General - Firework Safety

Firework Safety Code
• When buying fireworks, make sure they comply with BS 7114 and are clearly marked for their intended use “Indoor, Garden or Display”

• Keep fireworks in a sealed box or tin.

• NEVER put fireworks in your pocket or anyone else’s.

• Read the instructions carefully, using a torch or a hand lamp. Never use a naked flame.

• Light fireworks at arms length using a taper or a firework lighter.

• Stand well back and NEVER return to a firework after it has been lit.

• Always supervise children around fireworks.

• NEVER throw fireworks.

• Keep all pets and animal indoors.

• Don’t set off noisy fireworks late at night and never after 11 pm.
Sparklers
• These are often viewed as being harmless but they do burn at fierce temperatures. To a young child, the heat from a sparkler is equivalent to the heat from a welding torch.

• Never give sparklers to young children under five.

• Always wear gloves with sparklers, preferably leather ones.

• Hold it at arms length and always have an adult light it.

• Never wave sparklers about near anyone else as you could burn them.

• Never hold a baby in your arms when you are holding a sparkler.

• When the sparkler has finished, put it into a bucket of cold water straight away.


What you should know when buying fireworks
• Fireworks must not be sold to children under 16 years of age.

• Fireworks cannot and should not be bought in Northern Ireland without a licence. The only exceptions will be Category 1 i.e. sparklers and indoor fireworks.

• To fire any outdoor firework you must apply to the NIO for a licence.

• Only Category 2 garden fireworks can be purchased by the general public.

• Fireworks of erratic flight, mini-rockets, bangers and air bombs are illegal.

• The cost of a fireworks licence is £30. When applying for one you must specify who is using the fireworks.

• Fireworks should not be fired between the hours of 11.00 pm and 7.00 am

General - All Areas - emails et al

Bogus E-mails

Just a further reminder of the still bouyant trend of e-mails and letters to members of the public from alleged banks, organisations, lotteries etc in which they request money or personal banking details.

The best advice that can be given is to destroy or delete any such communications as they are bogus ie scams aimed at extricating money either directly from you or through accessing your bank accounts when supplied with personal details.

CSN member reported receiving such an e-mail today alledgedly from the Bank of Montreal. It requests the reader to click an email address link for new security procedure.

If you receive a similar mail message please delete. Under no circumstances release any personal banking details to such an address.

General - suspicious vehicle

Suspicious Vehicle

White Ford Transit Pick-up UEZ8335 two males on board ( scrap in rear) making similar enquiries from at least two seperate residents of Demiville Avenue Maze BT27 5RE regarding ownership of vehicles parked at that location.

Please be wary of bogus callers and rogue traders. Ensure property locked and secure if left unattended. There have been a number of tool thefts and garage / shed break-ins over the last few weeks in the Lisburn area.

Glenavy, Aghalee and General.

Suspicious Vehicle A red Citroen van bearing the registration number REZ4146 was reported acting suspiciously in Main Street Glenavy around 0830am yesterday morning. This may be a false registration plate. If this vehicle is sighted please contact police with details.

A 1997 black / blue Renault Clio registration PAZ4094 has been involved in several incidents over recent days including two thefts from the Sprucefield area. If sighted please contact police with details.

Vehicle Crime Around 1am this morning thieves made an unsuccessful attempt to steal a car from the Willow Walk area of Aghalee. If you noted any suspicious activity persons or vehicles around the area please contact police with details. Ensure property and vehicles are properly secured when not in use.

Moira - Burglary and Criminal Damage

Burglary / Criminal Damage / Theft

There were a number of reported incidents overnight in the Moira area which may be connected.

A red Vauxhall Cavalier was stolen from property in the Castle View Park area around 1115pm last night. It is believed a silver Ford Focus with blacked out windows and partial registration HCZ**** may have been used by the thieves involved and may have been in tandem with a silver Vauxhall Omega.

If you sighted these vehicles and can help clarify the vehicle registrations or descriptions of the occupants please contact police with details.

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Subsequently three other properties were reported to police this morning as having been broken into in Main Street Moira.

Again if you witnessed any activity, persons or vehicles in the area that aroused interest please contact police with details.

Aghalee Burglary

Burglary

Property at Broadwater Cottages, Aghalee was burgled in the early hours of this morning - around 0330am. Around this time police also received reports of suspicious activity on the Soldierstown Road, Aghalee and a short time later in Stonebridge Meadows, Stoneyford.

A dark blue VW Bora was noted with a number of males on board in the area.

If you can offer any assistance or noted any activity in the area that would assist in identifying this vehicle and occupants please notify police with details.

General - bogus telephone calls

Bogus / Nuisance telephone sales calls

Please note details of the Telephone Preference Service which will screen out all sales calls. Any that do call are therefore dubious. Its free too.
http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/tps/

There still continues to be incidents where people are being duped by postal and telephone scams advising them they have made big lottery wins.

If you have not entered "the competition" you cannot have won.