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WARNING
Amazon Prime telephone scam doing the rounds.
I challenge you to tell 1 friend &
1 family member offline about this scam today.
#ScamAware#TakeFive#Tell2
Be respectful of other guisers & don’t scare or prank - not everyone celebrates #Halloween If there’s a sign in the door or window, please respect their wishes and move on. Thanks to @policescotland for this poster. 👇
Call from neighbour of an elderly couple who suspected they had bogus workmen at their home. Attended call jointly with @AngusCouncil trading standards and thankfully all was in order. Glad to put their mind at rest and good to see people looking out for elderly neighbours.
McDonald’s FUN FOOTBALL ⚽️
FREE FOOTBALL - Sat 26th October > 14th December
Venue:- Forfar Community Campus
✅Age:- 5 | 09:30-10:30
✅Age:- 6-7 | 10:30-11:30
For more information | Contact Ross Smith, Development Officer (Football) by email on [email protected]
Two of our ever present Forfar Special Constable’s have been successful in their application to join their full time colleagues. Congratulations to PCs Savage who will be hitting the streets in a few weeks and PC Strachan who is away to start at Tulliallan.
We've been made aware of a fake online fundraising campaign on https://t.co/T0yj0inMIk set up in the name of our colleague PC Roy Buggins who died this week. It was not set up by his family or by anyone connected with him. Now been taken down, but please be aware if it reappears.
POSSIBLE TRAFFIC DISRUPTION IN FORFAR
Due to a planned demonstration outside the Town And County Hall in Forfar High St between 2-4pm, there may be some localtraffic disruption. Please keep this in mind if you are going to be in the area around that time.
A neighbour of an an elderly lady came into the office on her behalf to seek advice about constant unwanted and scam phone calls. We will make a referral to @AngusCouncil trading standards who will supply and install a free call blocking device to help her feel a bit safer.
It may be only a few weeks into the new school term but already planning inputs to classes at the local cluster schools the first of which is planned for @LanglandsPS next week.
Spent much of today carrying out joint visits with @AngusCouncil housing and antisocial behaviour teams trying to resolve a number of local neighbour disputes. #partnershipworking
Forfar 10k taking place today in and around the town starting at 11am. Plenty of warning signs along the route so if out driving in the area please take extra care. #keepingpeoplesafe