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23rd June 2010 - World Cup and STYLE
With England playing their final group game of the 2010 World Cup today at 3pm (local time) please remember two things:

 - If you're leaving the house, please remember to lock your doors and windows as 1/4 burglaries are through an unlocked door or window

 - If you will be drinking, celebrating or mourning, please remember to moderate, don't finish the night in hospital or a police cell.

16th June 2010 - Launch of Operation STYLE
In the past two weeks, Operation STYLE was launched and is operating in the City Centre. Operation STYLE stands for 'Safer Time in York, Lets Enjoy' and looks to reduce disorder and traffic collisions that result from alcohol or drugs in York.

For more information on Operation STYLE including how Police Officers can now give orders for persons to leave a certain area for a period of time please check out here

You can also view pictures from its launch in our gallery page at: http://www.saferyork.org.uk/gallery or on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/York-United-Kingdom/Safer-York-Partnership/275586437553

7th June 2010 - Operation Spoke's 4000th Bike
The Safer York Partnership are equally proud and pleased to announce that in the last week, thanks to the efforts of everybody at the Safer York Partnership, North Yorkshire Police and all of our partners, there are now over 4,000 bikes marked and registrated on Operation Spoke.

By marking up bikes in York, Operation Spoke is designed to deter individuals from stealing bikes, catch individuals who have taken bikes, and quickly return bikes too their rightful owners.

For more information on Operation Spoke, or to find dates of the next marking events please visit: http://www.saferyork.org.uk/our-priorities/volume-crime/cycle-theft/operation-spoke.php or go to your local Safer Neighbourhood Team's calendar through the above link.

6th May 2010 - Community Idol Competition
Today, the Safer York Partnership uploaded a number of videos showing some of the best acts from the 2009 Community Idol Competition onto our vimeo page: www.vimeo.com/saferyork. So if you're interested in seeing what people have done in the past or are preparing for this years compeition please take a look at them. You can also see last year's winning performance on there!

5th May 2010 - We're on Vimeo - Sharing Our Videos With You
The Safer York Partnership have uploaded a number of videos ranging from explaining Operation Spoke and how the Guildhall Safer Neighbourhood Team mark up bikes to reduce cycle theft, too explaining Operation Feijoa onto our Vimeo Page: www.vimeo.com/saferyork so please check them out if you're interested in what we're doing for you.

29th April 2010 - Talking to You
Are you on Facebook but not Twitter? But you still want to follow our Twitter Tweets? We've just added a section to the Safer York Partnership's Facebook page where you can follow all of our tweets without leaving Facebook or having to join Twitter! So join us on Facebook and you can keep up-to-date with what we're doing for you and in your neighbourhood!

28th April 2010 - Videos
The Safer York Partnership will soon be uploading some videos onto our new Vimeo page so keep checking our channel. These videos will also be available from this website here (Under Who-We-Are and Videos) or from our Facebook page!

We'll soon be uploading videos including ones: explaining Operation Spoke, showing you how to lock your bike for best security; and some clips from the 2009 Community Idol singing-and-dancing competition! So please check back soon if you're interested in any of them!

27th April 2010 - Crucial Crew
All this week and next, Crucial Crew is running in York. Crucial Crew is a fun and activity filled day for children to learn about the Police, Fire Service, Health Service and many of our other partners and organisations. They will learn about road safety, dangers of drugs and alcohol, what to do in a house fire and many other educational scenarios. For more information on York's Crucial Crew please go here or for more information or to play the fun interactive games you can go here

26th April 2010 - 2010 Community Idol
The application form for the 2010 Community Idol singing and dancing competition is now online. You can download it from the Community Idol joining in page or directly from here. So if you are aged 11-19 and can sing and/or dance, please download it, complete it by the 23rd July and return it too the Safer York Partnership (address provided on the application form) to enter the competition.

26th April 2010 - Meet the Public Pictures
Pictures from our Meet the Public Day are now online. You can view on the Safer York's gallery page or they can be found on our Facebook page

20th April 2010 - 2010 Community Idol
Application forms for York's very own 2010 Community Idol will be available from our website today or in the next few days. Kindly sponsored by MOR Music, Community Idol hopes to see everyone aged between 11-19 who can sing or dance. If you can, please download the application form (available soon), complete it, and return it by the 23rd July.

8th March 2010 (10:50am) - Face the Public Day
The Safer York Partnership, its partners and many other organisations are all meeting the public in Parliament Street now. We'll be meeting and greeting everyone in Town all afternoon so we hope you come and visit us.

