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Issue:- Saturday, 19 September 2015

120 new Police Officers to be recruited to Lancashire Force

POLICE and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has given the go ahead for Lancashire Constabulary to begin recruiting up to 120 new officers to join the Force over the next 12 months. The move follows the recruitment of a number of new officer roles last year and will see applications invited between 1 October 2015, and 13 October 2015, via the Lancashire Police Website. The Commissioner said it was vital that Lancashire Constabulary welcomed new talent to replace a number of Officers who are coming up to retirement or due to leave the force. He said:- "I am pleased to announce this latest stage of recruitment to the Constabulary. This follows an extremely tough time that hasn't been easy for anyone in the force. We have seen our officer numbers decline significantly but we still have a very good record here in Lancashire of tackling crime and re-offending." Clive Grunshaw also said that a number of Officers will take on different roles. "A number of the new recruits will join our Early Action teams and develop this area of our work preventing people entering a life of crime or helping to stop others behaviour escalating out of control." Lancashire Constabulary's Deputy Chief Constable Andy Rhodes explained why there was still the need for recruitment despite the reduction in Officer numbers overall. He said:- "At least 10 police officers leave the Constabulary; mainly through retirement; each month. We are now in a position where we need to recruit just to 'stand still' and to make sure we remain operationally resilient. We have made significant changes to the recruitment process this time as we realise that the previous method of phoning for an application pack was dated. We have listened to the feedback and we have improved the process to make it fairer. The way we Police our communities has changed significantly over recent years and we are keen to recruit resilient individuals with a high level of empathy to meet the demands of modern day Policing. We are also keen to hear from people with experience of dealing with vulnerable members of the community, in particular those with a background in mental health." People considering applying for the roles are asked to study the application requirements before submitting their forms. The window for applications will open on 1 October and close on the 13 October 2015. For more information log onto Lancashire.Police.UK.

Wave of burglaries leads to warning by Police for Formby Residents!

POLICE in Formby, Merseyside, are reminding residents to lock up at night and when they go out after several opportunistic burglaries at the weekend. 4 burglaries were reported to the police on Saturday morning having happened night. And in 3 of the incidents, the victims had left external doors unlocked allowing the burglar or burglars easy access to things like laptops, i-pads, handbags and cash inside. Inspector Jim Atherton said police community support officers had visited each victim to offer crime prevention advice and leaflets warning other residents had been give out. He said:- "This is a particularly high number of burglaries to happen in one night and the offender or offenders may have been trying door handles to see if any front or back doors were unlocked. Unfortunately, in three of these four incidents they were unlocked and the burglar has taken advantage. Detectives are treating these incidents as linked and CCTV from the surrounding area is being analysed. Local people can help us beat the burglars by making sure their doors, windows, garages and cars are locked properly whenever they leave the house unattended or go to bed. It is an easy thing to forget to do but once you get into the habit of doing a quick check it doesn't take much time at all and can save you a lot of distress and hassle in the long run."

The 1st reported incident happened in Larch Way sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. The victim left their car unlocked and the offender stole a set of house keys from inside the car and left themselves into the house. Fortunately they were disturbed by a dog barking and left empty handed.

The 2nd burglary happened between midnight and 6am on Saturday at a house in Harrington Road. A side door to the house was left insecure allowing a burglar to search a downstairs room and steal a handbag, purse and i-Pad.

The 3rd occurred in St Peter's Avenue at around 2.30am. The victim left the house to pick their daughter up following a night out and left the house insecure. They returned to find a HP laptop, an i-Pod, wallet and computer bag missing.

The 4th was reported after a couple living in Squirrel Green returned from a weekend away to find a ground floor window had been forced open and a Sony laptop and cash stolen.

Inspector Atherton added:- "It has been awful for all these people to fall victim to this kind of opportunistic crime and we are determined to do what we can to catch the culprits. Everyone can do their little bit to make life hard for these criminals by getting into the habit of good home security. And if anyone sees people acting suspiciously in their local area, particularly late at night or early in the morning, please report it immediately to:- 101."

ADHD 'hyper handouts' costing taxpayers millions

ATTENTION Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), considered to be a fake 'condition' after being voted into existence in 1987, could be costing taxpayers over Ł119m a year in benefits payments alone, according to figures obtained by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) from the Department of Work and Pensions.

