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WM Police 1 Feb 11
West Midlands Police has joined forces with ACPO to launch a national website called True Vision to increase the reporting of hate crime.
True Vision provides information for victims and the public about what hate crime is and why it is important to report it when it happens.
It also details the different ways hate crimes can be reported, including a secure online reporting form that allows victims and witnesses to tell the police about hate crimes. The facility automatically distributes reports to the relevant police force.
West Midlands Police lead on hate crime, Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe, said: “Hate crimes cause a great deal of fear among victims and damage communities.
“While we are committed to reducing the incidence of hate crime, it is vital we close the gap of under-reporting. Only by increasing reporting can we gain a better understanding of the extent of hate crime and it is for this reason that I urge victims and witnesses to use the True Vision website and to continue to come forward so we can bring the perpetrators to justice.”
Professor John Grieve CBE, Independent Chair of the Government’s Hate Crime Advisory Group, said: “The UK is among world leaders in the way it responds to hate crime, but there is still much work to do. One of the greatest challenges is to reduce the under-reporting of hate crime.
“We welcome the government’s commitment to increase reporting and we will be examining this data in the forthcoming months and years to better understand the extent of hate crime and to challenge where performance does not meet the high standards that the public rightly demands of the criminal justice agencies.”
West Midlands Police believes the website will help increase the reporting of hate crime by building confidence in victims and offering a range of reporting options for victims who may not wish to talk directly to the police. It also provides links to a number of organisations who can offer support and advice on hate crime related issues.
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CommonPeople 3 Dec 10
Transport to Walsall Council’s day centres has been suspended today because of the freezing weather.
All service users have been sent letters advising of the suspension and these will be followed up by telephone calls…
Walsall Community Transport
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Shooting
Vicky Farncombe B'ham Mail 25 May 10
A shooting star who is hoping to compete in the 2012 Paralympics may have to give up his dreams because of a funding dispute with the NHS.
Ryan Cockbill, aged 19, thought his life was over when he broke his neck in a freak swimming pool accident three years ago…
Sport
Emma Foster Com Newswire 27 Apr 10
Dwarves from across Europe will travel to the West Midlands this week ready for the 17th National Dwarf Open Games, starting on Friday. The games will take place at venues across the West Midlands including the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, Darlaston Leisure Centre, Walsall, and Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton.
About 150 athletes of all ages from across the UK and Europe have entered the games and will be competing in a variety of sports such as athletics, basketball, shooting, swimming, football, cycling and power lifting…
Swimming
Walsall Advertiser 19 Sep 09
A year after Walsall Paralympian Ellie Simmonds MBE scooped a record-breaking haul of gold medals and awards in Beijing, she is gearing up for her next challenge…
Swimming
ThisisSouthWales.co.uk 1 Sep 09
Walsall’s double Paralympic swim champ Eleanor Simmonds will be spending less time in the media spotlight from now on, her coach has said…
Olympics
Telegraph 29 August 09
With three years to go until London 2012, read 20 facts about the Paralympic Games…
Swimming
B'ham Post 23 July 09
Teenage paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds has joined the world-famous ranks of Debrett’s. The 14-year-old from Walsall, who won two gold medals in last year’s Summer Paralympics in Beijing, is believed to be the youngest entrant in Debrett’s People of Today, described as the ultimate guide to movers and shakers in British society…
Swimming
BBC News 26 May 09 (video)
British teenage swimming star Ellie Simmonds showed her class once again with a new world record at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. The 14-year-old double Beijing gold medallist won the S6 100m freestyle, smashing the old mark by 1.3 seconds…
Swimming
BBC news 22 May 09
Thanks to her double gold medal success in Beijing, the 14-year-old Eleanor Simmonds is the hottest property in British disability sport as she prepares for this weekend’s BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester…