Paper on the back of your car window

Not sure how true the following or how often it has happened but I thought I would post onto the blog.

BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE-- 
NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)'

You walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine put it into Reverse.  When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you stop and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the carjackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.

And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.
So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are now compromised!

So think on - if you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, lock your doors and just drive away. You can remove the paper later. 
And be thankful that you read this blog post.

What a week that was !

Followers of the Cambridge Ward blogspot could be forgiven for thinking that the Cambridge Ward team had forgotten them this week given the few posts made.  This is far from the case and I hope that posts today  will more than make up for the scarcity of strories so far this week.

For my part I have had a very busy week with meetings every night:

• Monday I was glad to attend an event organised by the Merseyside Police Authority which gave residents of our area the opportunity to learn about the work of this body and also to ask specific questions regarding police activity in our area and Southport in general.
• Tuesday was a meeting of the committee for Overiew and Scrutiny for Health & Social Care.  These meetings give councillors the opportunity to ask questions and be given up to date information from our health and social care providers icnluding Southport Hospital, Sefton NHS, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and the scoial services team from Sefton Council.  I raised a number of questions at this meeting including a request for an update about the phlebotomy services in Southport and the removal of the drop in service, assurances that no jobs would be lost when the cervical smear tests are moved to Liverpool Royal and perhaps most importantly for a guarantee that the NWAS staff understood and followed the protocol regarding children in need of emergency medical cover being taken to Southport hospital if necessary.
• Wednesday was full governors meeting at Marshside Primary School where I am chair of the Financan Committee.  It's always a great opportunity to find out how the school is doing and to learn that under the new head Tony McCoy the school goes from strength to strength.
• Thursday was a full council meeting to agree the budget for 2010/2011 and also agree the level of council tax to be charged.  It was an interesting meeting especially since all parties had worked together for many months to deliver the budget.  Each party praised the work of the officers and also the unions for their help and support of the budget process and it would have been a very amicable affair if Labour hadn't decided to throw their toys out of the pram.  Serious times need people who can be relied upon to take serious decisions and that includes local councillors with responsibility for 280,000 people.
• and Friday is a Banger and Beer fundraiser for the Birkdale Ward team.

Police & Homewatch working in our area

Southport Homewatch are holding a meeting for Cambridge and Meols wards on Wednesday 3rd March at Emmanuel Church Hall starting at 7pm.

This meeting is open to the general public and it will enable residents to inform your local inspector about the problems in your area.

The event also gives an opportunity for residents to work with the police in our area to decide the new priorites for the next three months based.  It is your opportunity to speak to your Neighbourhood Inspector Neil Moss to highlight your concerns, and also to discuss the future of the Home Watch in Southport.

My thanks to Margaret Jepson, chair of Homewatch, for supplying the above information.

Follow this link for further details on the NE Police Team

Operation Night Safe in Southport Town Centre

Cllr Sue McGuire spent several hours on a Saturday night out with police in Southport town centre recently.

As Sue explains “Southport has a very lively night time economy and I wanted to see how Operation NightSafe operated. It was great to see the police as a very visible presence in the area around West Street/Waverely Street. It was also good to see the street pastors out in the town centre doing a great job in situations which are not suitable for police officers. I hope to go out with the police again over the Christmas period.”

Police working in our area

Sue is pictured with police officers using

the speed camera on Park Crescent

Following a large number of complaints from residents in our area, Councillors Sue McGuire and Carmel Preston have asked the police to undertake a number of speed checks in our area. So far speed checks have been undertaken on Park Avenue, Cambridge Road, Marshside Road and Leyland Road. Other roads are set to be targeted shortly.

If you believe your road should be included please e-mail Sue or Carmel.