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The campaign is designed to raise awareness of different forms of domestic violence over 16 days, with a different theme each day. Dudley’s community safety partnership, safe & sound has joined with other black country partnerships to highlight the different forms abuse can take and that it can happen to anyone regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or disability. The campaign also importantly highlights that children are often the forgotten victi

Starting a new school or college is an exciting time. You will make new friends, have fun and learn lots of new things! But it’s also a time where you may be unfamiliar with your surroundings, so stay safe with our tips below: Out of sight Keep your personal property safely away and out of sight. Students can be easy targets for criminals as they assume you have mobile phones, laptops and other technology. Keep your valuables hidden. Don’t carry large sums of money, and take

Social media allows billions of people worldwide to connect, share photos, thoughts and personal experiences. It can be a great way for people to make friends and get social, but the nature of having thousands of users that are unknown to you means it carries a degree of risk. We want to promote safe social networking – minimising the risks posed to you as a social media user. Some of the risks are: Disclosing private information about yourself/friends/family Cyber- crime Bul

Don’t let them take a bite – loan sharks are illegal and can cost you thousands of pounds with outrageous repayments. What is a loan shark? Loan sharks are illegal lenders who often target low income, desperate families. They will seem friendly at first, and if you keep up with repayments they may stay that way. But you will pay for more interest than any form of legal borrowing – One woman who borrowed £500 ended up repaying £88,000 – Source: Money Advice Service You may als

People are being invited to have their say on the big community safety issues for people who live, visit and work in Dudley borough by taking part in a short online survey. Borough residents are being asked to tell safe & sound, Dudley’s community safety partnership - which incorporates the borough’s local police and crime board - what their main community safety concerns are both in their local area and in the borough as a whole. The survey also asks people to indicate what