POLICE in Swindon are using the latest technology in a bid to prevent people falling victim to burglary.
The Neighbourhood Policing Teams n West Swindon have been using a bluetooth device to send text messages direct to mobile phones warning people to lock their doors and windows.
It is coupled with an attempt to keep people...
Bluetooth technology is being used to help stop thieves and burglars in their tracks in an area of Newcastle.
The device is being used in the Jesmond and Heaton areas of the city and advises home and car owners of steps they can take to keep opportunist thieves at bay.
The message to car owners advises them never to leave any...
VISITORS to Northumberland are being given advice by police on how to avoid causing problems and annoying local residents during their stay in the county.
Northumbria Police has produced a leaflet containing handy tips for the many thousands of tourists and visitors who flock to the county’s coastline and countryside in the summer months.
County Durham police have started using bluetooth as a way of communicating with the public. Officers have been sending messages on car crime and safety advice around alcohol across busy areas of Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Durham city centre.
Wireless mobile phone technology is to be used to prevent trouble at a new skate park in Somerset.
The Midsomer Norton facility, which also includes an adventure playground, was opened last month.
Youngsters using the skate park, who have bluetooth switched on their phones, will receive text messages from the police reminding...
UK Police forces are always coming up with new and innovative ways of interacting with members of the public.
The possibilities for the type of information police can exchange with the public through Bluetooth technology are endless; from urgent information appeals through to promoting community event's.
Here are a few different ways that...
On behalf of Northumbria Police could I please express my gratitude towards a member of your staff, namely Beverley. I found Beverley extremely helpful and informative regarding the use of the bluetooth device. Beverley is an asset to your company.
Bluetooth is a great cost effective way to get many of our messages across, particularly...
POLICE in Northumberland are going mobile to get their message across.
Officers in the Berwick area are using bluetooth devices to send out messages to the public via mobile phones.
Two devices, one of which is being provided by Northumberland County Council, have been set up at two of the area’s most popular holiday hotspots...
MD Mr Robert McCutcheon saw his first ever cricket match at Aldershot, where BPCC played against the army. He was blessed with glorious sunshine while the both teams played. At the end of the day the score was BPCC 192-8 and ARMY 196-2. Ian Dixon batted the ARMY to victory with 85 runs, and was named Man of the Match. He was presented a Tankard and...
Thames Valley Police is preparing for thousands of visitors to South Oxfordshire in anticipation of the start of the Henley Regatta tomorrow (30/6).
Henley Regatta is an internationally renowned rowing event, held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley in South Oxfordshire, and lasts for five days (Wednesday to Sunday) over...
THAMES Valley Police is continuing to encourage football fans to support their country and enjoy the tournament while reminding them to stay safe and drink responsibly.
With England’s final match of the group stage taking place in South Africa tomorrow, fans will be watching and supporting at gatherings across the country.
Inspector...
SEFTON’S Safer Communities Partnership is sending out messages to the community about drinking sensibly and safely throughout the World Cup tournament.
Messages created by Merseyside Police, Sefton Council and NHS Sefton will be shown on posters in bus shelters, pubs and off-licences throughout the duration of the World Cup campaign.
With Royal Ascot 2010 underway, Thames Valley Police is encouraging members of the public to follow their latest updates on Twitter.
For the first time at Royal Ascot, the Force will be providing regular policing updates on the social networking site, which can be accessed via the link below.
Police will also be using Bluetooth...
Police in Barnsley are starting early this year with the launch of a new campaign to tackle antisocial behaviour over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.
Cartoon character Josh and his friends (from last year’s...
Police in Stockton are taking advantage of the digital revolution by using Bluetooth technology to send messages and important policing updates to members of their local community.
The technology, which allows information to be shared wirelessly, is being used by mobile police units during patrols in the Stockton area, to communicate with...
Astracasting are now proud sponsors of the British Police Cricket Club 2010. We will be sponsoring two fixtures in June and July where BPCC will play the Army and the Fire service. Astracasting will keep you updated on the results and who wins BPCC 2010.
Please visit www.policesportuk.com for information...
Children and Young Person’s Officers have teamed up with school staff, youth workers and Safer Neighbourhood Teams for Operation K-Kool.
