Charlton Village in Worcestershire

General News

Meet The Police Safer Neighbourhood Team

West Mercia Police have issued the following poster introducing the local Safer Neighbourhood Team including those officers who cover Evesham Town South and Rural West districts, which includes Charlton.

What to Do if You’ve Been Scammed

A new ‘fraudwave’ of sophisticated new cons have even cyber crime experts falling for them and losing thousands of pounds according to the Daily Telegraph. The number of text scams has risen sharply during the Coronavirus emergency as criminals try to take advantage of the unique circumstances of the pandemic.

According to credit-reporting agency Credit Karma, more than half of Brits (53 per cent) have been targeted by text scams since lockdown began in March last year – and almost a third of us have fallen for them. The average person receives four scam messages a week, it believes.

Hoaxes purporting to be from Royal Mail and PayPal are most likely to have caught us out, but fraudsters posing as the NHS and HMRC are also proving successful. Chances are high that at some point in the past year you’ll have received a message on your mobile enticing, cajoling or scaring you into putting your money at risk. 

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, report it to Action Fraud, actionfraud.police.uk. 
Suspicious texts should be forwarded free of charge to 7726 – this reports the message to the mobile operator to investigate, and is how such activity gets shut down. 

If you’ve been affected, contact thecyberhelpline.com, a volunteer organisation that helps victims of cyber crime. 
For more advice, visit takefive-stopfraud.org.uk

Wychavon Planning News – Consultation Process Regarding Provision of New Sites for Travellers and Travelling Show People

Wychavon District Council have published details of the consultation process regarding provision of new sites for Travellers and Travelling Show People as part of the ongoing South Worcestershire Development Plan. Members of the public are urged to read the consultation document and post comments as appropriate. You can read a summary of the article at:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWYCHAVON/bulletins/2d9c83a

where you will also find the link to the consultation document. Paper copies of the proposals are available at the Public Libraries in Evesham and Pershore.

Closing date for the submission of comments is Monday 5th July. Also, for interested parties, there is a public briefing scheduled for Tuesday 25th May via Zoom.