NEW FACES
The staff and volunteers at the Worth Valley Police & Community Contact Point would like to welcome new Sergeant Chris Watson and PCSO 524 Chris Wardle to the Neighbourhood Policing Team.
CLAMPING ISSUES
The Police often receive calls, mainly from visitors to the Haworth area, about their vehicle being clamped in the car park at Changegate. Please note that Changegate car park is not a Council managed car park and neither the Council nor the Police have any jurisdiction over vehicles that are clamped there. The Police will not get involved in civil disputes about being clamped on this car park and the only way to attempt to get your money back if you believe that you have been unlawfully clamped is through the courts.
Examples of when your car may be lawfully clamped at this location are if you have overstayed or your ticket has expired, you have failed to display a ticket or permit properly, you have parked across two spaces instead of one, or if you have parked dangerously or blocked access.
If you have any complaints about being clamped at the location, then you should consider researching the matter on the Citizens Advice Bureau website at www.adviceguide.org.uk and follow the links to wheel clamping. The car park is privately owned and as such the staff that work on the car park must have a license from the Security Industry Authority (SIA.) Vehicle immobilisers (wheel clampers) must display their license containing a 15 digit I.D. number of the clamper and any complainants about their conduct can be reported to the SIA. Further details can be found on the SIA website at www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk
We recommend that all visitors to the area research the many car parking options that are available to them i.e., Weaver's Hill Car park, which has wheelchair access to the Main Street, or the Bronte Parsonage Museum car park. To promote good crime prevention we ask that all valuables, including Sat-Nav systems, are either removed from their cars or hidden from display.
We wish visitors a pleasant stay in The Worth Valley.
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Our Local Priorities in your Neighbourhood are :
* The Worth Valley Local Priorities as agreed at the latestPACT meeting are: Haworth:(1)Increase road safety by targeting and reducing speeding and illegal parking at Lees Lane and Mill Hey,(2)Maintain presence at schools.
* Oakworth: (1) Reduce anti-social behaviour around Station Road and Holden Park area 1700 x 2300hours, (2) Prevent and tackle illegal parking around Oakworth Primary School.
* Oxenhope: (1)Maintain lower levels of anti-social behaviour around Station Road/West Drive area and Oxenhope Park, (2) Increase road safety by preventing and tackling speeding drivers on Station Road and Hebden Road.
* Stanbury : Increase road safety by reducing speeding through the village.
* Cross Roads:(1) Increase road safety by preventing and targeting speeding motorists, paying special attention to HGVs, (2) Prevent and tackle anti-social beahviour in Cross Roads Park.
Priority Crime Figures – May 2010
Haworth – 0 burglary dwelling, 2 theft of vehicles, 3 theft from vehicles
Oakworth – 1 burglary dwelling, 1 theft of vehicle, 1 theft from vehicle
Oxenhope – 4 burglary dwellings, 0 theft of vehicles, 0 theft from vehicles
Cross Roads – 0 burglary dwelling, 0 theft of vehicles, 5 theft from vehicles
Stanbury – 0 burglary dwellings, 1 theft of vehicle, 2 theft from vehicles
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Speedwatch results
On Monday 28th June 2010, Pcso 385 Hussain carried out 3 community speedwatches at the following locations. Outside Oxenhope Primary School, on Mill Lane opposite the Railway Station and on Hebden Road opposite Manorlands. We are very pleased to report that no vehicles were caught exceeding the limit. Pcso Hussain stated " This was a local issue for residents so I have conducted these speed checks. I will continue to monitor traffic and hopefully we will obtain the same results".
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PCSO's Charity Art Work
Worth Valley PCSO Helen Wynn-Evans has recently finished a piece of art work in aid of local charities. The Officer based at Haworth Police and Community Point has spent her own time over the last few weeks painting the piece using acrylic paint for an annual charity event run since 2006 by two local artists.
The painting on canvas will be part of 200 displayed for two weeks from the 10th July at a point on Haworth Main Street as part of the 'Haworth the Peoples Art'.
Once the 'Wall' is removed and dismantled an auction is held at the Kings Arms (date to follow) to sell off the individual canvasses. The theme for this years piece was 1950's and the painting in Black and white is of a 1950's Police car on Haworth Main Street.
Worth Valley NPT Officers:
* Inspector Andrew Croasdale - 01274 475327
* andrew.croasdale@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* Sergeant Chris Watson - 07736 086704 / 01274 475327
* chris.watson@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* PC2048 Edward Irving - 07934601474 / 01274 475331
* edward.irving@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* PC5703 Cath Gallimore - 07934601501 / 01274 475331
* catherine.gallimore@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* PCSO 360 Helen Wynn-Evans - 01274 475331 / 07596519867
* helen.wynn-evans@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* PCSO 385 Farooq Hussain - 01274 475331 / 07596519866
* farooq.hussain@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
* PCSO Chris Wardle - 01274 475331
* chris.wardle@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
The Worth Valley Neighbourhood Policing Team can also be contacted on 0845 6060606.
In an emergency where there is danger to life or a crime in progress, always dial 999.
If the team are out on patrol then please leave a message on the answerphone facility and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
The email address for the NPT is
hanpt3@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Your local NPT Officers can also be contacted through: Worth Valley Police and Community Contact Point, 28 Changegate, Haworth, telephone 01535 644001, email
wvcontactpoint@yahoo.co.uk Opening hours Tuesday 1200-1600pm, Wednesday 1200-1600pm, Thursday 1200-1600pm, Friday 1200-1600pm.
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