Our Ward Panel online meeting with P:olice was last week. Most categories of crime are down and there are more police patrols focussing on reducing Anti-Social behaviour / violence.

Car crime has still increased; with catalytic converter theft and Items are still being left on display in vehicles. Anyone seeing people trying car doors should contact police via 999.

(A member in Melrose Avenue reports seeing a man on a bicycle shining a torch into cars along pavement at 2am last Sunday morning and my neighbour, having an insomniac smoke outside, saw someone trying car doors at 4am in Teignmouth Road)

Reminder Oliver Sacks: Made in Mapesbury

I hope people have enjoyed the first two of Oliver Sacks films; the special film MapRA commissioned, and the brilliant BBC programme imagine ‘Tales of Music and the Brain’.
 
The first one is still available to watch for several weeks yet.
The next one is on Monday 27 September 2021 evening (nominally at 20.00 but probably available for the whole evening from 7pm) – BBC Imagine: ‘The Man Who Forgot How To Read and Other Stories’
You can still register for it at: https://www.fane.co.uk/oliver-sacks
 
And the Lexi Cinema is showing a documentary film by Ric Burns: ‘Oliver Sacks his own Life’ on Wednesday 29 September at 8.15.  Lexi details - https://thelexicinema.co.uk/whats-on/oliver-sacks-his-own-life-recorded-qa/ This was filmed with full access to the man himself, and those closest to him, It is a tender, joyous and life affirming portrait of a truly extraordinary man.
 
(This celebration of one of Mapesbury’s most eminent figures is part of Brent 2020 Borough of Culture)

Beware of Fraudulent Driveway/Building Services

Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have recently come across firms quoting for driveway work claiming to have worked with the Council as a way of gaining trust. Note that claims of this nature are false and illegal and are an indication that the firm may not respect your consumer rights and is prepared to operate illegally. Please report any approaches of this nature to Citizens Advice Consumer Services on 0808 223 1133 and do not engage with traders who cold call or claim to have worked with the Council. Information on guidance for building work at your home can be found at Link

Beware of Covid pass fraud

Please be alert of any messages requesting money in exchange for a COVID pass. Criminals are using the NHS APP as a way to target the public to convince them to hand over money, financial details and personal information. They are sending imitation text messages, email and making phone calls, pretending to be from the NHS and offering fake vaccine certificates for sale.

Note: The NHS passport is free of charge; the NHS Covid app is free of charge; the NHS will never ask for financial details.

If you receive a call and suspect it to be fraudulent, hang up. If you receive an email, forward it to Report@phishing.gov.uk mailto:Report@phishing.gov.uk ; If you receive a text message, forward it to the number 7726, free of charge. Please report any fraudulent phone calls or messages to: www.covidhotline.org http://www.covidhotline.org  or phone 0800 587 5030.

Violence Against Women

St Gabriel’s Open Day: Sun 26 Sept 1-4pm

Current local Planning applications
(For details search Brent Planning. New items in red)

• App: 21/3336  115A-C, Dartmouth Road. Comments by 7 October.

• App: 21/3190  116 Dartmouth Road. Comments by 23 September.

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