Each month the police come along to Cheadle Area Committee to let us know what’s happening and give councillors and the public the opportunity to ask questions and raise issues.
Here are the main points from Tuesday’s meeting, from Inspector Steve Gilbertson, PC Jim Wilson and PCSO Adam Brown.
- Pubwatch is still going strongly in Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme. A “nightwatch” system is being considered – two way radios in each pub and the police control room so problems can quickly be reported. Gatley’s pubwatch, we were told, has been less successful and isn’t currently active. (Hopefully it can be resurrected soon).
- The police operation to deal with problems on the last day of the summer term was successful. Letters were sent out so teachers, pupils and parents knew there would be a strong police presence and action would be taken where there were problems. The police were patrolling early – as soon as the schools were out – along with the Council’s anti-social behaviour team. The result was a quiet evening with few problems.
- Crime overall is down over the last 12 months in the Cheadle/Cheadle Hulme area. An exception is theft of, and from, motor vehicles which is very slightly up on a year ago. Residents are urged to take sensible precautions about not leaving valuables on display in cars.
Iain – was there any info about why the Gatley scheme hasnt been too successful? It seemed such a good idea.
I’ve asked the question on the Gatley forum and the only comment seemed to imply that the failure was down to the police not supporting it – which didnt make a right load of sense if they are supporting the neighbouring schemes.
John – I wouldn’t want to comment on information I’ve received second hand which could well be innacurate, but I can say that the Pub Watch schemes are run by the publicans with the support of the police and some schemes naturally run into problems when not all the publicans are as supportive as they might be.