Archive for August 2005
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Last orders to licensing madness, please
The press has devoted ample coverage this week to the controversial issue of late drinking in England.
My feeling is that late drinking would result in an increase in anti-social behaviour.
As the Reading Chronicle opines in its Comment:
November 24 - when the government’s ill-conceived licensing laws come into force - will herald another lurch towards [...]
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Police unveil chav-cams
The Evening Post reports that police officers in the town centre will have mobile video cameras strapped to their heads in a bid to cut drink-related violent disorder. The cameras will capture what the cops see, with the footage used later as court evidence. According to Andy Bagnall, Reading town centre inspector, drinkers [...]
Hate crime up in Thames Valley
From Thames Valley Police:
There has been an increase in hate crime reports to the Thames Valley Police in the days following the events in London on July 7.
From July 7 to August 1 there were 146 reports of racially aggravated crime, compared to 105 in the same period last year. The detection rate is 34.2 [...]
