Teignmouth Police Offer Training on Fake Notes
Teignmouth police are offering traders training to spot fake £20 notes. The move follows a spate of forged notes being passed over counters for goods. The fakes are "very good copies" said a statement from the police which means they would easily have passed for genuine notes if ultraviolet light or a paper currency pen had not picked them up. "But some shops, particularly those supporting charities, are not equipped to spot counterfeits so neighbourhood beat manager, PC Jim Beedall and his team decided education is the best form of prevention," said the statement. "This is an ongoing problem for shop owners and we will do as much as we can to help," stated PC Beedall. "Offenders do seem to target smaller and charity shops but once someone knows what to look for it is not hard to spot them even though some are very good. "Regardless of denomination, on a genuine note the Bank of England at the top is slightly embossed when you feel it with your fingers. "Also, if marked with money marking pens, the ink will not leave a mark on a real note so if a mark is left the note is a fake." PC Beedall is inviting anyone who wants to learn to spot fake notes to contact him at the neighbourhood police office in Wellington Street, Teignmouth, to organise a visit. "We have already been to a few businesses and they have found the advice useful so if anyone feels it would be useful for us to pop in and see them just let us know," the statement concluded |
Electoral registration forms will start hitting doormats in Teignmouth this week. Teignbridge has launched its annual canvas of electors to fulfil its legal requirement to prepare and publish a revised Register of Electors (Electoral Roll) each year. "As local government elections will take place on 5th May 2011, including all seats on Teignbridge Council, it is particularly important that the council compiles as accurate and complete a register as possible to ensure that no one misses out on their right to vote," said a statement from Teignbridge District Council. "It is likely that these elections will be combined with a national referendum on reforming the UK Parliamentary voting system. "In addition, people who aren't registered to vote not only miss out on their chance to have their say but can also find that it seriously affects their credit rating, leading to problems accessing loans, credit cards and other financial services." "Please remember that even if the details we hold for you are correct, we still need to hear from you to confirm this," said a statement from the authority's Executive spokesman for communities and regulation, Councillor Marie Jenkin. |
| Around 150 villagers attended a meeting in Bishopsteignton over plans to build houses on land they believe was bequeathed to the village for a museum. And they have set up an action group to help protect Molly's Garden, left to them by the late Molly Coombe. They are against plans to put two houses on the land, to fund a museum, which will go before Teignbridge planners next week. See last week's story here |
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