Community Payback

New home is waiting for charity – Swindon Advertiser

New home is waiting for charity Swindon Advertiser Tracy Geiran, project coordinator from the Community Payback Team at Wiltshire Probation Trust, is working along the Hop Skip and Jump Swindon team to ensure the centre can be opened in July. The first group working at the centre will be clearing the ...

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Cemetery standards will fall – council boss – East Lothian Courier

Cemetery standards will fall - council boss East Lothian Courier Meanwhile, Mr Pryde added that the council was in discussion with the Criminal Justice Team about using offenders on community service to help out with work such as restoring headstones, something which already occurred at Inveresk Cemetery. ...

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Appeal over death crash sentence – Greenock Telegraph

Appeal over death crash sentence Greenock Telegraph The 38-year-old wind farm worker, who was on the wrong side of the road when he caused the collision, was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and banned from driving for four years.

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Airdrie man escapes jail after assaulting partner – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser

Airdrie man escapes jail after assaulting partner Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser Walter Stevenson Marshall was placed on 18 months' probation and ordered to carry out 135 hours of community service for the offence. Procurator fiscal depute Wendy McAdam told Airdrie Sheriff Court: “The complainer and accused were in the house ... and more

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Ealing voluntary sector succeeds in reducing NHS and council cuts – Third Sector

Ealing voluntary sector succeeds in reducing NHS and council cuts Third Sector "The reality on the ground is that many local voluntary and community service groups in Ealing will see cuts in funding over three years.

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Call operator dodges jail over child abuse pics – Croydon Guardian

Call operator dodges jail over child abuse pics Croydon Guardian Following his guilty plea earlier in April, magistrates decided not to imprison the sex offender despite ordered the probation service to compile a report prior to sentencing and stated that a second jail term was an option. But Cullen dodged prison ... and more

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Lisa Strachan election statement – Rutherglen Reformer

Lisa Strachan election statement Rutherglen Reformer I want local communities in Rutherglen and Cambuslang to feel safer – tackling the blight of reoffending with hard hitting, tough community payback schemes for offenders for whom prison has become almost a second home. and more

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Thug framed on Facebook – Blackpool Gazette

Blackpool Gazette Thug framed on Facebook Blackpool Gazette A pre-sentence report by the probation service described him as acting more out of stupidity and naivety, rather than maliciousness. Miss Watson told the court: “It is perfectly plain this young man seems to have an unhealthy interest in mopeds, ...

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Teen fraudster nets £37k through rental scams – Bridging and Commerical

Teen fraudster nets £37k through rental scams Bridging and Commerical The Edinburgh Evening News reported that Corsie, 'who has also been given community service as well as detention for similar offenses in the past, previously admitted 17 charges of fraud and one of attempted fraud at Edinburgh Sheriff Court'. ...

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University of Chester students and staff rewarded for volunteer work – ChesterChronicle.co.uk

University of Chester students and staff rewarded for volunteer work ChesterChronicle.co.uk James Down, Sophie Lasek, Hannah Murray and Jenni Moss were recognised for their involvement with projects such as National Probation Service , Viral Man swine flu awareness campaign, extensive fundraising for Claire House Hospice, helping homesick ...

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