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GUISELEY’S Well Blessing and Community Celebration is set to become an annual feature after the success of the first event.
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Domestic abuse: men ten times more likely to be charged in Oxon
The data includes people who have been charged multiple times. Between January and October 2020, TVP in total recorded 11,304 domestic abuse related occurrences. Of these, 6,142 were classified as crimes, but only 496 charges were brought. Detective Superintendent Becky Mears, head of Thames Valley Police’s protecting vulnerable people department, said: “We also encourage families, friends, colleagues and neighbours to be vigilant and call the police if they believe domestic abuse is affecting the lives of their loved ones or their neighbours. “If you are in immediate danger p...
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Domestic abuse: men account for a quarter of reports
A QUARTER of all reports of domestic abuse made to police in Oxfordshire last year were about men being victims, latest figures have revealed. A total of 2,768 calls to Thames Valley Police between January and October were either from men and boys saying that they had been abused or from worried friends and relatives. However, the proportion of men and boys contacting local domestic abuse support services is still only four per cent. Now, a charity which runs an abuse helpline for men has warned that the Oxfordshire figures could be just the 'tip of the iceberg' ,and that more needs t...
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