29th March 2010 - Alleygates
The 2009/10 Alleygating scheme is almost complete. A number of alleygates should have been installed across the Micklegate and Holgate Wards, aswell as onto the bike-sheds in Olympian Court, in the past week and next few days. All residents should have recieved letters detailing this along with codes/keys for those requiring them for access.

22nd March 2010 - The Safer York Partnership is now on Facebook and Twitter
The Safer York Partnership is now on Facebook and Twitter, and if you would like hear about, or are interested in: safety or security, crime or disorder, then please join us (Safer York or click on the links in the top-right hand corner) to hear and see everything we're doing for you.

22nd March 2010 - Safer York Partnership Wants Your Comments
To better understand what the people of York want, need and think; the Safer York Partnership wants your comments. Comments can be submitted on any of the pages on our site and a member of the Safer York Partnership will do their utmost best to reply to you.

So if you want to comment about Operation Spoke, Alleygating etc then go to that page and submit your comments.

9th March 2010 - Thief Banned from all Churches
A prolific thief who repeatedly stole from local church charity boxes has been told that if he enters any religious building or shrine within York, he will be arrested and could face jail.

York Magistrates' Court heard that Paul James Harrison, 32, of no fixed address, has been stealing from church charity boxes for a number of years.  Following convictions for theft offences he was made subject of a 2 year anti-social behaviour order.

PC Jon Hodgeon said "This is a fantastic example of how strong sanctions can be placed on offenders through partnership working.  I have no doubt that this work will have a positive impact on the clergy and congregation of the chruches involved."

Amy Fenwick, ASB Coordinator for Safer York Partnership said "ASBOs are designed to curb behaviour that is detrimental to others.  Everyone has the right to worship in churches without the fear of their contributions to church being stolen.  Harrison was warned and offered help, but he chose to keep on stealing, as a result he has had his right to visit places of worship removed."

For more information on Safer Neighbourhoods, ASBO's and ABC's and other iniatives and projects, please go to this page.

February 15th 2010 - Olympian Court Bike-Shed Project
The Safer York Partnership in conjunction with the North Yorkshire Police and Cycling City York have organised for new and top-quality gates to be installed on the bike sheds in Olympian Court. This will help secure your bikes and reduce cycle theft for the residents. For more information on cycle theft please click here.

February 1st 2010 - New Operation Spoke Events
Following the success of Operation Spoke, more events have been announced by each of the Safer Neighbourhood Teams. Please click here for more details, or to find links to your SNT's calender for more dates or information.

January 21st 2010 - Even More Dates Announced for Operation Spoke
Following the launch of Operation Spoke on January 13th, more dates have been announced by the Huntington and Clifton SNT teams to get your bike marked and help protect yourself against bike theft. Click here for more details.

January 11th 2010 - New Dates Announced for the Launch of Operation Spoke
More dates have been announced for the launch of Operation Spoke. Click here for more details.

January 6th 2010 - Operation Spoke Launch Announced for January 13th
Operation Spoke is a partnership operation aiming to security mark bikes within the City of York. Click here for more details

December 16th 2009 - Updated information about Cycle Safety and the Highway Code
Click here for more details

December 14th 2009 - Updated information about the role of York's Community Payback
Click here for more details

December 9th 2009 - New Advice for Businesses who have been burgled
Click here for more details

December 2nd 2009 - First ABSO due to TAAGY
The use of TAAGY has allowed Safer York Partnership to prove repeat graffiti offending, which has meant an ASBO has been granted against an individual preventing him carrying graffiti causing materials in York

November 25th 2009 - TAAGY 2.0 release date is announced for February 2010
Click here for more details on how we tackle Graffiti

November 18th 2009 - Domestic Violence Strategy launched
Click here for more details

November 11th 2009 - Operation Image launched
This is a joint operation with SYP, NYP and CYC which is targetting those who are committing cycling offences around the City of York. Actions days were set and these have been a huge success, not only highlighting the dangers to cyclists who use their cycles without lights or who contravene traffic signals. The campaign will continue to run until February 10th.

November 1st 2009 - Light up Lock up Campaign launched
Since the launch of the Light up Lock up Campaign, a large number of York residents have taken advantage of the free timer switches and energy saving light bulbs to ensure that their houses are not seen as vulnerable targets for burglars. The next part of the scheme is to conduct patrols in York and identify vulnerable properties to their residents to encourage owners to 'light up and lock up'.