All Archive Titles articles – Page 975
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Isle of Wight development hit as RSL put under supervision
A housing development in a priority-need area of the Isle of Wight has been frozen after the Housing Corporation withdrew funding at the last minute.
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West Sussex demands Foreign Office pay for Diego Garcians
West Sussex County Council has demanded the Foreign Office take responsibility for a group of 30 stranded British citizens from the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
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Archive TitlesHome Office figures pinpoint sharp rise in violent crime
Recorded Home Office figures for the year to April 2003 suggest that the incidence of violent crime has risen by 20%, while crime recorded by the police is up 7%
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Archive TitlesMotorcycles to tackle rail crime
In a concerted bid to crack down on railway crime – which costs the industry no less than £150 million every year – the British Transport Police (BTP) has taken delivery of three fast response motorcycles courtesy of leasing specialist Motorcycle Management.Some of the worst affected areas in the country ...
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... and dogged by controversy!
Sir – An independent security company owner recently contacted a supplier of trained dogs in order to purchase two German Shepherd's.
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A new security community: but are we ready?
Crime (and the fear of it) in our communities is one of the many reasons why the Home Secretary is championing the cause of a wider police family. Although a hugely positive development for security companies, it's imperative that service delivery is absolutely spot on otherwise the opportunity to gain ...
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Archive TitlesHow much is … a community energy-saving project?
Lisa Marshall tots up the cost of helping tenants save money on utility bills
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Archive TitlesUp close and personal
The traditional image of the thick-set bodyguard – the chemically-enhanced 'heavy' with dark suit and sunglasses whose sole responsibility was to escort the VIP from Area A to Area B – is being consigned to the history books. His place is now taken by personal security advisors capable of providing ...
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Richard McCarthy and the road to civil service glory
In London, not a million miles from where I live, there's a New Deal for Communities project that clearly isn't, or rather wasn't, a "sustainable community".
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A really civil service
The announcement of Tony Blair and John Prescott's £22bn kick start for the South-east (1 August, page 9), was accompanied by a kick in the guts for the rest of the country by Prescott on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.When asked what he proposed to do about the lack of ...
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The CIH is your friend
Lee Page must have been living on Mars (Letters, 1 August, page 18).I certainly would miss the free seminars and events that the London branch of the Chartered Institute of Housing runs for us ordinary members. I'd be disappointed not to get the chance to go to the forthcoming free ...
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The CIH is only the employer's friend
I agree with Lee Page (Letters, 1 August, page 18) that the CIH acts for the employer in all respects. Everything it does is geared to the employer; it is even impossible to take the CIH exams without the employer's agreement. In its defence, the institute can only say that ...
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Cheap but not cheerful
Regarding your news story "Off-site construction 'will not save time or money', says top economist" (18 July, page 8): these cheap, prefabricated huts all sound wonderful, but no one has mentioned the fact that they are deficient in sound insulation.Building more affordable homes is one thing, knocking up Legoland just ...
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Archive TitlesRinging the changes
It seems extraordinary that, although the subject of false alarm management has been very high on the agenda within the security sector for many years, there has been little robust research on the issue. Until now.
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Archive TitlesCashing-in on security systems
The cash logistics industry transports in excess of £500 billion per annum. As a prime target for would-be villains, the private sector security companies who run cash services divisions must do all they can to protect crew members. We examine how the latest security systems are coming to the rescue.
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Archive TitlesBSIA chief salutes UK's premier security officers
BSIA chief executive David Dickinson has praised the "remarkable individuals" who won the 2003 Security Officer of the Year Awards
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More than bricks and mortar
I was surprised that your article about the recent Office of the Deputy Prime Minister select committee report did not mention its recommendation that a statutory duty should be placed on councils to provide sites for gypsies and travellers (25 July, page 12). As an organisation that works with homeless ...
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Archive TitlesWorries over red tape as subregional housing boards get more money
Yorkshire and Humber's regional housing board is to be the first to hand over millions in government money to smaller subregional groups.
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The Big Issue
With the private security industry's focus now quite rightly on the future of the 'extended police family', maybe this is an opportune time to reflect on exactly where that family stands at present.
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Archive TitlesBexley bonanza
BEXLEY BONANZA: Bexley council in south-east London has won £10m gap funding as part of the government's £330m investment in the Thames Gateway. The project aims to regenerate the iconic Tavy Bridge estate in Thamesmead, which is owned by Gallions Housing Association. Originally built as the 1960s' answer to an ...