KCC: Recycling Vehicles in Kent

 

Almost all parts from vehicles can be recycled.

If you have a vehicle that you no longer want, you can speak to a car breaker who is an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) who will come and collect it for you.

You should only report an abandoned vehicle if it has been in the same place for a considerable time and is not taxed.

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Stafford: Police Smart Alert - WhatsApp account takeover scam

Criminals are targeting WhatsApp users by posing as a friend and asking for a security code. Action Fraud has received over 60 reports relating to this scam.

The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp account which has you listed as a contact.

The criminal, posing as your friend or someone that’s a member of a WhatsApp group you’re in, will then send you seemingly normal messages to try and start a conversation with you. However, around the same time you will receive a text message from WhatsApp with a six-digit code. This is because the criminal has been trying to login to WhatsApp using your mobile number. The criminal will claim that they sent you their code by accident and ask you to help them by sending it to them. Once the criminal has this code, they can login to your WhatsApp account and lock you out.

The criminal will then use the same tactic with your WhatsApp contacts in an effort to steal more accounts and use them to perpetrate fraud.

What you need to do:

Set up two-step verification to give an extra layer of protection to your account: Tap Settings > Account >Two-step verification > Enable.
THINK. CALL. If a family member or friend makes an unusual request on WhatsApp, always call the person to confirm their identity.

Never share your account’s activation code (that’s the 6 digit code you receive via SMS)

You can report spam messages or block a sender within WhatsApp. Press and hold on the message bubble, select ‘Report’ and then follow the instructions.

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ASDIC - Association of Service Drop-In Centres

The Association of Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC) represents and links veterans’ Drop-Ins across the country. ​​Sometimes called Hubs or Centres, Drop-Ins offer a variety of welfare and mental health support, together with comradeship and a sense of well-being, to the ex-military community and their families, and ASDIC helps them to enhance the service they can provide and make them more accessible.​

Click here to find your nearest drop-in centre

Separation and divorce guide for military personnel spouses and partners

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/separation-and-divorce-guide-for-military-personnel-spouses-and-partners

Rutland Cottesmore: Cottesmore Military Wives Choir

 

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Rutland Cottesmore: Rutland County Council Warm Hubs

 

Did you know Rutland libraries and Uppingham Methodist Church are acting as warm hubs for those struggling to heat their homes? Find details of opening times HERE along with other ways in which we can support you through the rising cost of living 

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Rutland Cottesmore: Cost of living support in Rutland

Please tap the image to read the booklet and to view links

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New Documentary Hearts and Minds: A Very British Tactic Now on Forces News YouTube

New Documentary Hearts and Minds: A Very British Tactic Now on Forces News YouTube

In this new documentary, Forces News takes an in-depth look at the unique tactic of 'Hearts and Minds', 20 years after it was used by the British Army during the Iraq War.

British military commanders and soldiers on the ground in Iraq used the term when working with local people. Hearts and Minds: A Very British Tactic looks at the origin of the approach, how it was applied in Iraq and asks if it is still relevant today by talking to key military players.

In a rare TV interview, Lieutenant General Sir Graeme Lamb, the British commander in 2003, says hearts and minds “underpins everything I ever did in uniform". He was Director of Special Forces and played a key role in the development of counterinsurgency in Iraq.

General Lord Dannatt, the Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009, explains why winning hearts and minds was so important.

“A counterinsurgency campaign is always going to be about the people. That's why war is in any sense a human activity. It's amongst the people."

The documentary also hears from former soldier and leading war studies academic, Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, on what it was like going into Iraqi homes and schools as troops on the ground put the idea into practice.
The film also explores the impact latterly of the deteriorating security situation.

Colonel Tim Collins, who famously gave a rousing eve-of-invasion speech to his soldiers, compares hearts and minds to taking a course of antibiotics.

“You have to stay and grip it until the problem has gone away and that's quite a long time. If you stop half-way through, withdraw to barracks, you have no control of what's happening."

The documentary Hearts and Minds: A Very British Tactic is available to watch on Forces News YouTube channel now. https://www.youtube.com/@forces_news

Medway Council: Have Your Say on Medway's Open Spaces

 

Have your say regarding public open spaces in Medway. 

Public open spaces provide opportunities for sport and recreation, socialising, tourism and wildlife, making an important contribution to the health and well-being of our communities, visitors, work force, ecosystems and economy.

 
Your feedback can provide valuable information that we will use to inform planning, the new Local Plan and also investment decisions as part of an up-to-date strategy for public open spaces.

To find out more and to take part visit: https://orlo.uk/aHbdP

Closes Monday 1 May 2023

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Kirkham - Warton: AFC Community Foundation new 'Change' programme launching this April

Make a positive change to your health with our brand-new Change programme launching this April!
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm at Hope Street Pavilion and Bactive Fitness Centre Warton
George.Kneen-Cookson@afcfylde.co.uk / 01772 598 856

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