January 2010 saw the first in a number of patrols conducted by police and their partner agencies in areas that typically attract antisocial behaviour.
Teams led by PC Paul Chappell patrolled...
New Bluetooth devices, managed by the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) to beam top Community Safety tips to residents, are being launched at Liquid and Envy nightclub this week (Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 April).
The devices will be activated at various locations over the coming months to highlight key Community Safety campaigns via brief...
Police in Morpeth are sending out text messages in a bid to fight crime.
Officers are using bluetooth technology to send reminders about local policing meetings and information about what officers are doing to tackle local concerns and how people can contact their local policing team.
Neighbourhood Sgt Dave Simpson said: "This Bluetooth...
Police in Stockton are taking advantage of the digital revolution by using Bluetooth technology to send messages and important policing updates to members of their local community.
The technology, which allows information to be shared wirelessly, is being used by mobile police units during patrols in the Stockton area, to communicate with...
Based upon the success of the Astracasting Bluetooth messaging system in Leicestershire’s public sector, Arriva buses in Leicester approached Astracasting and purchased a unit for sending out useful public information based around bus timetables etc. This has led to Luton Airports Arriva depot, purchasing a unit to use for e-ticketing and ...
We have been using the Astracasting unit for about 2 weeks now at concerts. It amazed us as to how much it can actually do. We advertised a website using it and have seen a good leap in our hits to the site. I would recommend it to anyone and the staff and support is excellent. thanks to you all.
A TRIAL scheme using mobile phone texts to get police messages across will be rolled out across West Oxfordshire.
West Oxfordshire Safer Communities Partnership — a partnership between Thames Valley Police and West Oxfordshire District Council — has invested in two Bluetooth kits, costing almost £2,000.
Those with Bluetooth...
HMIC now approve Bluetooth as a communication tool to help interact with the public. On page 23, No.7, HMIC state the advantages of using Bluetooth during a protest.
Strathclyde police purchased units just before Christmas and this was followed by Northern Ireland and increased orders from the South Yorkshire area.
North Yorkshire Police at Skipton have purchased our units this month and this adds to last months order from the Craven district safety partnership of police and fire in North Yorkshire.
Durham Police purchased Astracasting services and have been trained on their usage since Christmas, this adds to Northumbria and Cumbria police who are already clients and have purchased more units in 2010.
Astracasting have supplied bluetooth units to the new girl group of 2010. Phacebook will be on tour around the country supporting X-Factor runners up JLS. They have purchased an Astracasting bluetooth booster unit for use on their current UK tour. Watch this space for updates on how they get on?
Inspector Martyn Ball of Leicestershire police force and his team. In association with various partner organisations in Hinckley, including the local councils and businesses, have just been awarded £125,000 in funding, as winners of the prestigious national scheme named the Beacon Project. One of the key success stories involved in the project,...
As the fastest growing sector in modern marketing, Bluetooth advertising has become the favoured method of many small, medium and large businesses to reach out to new and existing customers. And the reason is obvious – it is instant, targeted, direct, permission based, free to receive and can solicit an on-the-spot response. But there's another...
Until recently, tourists in an unfamiliar locality wishing to make the most of their visit had a choice. They could dedicate a lengthy period of time prior to their visit to swotting up on everything from where to go and what to eat to ticket prices and bus timetables, turning themselves into a walking tourist information centre with leaflets and...
With the 'Posh' playing a number of Premiership friendlies in the summer months, Cambridgeshire Police created a number of customised safety messages to welcome visiting fans. The messages were deployed to a number of units positioned around the ground to ensure as wide as coverage as possible.
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Not a lot is known about Harald Blatand, the 10th-century king of Denmark (son of Gorm and father to Forkbeard), except that he united warring factions in Sweden, Norway and Denmark into a Christian community. He probably wouldn't be known at all in this country but for the fact that a group of people saw what Blatand had done as a metaphor for what...
Police forces all over the UK have begun using new technology during the last year, which allows them to send multi media messages to mobile phones for free, via a Bluetooth device supplied by Astracasting Limited.
One such force is Cambridge constabulary whose community safety unit at Bridge Street Police Station has taken delivery...