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Well it's been an eventful summer so far! The heat and disappointment in South Africa for a start. Have faith we'll be back.

Remember our furry friends in this hot weather. Whilst, thankfully, the incidents are rare we do get calls to dogs etc left in cars. Even if windows are left open the heat inside vehicles rises quickly and dramatically and is fatal to any animal left inside. When we respond to this type of call our actions are always to force entry to the vehicle to save the animal inside, if the owner cannot be found quickly, of course.

Gemma and I popped into the Primary School fete and, as ever, it was well organised and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I was concerned that there seemed to be a suggestion I went into the stocks for a wet sponge experience! I didn't, and moved on swiftly to have a go at some archery.

Littering on the recreation ground is evident. There are plenty of bins for this purpose. I appreciate it's always a small minority but there are plenty of officials out there who can dish out tickets for littering, so beware!

We have noticed an improvement in the area of parking on double yellow lines and in disabled bays, so thank you for that.  However there still seems to be a tendency for people to perch outside Barclays to use the cash machine. If this is you then consider drawing more money out next time to pay the ticket you will receive!                                                               

PC 1219 Tim Tyler