Speak up Sutton and Action Voices had a session on keeping safe in the community and came up with brilliant ideas. They have put together a poster offering guidance and advice.

To join in the conversation contact Funmi on funmi.ogunjinmi@advocacyforall.org.uk or Gracie on gracie.mirembie@advocacyforall.org.uk

Trading Standards Warning Rogue Traders could attempt to profit from damage caused by Storm Eunice

Following Storm Eunice, Trading Standards is warning householders to be extra vigilant if approached by traders offering to carry out property repairs as a result of storm damage.

Trading Standards is concerned rogue traders could knock on doors offering to carry out property repairs such as damaged roofing or fencing and may try and scam householders by claiming unnecessary repairs need to be carried out or charge exorbitant prices for shoddy and substandard work.

Communities are also warned to look out for elderly and vulnerable relatives, friends and neighbours who are often preyed upon by such traders.

With Valentine's Day having just passed, records indicated that online dating fraud has soared during the UK’s lockdowns, watch out for fake profiles on dating sites and social media platforms.

Here, victims of romance fraud tell us about their experiences in their own words and serve as a warning about the tactics used by these masters of manipulation.

These fraudulent communication methods here claim to be from Eon and follow a typical story that all scammers use to worry you and pile on the urgency.

From an Eon phishing email to a phone call with a scammer, we carried out an investigation to expose the tricks and tactics used in this scam. Lucia Ariano, Which? senior presenter played along with a fraudster to show you how the scam works and the sneaky tricks used with this phishing attempt. We would never recommend doing this yourself.

Watch the video to find out what happened and how you can avoid similar scams.

Both Health and fire services have provided fire safety awareness advice in the use of all emollient products (including water-based and paraffin-free) when applied regularly to large areas of the body. 

Instruct: Not to smoke, cook or go near any naked flames/heat sources (e.g. heaters) whilst wearing clothing/dressings that have been in contact with emollients or emollient treated skin (including bedding).

Measures: Offer referral to Smoking cessation service or support, Local fire and rescue service for fire safety advice and/or a home visit.

Note: Washing clothing and bedding at a high temperature may reduce the contamination but not totally remove it - so the risk remains.

Remind: Remind users/their carers about this risk each time you prescribe, dispense or review.

Please refer to the Emollient Factsheet for further guidance.