Tag: Drugs
SUCCESSFUL GRANTS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has today (Wednesday, 12 October 2016) announced which South Yorkshire organisations have been awarded funding from his community grant scheme.
£20K DRUGS RAID IN EASTWOOD, ROTHERHAM
Dr Alan Billings spent the morning with police officers in Rotherham on Wednesday, 21 September and got the opportunity to see them recover £20k of cannabis plants from a property In Eastwood.
ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO TARGET YOUNG DRIVERS, SEATBELTS AND MOBILE PHONES
LEGAL HIGHS ARE NO LONGER LEGAL
The Psychoactive Substances Act comes in to force at midnight on Wednesday 25 May. This means that Legal Highs will no longer be legal to produce, distribute or import.
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER
Dr Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner visited Handsworth Grange Community Sports College in Sheffield on Wednesday, 2 March to hear directly from pupils on issues that concerned them around safety and the role of the police.
NEW YEAR MESSAGE
2015 was not an easy year, not least because of two big legacy issues. As Police and Crime Commissioner I first had to help the force come to terms with the findings of Alexis Jay's report into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham
FUNDING FOR SHEFFIELD CHARITY HELPING VULNERABLE YOUNG GIRLS
Sheffield Futures received funding of £10,000 from Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner as part of his 2015/16 Community Grant Scheme.
LEGAL HIGHS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN MOVES ON TO THE BACKS OF BUSES
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner was today (Friday, 27 November) joined by Barnsley Football Club Team Captain Alfie Mawson, Chief Executive Ben Mansford and Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis to continue to promote the dangers
GRANT FUNDING FOR YOUNG WOMEN’S HOUSING PROJECT
Young Women’s Housing has received £8,500 from the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Grant Scheme.
#ILL-LEGAL HIGHS
The Psychoactive Substances Act provides a blanket ban on the production, supply and importation of these types of drugs.
LEGAL HIGHS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH
The Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings, will launch a social media campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of taking legal highs today ( Monday 5 October).
GRANT FUNDING FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHARITY IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Local charity SAFE@LAST received a visit from the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings to hand over a cheque for £22,813.