The official figures, which cover a 3 year period from 2011 to 2013, reveal that families on benefits, who consent to having their children diagnosed with unproven and untestable conditions such as Hyperkinetic Disorder or ADHD, are assessed for one of three levels of hyper handouts. The minimum weekly payment for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is Ł21.80, plus a further Ł21.80 mobility component; the middle rate is Ł55.10 and the higher rate works out at Ł82.30 plus Ł57.45 mobility. Over the course of a year, this mounts up to Ł2267.20, Ł2865.20, and Ł7267.00 respectively; a boost in housekeeping money that's difficult to resist for families struggling to survive on basic benefits.

In a few decades Britain's education system has moved from the '3 Rs' and '6 of the best' to kids with 'care plans' and schools with in-house drug dispensaries. There was no pecuniary profit in old methods of school discipline, but it seems there's plenty of money to be made from modern methods of drugging children into submission.

The psychiatric Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) has been ridiculed and discredited by professionals and public alike, but not before it's made up conditions have created an enormous and ongoing profit stream for manufacturers of the likes of stimulants such as Ritalin and antidepressants such as Prozac.

A child with a DSM label keeps on funnelling more and more money to pharmaceutical companies, while preferential benefits place understandable financial pressure on parents and schools to label ever more victims.

For families with a child under 16, a phony psychiatric condition can bring in anything up to Ł140 a week over and above any existing benefits, in the form of DLA along with the mobility component.

Even at the mid level rate, the addition to the domestic benefits bill can run to nearly Ł3m in a major City such as London, Birmingham or Manchester with upwards of a thousand under 16s on its books in 2013.

Next in the league tables are the likes of Sheffield and the Wirral with figures roughly 50 to 60% of those of the big 3.

It could be assumed there are a total of 41,000 people under 16 with an unsafe and unscientific hyperactivity 'diagnosis' accounting for a benefits bill; again based on the middle rate; in the order of Ł117m; and that doesn't include what the DWP classifies as other 'behavioural disorders', which can account for nearly as much again.

With drugs for these invented conditions costing the NHS millions, it's time to take a good hard look at where our money is going, said national spokesperson for CCHR in the UK, Brian Daniels. "While it cannot be denied that some children have problems learning in school, that some can be argumentative, boisterous or even disruptive, psychiatry's fixation on labelling these difficulties as mental disorders is wholly unscientific, and is costing the taxpayers' millions. It would be far more beneficial and humane to find any undiagnosed physical conditions that are manifesting as a so-called mental illness. It is a matter of sound medical fact that undiagnosed physical illness or injury can trigger emotional difficulties. It makes economic sense to address these difficulties, rather than chemically restraining children and adolescents for a fake condition, that could lead to long-term psychiatric drug use."

CCHR UK is a non profit, non political, non religious mental health watchdog. Its mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of mental health and enact patient and consumer protections.

Charlie Higson to give exclusive 'Jekyll and Hyde' talk at October's MCM London Comic Con

TAKE note!!! Jekyll and Hyde writer, star of 'The Fast Show' and celebrated novelist, Charlie Higson ('Young Bond' and 'The Enemy') will attend MCM London Comic Con on Saturday, 24 October 2015, appearing in an exclusive session with Boyd Hilton, TV Editor of Heat Magazine to discuss the production of Jekyll and Hyde. Written and executive produced by Charlie Higson and inspired by The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 10 part action adventure series Jekyll and Hyde stars Tom Bateman in the lead role of Robert Jekyll, Richard E Grant as Bulstrode, head of 'The Invisible Men' of secret government department MI0, and Natalie Gumede as Bella, who forms part of a love triangle with Robert. Set in 1930's London at a time of Hollywood glamour, stylish streamlined cars and monster movies, the drama pays homage to the Stevenson novel, focusing on the young, attractive and troubled hero Robert Jekyll, grandson of the original doctor. At the heart of the drama is Jekyll's quest to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his 'curse'; his transformation into superhero Hyde in moments of extreme anger, stress and when his or the lives of others are threatened. For more information and to get tickets to the MCM London Comic Con tickets visit:- MCMExpostore.Com.

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Deceased estates notice - Lilian May Jackam

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:- 'T553015.'

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