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SAFE CHRISTMAS SCHEMES UNDERWAY

A safe and happy Christmas and New Year holiday. That’s the wish of the IW Council, which says it is working with police and the NHS Primary Care Trust on schemes ranging from road safety campaigns to advice on preventing burglaries. Among the initiatives, Hampshire Constabulary is filming drunken teens and playing them back the embarrassing footage, before offering counselling and advice. There will also be an anti drink-drive campaign in Newport’s St Thomas' Square this weekend.