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.