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Scam Warning - COVID Vaccine Scams. Please be aware of two COVID vaccine scams we have reports on from other areas of the country. These may well travel to our region so please be aware.

Eat, Drink and be Merry – a familiar festive phrase! Drink, however doesn’t always have to be alcoholic.

The PPP Here to Support Businesses. Two of our officers were out on Covid patrol visits last week in Newbury and then onto Wokingham. It was the end of a long, cold day visiting numerous shops, cafés, pubs and warehouses.

Don't let the fraudsters steal your Christmas. Be scam aware this Christmas. The Public Protection Partnership’s Trading Standards service has 12 scams for you to watch out for this Christmas.

Abandoned Vehicles. Around the start of the holiday season we usually get an increase in reports of abandoned vehicles across the Bracknell District.

Full list of local restriction tiers by area announced. The link sets out the full list of local restriction tiers by area from Wednesday 2 December 2020. Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire and Wokingham have all been placed in Tier 2. The next review is due 16th December 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): taxis and PHVs Guidance. To help drivers and operators of taxis and private hire vehicles stay safe, prevent the spread of coronavirus, and ensure passengers are well informed the Department for Transport has produced sector-specific guidance for the taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) industry.

Doorstep Scam in Wokingham. We've received reports today of a scam operating in the Wokingham area. 'Workmen' saying they're from council/highways agency approaching elderly residents at their home offering to sell them some gravel they had left over from a job. Gravel is then dumped on their drive and they're asked to pay an inflated rate (in the reported case £7000) for the gravel. With 'workmen' becoming increasing threatening when resident refuses to pay.

Underage Firework and Alcohol Sales in Thatcham. JMG Stores Ltd trading as Crown Mead Stores in Thatcham were convicted after pleading guilty on Friday 20th November 2020 at Reading Magistrates of one offence of selling fireworks and alcohol to a person under the age of eighteen and one offence selling a firework out of the permitted time. At the same hearing  Mr Manmohan Nagpal (a Director of JMG Stores Ltd and Designated Premise Supervisor) was convicted of one count of selling alcohol to an a person under the age of eighteen.

Taxi & Private Hire Drivers: Can you help identify victims of abuse? As key workers on the frontline during this crisis, you are not only providing a critical service to the country to ensure our safety, but you may also be the only other people that victims of abuse have interactions with outside of their home. This means you are in a unique position to help those suffering from abuse, and potentially save lives.