Burglary hotspots in Bristol are being listed for walkabouts by Council staff, police and other agencies as part of a drive to cut break-ins.

The campaign’s priority is areas of Bristol which account for 20 percent of the city’s burglaries although they contain only 10 percent of its houses. The walkabouts are being organised by Safer Bristol and include representatives of the police and Bristol City Council’s Clean and Green Team and its Housing Department. The aim is to identify areas for improvement and they are taking place in specific streets identified as being especially vulnerable to opportunist burglaries as a way to reduce the fear of crime.

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Cutrs in the frequency of household refuse collections are contributing to an increase in disputes between neighbours, according to research published today. The study from Halifax Home Insurance shows that after a decade of improvement, reports of neighbour disturbances have risen by a third in two years

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Co-operative trust schools support the Children’s Plan and this publication from the Department for Children Families and Schools outlines their benefits.

The Children’s Trust school pilot was launched in September 2008 and involves 100 schools. The purpose of the pilot is to support the Children’s Plan’ which aims to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up by putting their needs at the centre of educational policy.

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