be ok if I leave the back door unlocked’. Keep yourself and your property safe and secure. If anyone would like to have a free Crime Prevention Survey of their property, completed by their local SNT, please call 101 and ask to speak to a member of the team.
Please see below messages received from Action Fraud –
Pension Changes 2015
HMRC have advised that from April 2015, people over the age of 55 will be given the flexibility of taking a number of smaller lump sum pension pots. 25% of the sum will be tax-free, with the remaining pension fund charged at marginal rate of income tax.
If you take out money from your pension fund before the age of 55, the normal tax rules apply. We are concerned that fraudsters will take advantage of these rule changes by offering to invest pensions on the victim’s behalf. Be very wary of such offers.
Avoid losing your hard-earned cash:
We are holding a parcel in your name” – scam postcards delivered to resident’s homes
Scam postcards are being delivered to UK residents’ homes claiming that a parcel containing “jewellery” is waiting for the homeowner.
Find out how to avoid becoming a victim of this type of fraud by visiting the website below-
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/alert-we-are-holding-a-parcel-in-your-name-scam-postcards-delivered-to-residents-homes-feb15
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