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'Understanding hate crime and vulnerability in North Wales’ will be the focus of a special event taking place during UK Hate Crime Awareness Week, which runs from 14-21 October.

North Wales Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin has revealed the final list of successful applicants from his Summer Soccer Fund, in partnership with the Football Association of Wales.

North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin and North Wales Police are holding an advice surgery at the Community Centre on Market Street for residents of Abergele and surrounding areas.

A new user-friendly service has launched to give support and advice to children and young people who find themselves victims of crime in North Wales. 

As part of ensuring that the people of North Wales are protected from fraud, the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales funded a pilot project for a Fraud Caseworker to join the team of specialist caseworkers in the Victim Help Centre.

The first meeting recently took place at North Wales Police HQ in Colwyn Bay of a new body – the Preventing and Reducing Harm Forum – whose aim is to raise awareness within North Wales of current prevention and harm reduction thinking around substance misuse.

On Wednesday 19 July, PCC Andy Dunbobbin visited Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure at their centre in Harlech, Gwynedd to meet the group behind the project and learn more about how they are benefitting from the funding received through the PCC’s Your Community, Your Choice initiative.

The OPCC North Wales is now recruiting individuals across the region to join as volunteer Independent Custody Visitors. These are members of the public who conduct regular visits to people held in police custody, ensuring their welfare and needs are met.

Due to exceptional demand, and to ensure as many football teams as possible are able to make use of the funding, the application deadline for North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin’s Summer Soccer Fund is moving to August 4.

On 20 July, North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin visited Wrexham to see how funding from the Your Community, Your Choice initiative is helping to promote the city to the public, reduce anti-social behaviour, and give young people new social media skills.